CHATSDALE

CHATSDALE

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  1. Urgent!! Need help with Adderall XR and Trazadone issues.

    CHATSDALE replied to BAdams127's topic in General Nursing

    this is asking for medical advise, please check with your

  2. shingles

    CHATSDALE replied to grandee3's topic in General Nursing

    agree with above posts, shingles frequently stay open [no crust] for a long length of time, i don't know if it is contagious for this length of time i had a patient once who had open lesions for about...

  3. So Tell Me About Med-Surg

    CHATSDALE replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    it is very demanding and hard work it is also very good for developing assessment skills - skills that you can carry over to most any kind of nursing however, it is not for everyone..pick and

  4. Failed drug test with prescription & HIPPA Law???

    CHATSDALE replied to Cosmicmoon67's topic in General Nursing

    i don't see a hippa violation if you have a union go to them with all your paper work, prescriptions, letter from doctor who prescribed them to you lawyer is a good person to help keep your...

  5. My son wants to be a nurse????

    CHATSDALE replied to californiadreaming's topic in General Nursing

    there is job secuity in nursing, my dtr and her husband both rns have doen very well however by the time he finishes school the real estate market will probably have picked up... career decisions are...

  6. Is there any type of nursing....

    CHATSDALE replied to wabashcannon's topic in General Nursing

    work in a lawyer's office or with insurance companies chart review - blood bank - lots and lots of

  7. Healing Patients Spiritually?

    CHATSDALE replied to BusinessGrad's topic in General Nursing

    i don't believe in the touching etc healing i wouldn't care about the religion [or lack thereof] of nurse or doctor attending any more than i would be concerened about the mechanic who worked on my...

  8. c. diff

    CHATSDALE replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    all isolation rooms are cleaned from top to bottom upon discharge..very involved

  9. Am I wrong because i don't want to do CNA duites

    CHATSDALE replied to zoeyzoe's topic in General Nursing

    ask for specific help discuss with rn the realities of the job before yo choose another job try and see if this one is salavagble sometimes you wind up in worse

  10. Ethical or legal?

    CHATSDALE replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    this lpn had worked ob/gyn as an cna and on her first job they thought that she was an experienced nuse and assigned her 6 labor patients two were pre eclampic [sp] she refused the assignment d/t lack...

  11. Can I get my loans forgiven??

    CHATSDALE replied to rl589092's topic in General Nursing

    some hospitals will pay all or part of your nursing loans esp those in intercity hospitals and clinics or where ever there is a nursing shortage good

  12. Am I wrong because i don't want to do CNA duites

    CHATSDALE replied to zoeyzoe's topic in General Nursing

    i think if a patient requires turning and there are two people there both should work as a team and cleaning and assessments done during turning one thing i have found on total care is that you don't...

  13. Bright personality required??

    CHATSDALE replied to cherryharlean's topic in General Nursing

    don't be influenced by someone who may not be good at 'reading' other people do what you feel you want as a

  14. spoken to at work

    CHATSDALE replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

    make a check list when taking off orders just to be sure that you are covering it all make a lot of notes to yourself so that when you are asked a question or when it is time to chart you will have...

  15. Do Real Nurses Work From Home? You Betcha!!

    CHATSDALE replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    congratulations think of what you will save on clothes, gas, wear and tear on car etc sounds like you have found a good

  16. Evil Doctors

    CHATSDALE replied to James_Adam's topic in General Nursing

    most of the doctors that i have know or worked with are verying caring about their patients and have respect for the nurses everyone has a bad day and sometimes will be frustrated when they find that...

  17. Gross Things You Wish You Didn't See (G-rated)

    CHATSDALE replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    there is another thread about obese travelers given an extra seat on canadian airlines..i hope i don't get a seat near one of these mentioned about the head, an ambulance responded to a mva and one of...

  18. Have U ever left a job after a short Period? Why?

    CHATSDALE replied to DaretoDreamRN's topic in General Nursing

    a lot of nurses will submit resumes to several different facilities and will accept one when another place calls with an offer that is closer to home, or on a floor that the nurse prefers, better pay,...

  19. A memorial to one of our posters: Josh Harmon

    CHATSDALE replied to harmon642's topic in General Nursing

    as one parent to another please accept my

  20. Gross Things You Wish You Didn't See (G-rated)

    CHATSDALE replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    i know i shouldn't have opened this thread yuk yuk

  21. What's in your sharps container?

    CHATSDALE replied to dontwakeme's topic in General Nursing

    there should be a red bag for non sharp of contagious material and a sharps container for needles etc i have also heard the cost per poound of hazmat material but this is old info not sure about...

  22. I quit my job and am seriously considering quitting nursing

    CHATSDALE replied to sandlewood_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    nursing offers a lot of different fields don't let your education go to waste find another job if you have worked in office then you might like to do chart checks clinics va or state hospital home...

  23. When did he become a doctor???

    CHATSDALE replied to carroll77566's topic in General Nursing

    i guess he wanted a minute of his 15 minutes of

  24. Career change

    CHATSDALE replied to alps2sea's topic in General Nursing

    there are many areas in medicine with varying in the length of time that training is required a cna [nurses aide] you can be certified in two to three months an lpn course is typically 12 to 18 months...

  25. Depo-Provera IM

    CHATSDALE replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    i m injections usually given in gluteal b/c it is the largest..if patient getting frequent injections or if you are giving yourself an injection lateral thigh will work just