CHATSDALE

CHATSDALE

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  1. desparately seeking advice

    CHATSDALE replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    thhis is like us choosing a hubby, or deciding that we can come up with a better baby than the one you

  2. Opinions needed ...

    CHATSDALE replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    learn everything that you can, get certified in different areas,, if you haven't been working a long while you stil are in the learning process get acquainted with icu nurses and keep aware of any...

  3. Just recieved my third rejection letter

    CHATSDALE replied to vaness87's topic in General Nursing

    if this is what you want keep applying, if you choose a related field the general knowledge plus keeping your studying skills honed will help you when you are accepted good

  4. So why certify in chemotherapy

    CHATSDALE replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    i would think that any program that the facility would require that you have ie cpr certification, alcs, other cert like chemo should be paid for by facility and should be considered a work ie you...

  5. Impaired Nurses

    CHATSDALE replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    the control of some of these drugs are unbelievable you may not be interested in a nurses private life but what happens on the outside has effect on the inside if a nurse comes forward and requests...

  6. Delegation

    CHATSDALE replied to tudugger's topic in General Nursing

    i wouldn't thnk that this would be advisable, if you are presented with this is the direction we are going then it might be advisable for you to give notice, with the understanding that you will do...

  7. Family looking through patient chart?(Sorry, kind of long...)

    CHATSDALE replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    leeway is given in in most places 30 min eith way for acute care and 1 hour before/after for ltc because everyone cannot get their meds at 9 am and a private duty nurse cqan give meds with a little...

  8. St. Jude

    CHATSDALE replied to melc2009's topic in General Nursing

    there is an satellite facility in shreveport but i don't know a lot about it..it takes a special kind of nurse to work with very sick children as stated much of their work is with research so you must...

  9. How Would You Handle This?

    CHATSDALE replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    i thought i was the only person who got buggy crashed on

  10. Why so negative ?

    CHATSDALE replied to MichaelFloridaRN's topic in General Nursing

    if you complain at work it can hurt others feelings without really doing any good..if you complain here you can get unbiased feedback on whether you are just having a bad hair day or whether you have...

  11. Tired of painful legs..compression socks??

    CHATSDALE replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    knee his work best for me but i have large thighs can really make a difference in the amout of fatigue you feel at the end of the

  12. I have a huge problem with this... opinions please

    CHATSDALE replied to dawn30's topic in General Nursing

    my opinion based on op post agency nurse shuld have change/cleaned trach site if it needed it..patients ae usually not the best in deciding when procedures ae to be done supervisor probably didn't...

  13. Pt post CABG changed in mental status

    CHATSDALE replied to meimeiy's topic in General Nursing

    this is really quite common with cabg pts, being on 02 can also have an effect on orientations i have seen patients who reported problems memory and change of orientation a long time [think 1 year...

  14. My First Write Up

    CHATSDALE replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    coumadin usually given in afternoon, should have been caught sooner esp if this was not a new drug agree with others, learn from your mistakes and you will be a good

  15. Hospital Workers Suspended for Peeking at George Clooney's Medical Info

    CHATSDALE replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    the ones who did this were wrong, but how can so many of them be wrong at the same time?? don't they have any teaching, makes you scared to go into a hospital[of course i haven't starred in any hits...

  16. Cadbury pulling it's awful commercial!

    CHATSDALE replied to ebear's topic in General Nursing

    i never saw the cadbury commecial don't find the j-j commercial

  17. Why does my Nursing student friend get offended??

    CHATSDALE replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    i am inclined to go along with those who feel he is stressed out and just needs to not talk about anything right now sometimes when you are just hanging on by your fingernails you just need to shut...

  18. So I'm fired. Again.

    CHATSDALE replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    evaluate yourself hae you choosen a branch of nursing that is not suited to your own particular talents not everyone is sited for fast paced floor nursing there are jobs where you can work in an...

  19. Reporting a nursing home for uncleanliness?

    CHATSDALE replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    you can do this anon if you wish..the state will visit either formally or informally and determine if this is an ongoing problem or specific to the day you were

  20. Get pregnant now or later???

    CHATSDALE replied to Tysmommy's topic in General Nursing

    what ever choice you make i hope it works out..no two prenancies ae the same but you will be glad that your kids will have best friends when they are

  21. Stupid Fear of Surgery

    CHATSDALE replied to trethern's topic in General Nursing

    i am very antsy when i am not in control of a situation, like surgery, flying in a plane i have heard of realy gross things said about the paitent when i was rotating thru ob but it was basicaly the...

  22. Is This Legal?

    CHATSDALE replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    i don't know what state you are in or whether or not you have a unioni think that hippa is in regard to patient to anyone who has an access to your information certainly not ethical if she also shared...

  23. what you think about this???

    CHATSDALE replied to lilcajunnurse's topic in General Nursing

    depending on the type of patients you have sometimes a pain meds is better scheduled than prn, with intervals lengthen and then prn this is esp true of patients post surg or perhaps something like k...

  24. Cat Scratch Fever!

    CHATSDALE replied to banditrn's topic in General Nursing

    from the number of people that i have known [outside of nursing] that have been infected, i can't believe that it is all that rare this is usually found in young children but sx are usually worse in...

  25. Dwi

    CHATSDALE replied to MNMN's topic in General Nursing

    i have known nurses who had a dwi and they retained the license but they went into a rehab or started on some kind of program however i have known others who have lost their license, perhaps it was...