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CHATSDALE

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  1. Hi from Niagara Falls Canada

    there is a canadian nursing forum here, log in there maybe someone there can help you feel free to drop in
  2. the things that you figure are 'bad news' are now YOUR JOB be fair, distribute the patients, help out when needed/and possible, you will gett the hang of it but there will be always flack but your...
  3. They called the cops!

    i, personally, am glad that there are people who care enough about angie to make sure that she doesn't need help, we need her
  4. Causes Of Pedal Edema

    being in airplane across the country..my feet looked like a footbal with
  5. Bad Interview

    i think you handled it
  6. Unborn Children

    there was a case that i know personally in st. pal, mn about 10 years ago where the mother tested positive at a clinic and they placed her in custody and gave 3 y/o boy to schizophrenic father, at the...
  7. my brother came back from korean war with a lot of issues but pts was unknown at that time..he is having problems now worse than ever perhaps he was able to put this on back burner because he had to...
  8. Pre-diabetic

    my fasting blood sugar is always below 90-100 but my riglycerides are sky high and md made a determination of prediabetes trying to get in a bit of walking and i desparately need to lose...
  9. Non-Judgemental, does this often equal Enabling?

    if a patient thinks they are putting one over on you it is human to make them realize that you are not being buying into it i think of inabling more on a personal level than on a professional one..if...
  10. nursing jobs in the middle east

    there are needs in this area and i hear that it pays quite well
  11. Dating co-workers

    many [most] facilities frown on veritcal dating -lateral is more acdeptable as long as every thing turns out ok biut some breakups are not smooth and sometimes people on the floor will take sides with...
  12. Racism in Nursing

    this is a wonderful world women and their dtrs can be anything they are capable of doing no matter what their color, weight etc these are things which do not enter in the scope of
  13. Does anyone else feel this way...? Help!

    i like the advise to for a check off list - if that is undone you can have that list at report time besides there is a good feeling in checking off something that is DONE you can't remember...
  14. Is nursing what you make out of it?

    there are some for nursing school is horrible and there are others who find that it is a breeze most find it difficult esp if this is their first taste of nursing, but i think that the best nurses are...
  15. Racism in Nursing

    you said that facility was paying your way in school i have seen people who were absolutely rabid when it came to people who were luckier than they are one male lpn was given a tution grant and work...
  16. need advice about a job offer

    talk with them as soon as possible, they probably have a specific slot they are interested in putting you in so give them a chance to hire someone else most hospitals have a need for prn or per diem...
  17. need advice

    this was completely unprofessional, she knew what happen, no point in talking with her you did a favor to the next person she sets her claws
  18. Horrible thing happened in O.R yesterday

    i would love to have been a fly on the wall when he explained to patient that repeat surgery would be necessary 'THAT DANG SCRUB NURSE..YOU HAVE TO WATCH THEM EVERY
  19. What have patients told you that they shouldn't?

    i have neurofibromatois which results in birthmarks and nodules...i was attending a patient when the woman with her just couldn't stand it anymore.. what are those, she said, pointing to my nodules on...
  20. Patients can sue all the nurses?

    i have seen lawsuits that named nurses and even 'UNIDENTIFIED CNAS' i think that they believe that nurses/sides will roll over on one
  21. NO Pain medicines for my Mom!

    does the medical director go along with everything the son says? talk with head of hospice, maybe they feel she is in such a coma that she doesn't feel anything but the nurse who attends her might...
  22. Talk about nosey...sheesh!!

    do what you think is best ask why the school wants this info..esp w/regards about pelvic exam family hx is a usual thing but never have been required to the
  23. inside the mind of a nurse.....

    i worked with a nurse once who confessed that she was on a date [first date no less] when the guy kept staring at her and she realized that she had been tapping the back of his hand trying to pop up...
  24. Choosing NS or another baby, or both?

    like choosing someone's SO very personal choice getting into nursing school is getting harder if you put child on hold other children will be a little older and can do more for themselves what ever...
  25. Glen Beck's hospital experience

    i couldn't get the thing to play...puter is old and feeble yes, i seem to remember that he has stated that he has a hx of ethanol abuse problem was witht he day surgery personnel, he should have...