CHATSDALE

CHATSDALE

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  1. Held Down and Forced to Take The FLu Shot

    CHATSDALE replied to Nurse_FF_EMT's topic in General Nursing

    while you are being held down you can say 'pass me the phone,

  2. Shift Change on Med-Surg

    CHATSDALE replied to nursemel374's topic in General Nursing

    have had different ways orf giving report 1] there was a report room with a long table..oncoming nurses and sometimes the aids, took report from each team leader,nurses usually stayed for reports on...

  3. Anyone Else Experience Mobbing?

    CHATSDALE replied to WeakAnkles's topic in General Nursing

    if you find yourself in a non winnable situation do what is best for you leave if you fight against this type of situation you will gain a rep for being difficult to work with most of the time the ptb...

  4. Anyone Else Experience Mobbing?

    CHATSDALE replied to WeakAnkles's topic in General Nursing

    i have witnessed this several times but was usually too new to job or too far down on the totem pole to do much intervention it is a sad

  5. Held Down and Forced to Take The FLu Shot

    CHATSDALE replied to Nurse_FF_EMT's topic in General Nursing

    in this state [louisiana] all residents of the ltc and the employees are urged to take flu shots but none are forced to take the shot..not even those who are not really capable to make their own...

  6. Lots of reactions to the flu vax this year

    CHATSDALE replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    i have had terrible experiences with the flu, one year i had reoccurances like every two to three weeks from november to april since then i have always had the flu shot w/o reactions i guess that this...

  7. What do you think about people calling you "honey"?

    CHATSDALE replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    i think intention is the key don't do anything that would make the othe person uncomfortable if a person is friendly telling them in a brusk tone that you don't like the way that spoke to you there is...

  8. Best Hospitals in 2007 - US World and News

    CHATSDALE replied to DTCC PreRN's topic in General Nursing

    congrats to any in all nurses whose hospital made the

  9. Nurses who signed contracts to work for tuition

    CHATSDALE replied to SpiceChick01's topic in General Nursing

    $17,000 is a hunk of change but if you feel like this would not be a good fit for you then opt for the loans and possible scholarships etc talk with some of the nurses it may not be as bad as you have...

  10. Horrible first day

    CHATSDALE replied to HealthyRN's topic in General Nursing

    med surg has driven many a good nurse out of the profession,,is it too late to apply for old job personally i hate first days anywhere which is why i would get in a rut and stay there long after i...

  11. How would you have handled this?

    CHATSDALE replied to WTTsMom's topic in General Nursing

    a vent can be cared for in a private room and it would have freed an icu bed for someone who coulld be helped man must have been someone special if so many in family came to see

  12. Why are nurses so angry?

    CHATSDALE replied to cmo421's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    while getting rich is a subjective term the nurses who fall into this catagory is probably few howevr many have accepable hours, vacations and benefits are usually on par with most other professions...

  13. Kardex ?

    CHATSDALE replied to nursecompassion's topic in General Nursing

    if you are using a kardex than it should be utilized..the idea that you didn't get it in report is not excusable if it is written in kardex as for where it needs to be kept it should be in one place...

  14. Can we still be friends?

    CHATSDALE replied to Jelli_Belli's topic in General Nursing

    my dtr was working as an associate with a wholesale house when she was made manager, they moved her and she could not work as a manager where was was once an associate it does make it hard but if you...

  15. Should Government Pay?

    CHATSDALE replied to Shaggyb2000's topic in General Nursing

    one post states that as an example of what should not be covered as rhinoplasty or viagra who is to determine what is or is not covered in universal care would you want very expensive fertility...

  16. Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    CHATSDALE replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    perhaps you would be happier workig as a dietitian or a masseuse, health care is a multi-tract job excuse me, but i may be too close to view this objectively my dtr is in line for trials for hep-c...

  17. What Killed Baby Lucas?

    CHATSDALE replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    many of these [prosecuters/police] are unable to admit they were wrong sometimes when faced with dna evidence, or the confession of another party these people lost their home, years of their life,...

  18. What do you think about people calling you "honey"?

    CHATSDALE replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    DEAR HEARTS it is definitely regional however if you are in front of state inspectors you WILL NOT call anyone, patient, subordinate, superior by anything but mr/mrs/_______ i use the honey, darling...

  19. Using BP cuff to access certain veins?

    CHATSDALE replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    basically the same process another thing i have seen done is that this nurse always did put the tourniquet on close to the stick ie. she would put the tourniquet on the arm just above the wrist if she...

  20. Assisted Living Facility

    CHATSDALE replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    what can i say: there are nurses like

  21. Someone else makes a mistake, I get in trouble

    CHATSDALE replied to Anesthetize's topic in General Nursing

    instructor will cut less slack than but this is not a minor infraction as a student you probably don't have many patients and you should have been caught the error because you should have wanted to...

  22. Correct me - MRSA

    CHATSDALE replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    mrsa i had never heard of mer-sa until the media took up the hue/cry i have heard of cabbage in getting report but in years on a cardiac surgery floor i only heard used a couple of times by personnel...

  23. What exactly is so bad about Med Surg?

    CHATSDALE replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    med surg can be interesting and you can learn a lot esp if you are a new nurse or as mentioned above if you want to advance yourself what ever decision you choose i am sure that you can contribute a...

  24. Out of a job

    CHATSDALE replied to underpaidrn's topic in General Nursing

    blessings in disguise - there are somethings that you can only look back and see that this was only a bump not a

  25. perfect job

    CHATSDALE replied to newlvngrad's topic in General Nursing

    agency can be as high stress as you can get but you can take yourself off the call list and go visit family/friends whenever the urge hits school nurisng is prime job for mothers providing second...