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CHATSDALE

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  1. I hope this thread isn't wasting your time..

    CHATSDALE replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    i am sure that you will hve ac where you ae in school it is an accepted fact in usa at this time as far as the tatto you will probably be more aware of it than anyone else might be good luck in your...

  2. Rich nurses?

    CHATSDALE replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    i would hope that the air traffic controller that is guiding a plane i am on is at least as competent and devoted to accuracy as a nurse however the reason that the atc might be earning more money is...

  3. understandable english

    CHATSDALE replied to susyn153's topic in General Nursing

    too often americans abroad are just as guilty..i know many military families who live much of their lives ovrseas and they have a wonderful opportunity to enrich their childrens lives but they remain...

  4. How do YOU feel about nurses striking?

    CHATSDALE replied to LydiaGreen's topic in General Nursing

    what incentive so the phb have to improve working conditions if they are not confronted ? walking away from a job makes the conditions worse for the nurses who remain..sometimes you have to correct a...

  5. Do you envy 1:1 sitters?

    CHATSDALE replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    i have done a lot of private duty can be very boring... but i have seen cna, lpns and rns who do this on prn or long term basis if you have a quiet patient and you ae in school with stuging to do it...

  6. Rich nurses?

    CHATSDALE replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    i know a couple who live off of one income and invest the rest because they don't want to work when they get older, they have paid off their home so that money is going into investments but this is a...

  7. Are accelerated programs fair?

    CHATSDALE replied to caro3334's topic in General Nursing

    many of the acclerated programs are for adn nurses..all of these programs are very intense, nobody gets a a degree handed to them i amsure that you will find some benefits in the course of study that...

  8. Terrible night--mean, mean nurses....

    CHATSDALE replied to Annebug's topic in General Nursing

    some people [not just nurses] love to push their 'pecking order' and if you allowit it will get worse be forthright, she may learn a thing or two and turn out to be a

  9. incapable, helpless, unmotivated, unteachable pts who are unable to cope with life

    CHATSDALE replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    woody, writing a book just might be a good idea..it could give other nurses and health care workers a different perspective on their patients let us knowif you decide to follow thru on

  10. incapable, helpless, unmotivated, unteachable pts who are unable to cope with life

    CHATSDALE replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    i know how frustrating this must have been perhaps hh will encourage her to take charge of her life so that she can lose weight and get her dm undercontrol i guess the fact that her husband would not...

  11. understandable english

    CHATSDALE replied to susyn153's topic in General Nursing

    in florida you do have a lot of elderly who move after retirement from snow/sleet states..you also have a lot of native born elderly many as has been noted don't always hear as well as they use to a...

  12. When you have done all you can and it still seems not to be enough.

    CHATSDALE replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    if the nurse in question is in the habit of interupting your report to ask questions, quit answering them when she asks. write it down and say you will cover that when you finish...smile and keep on...

  13. Seniors Head to Mexico For Treatment

    CHATSDALE replied to bakpakr's topic in General Nursing

    i was checking out a lap band procedure on the net about the cost of a procedure was about 1/4 of what it is here..what you would do for f/u i don't know i know that f/u is very important with this...

  14. Police Officer Husband and Nurse2b Wife

    CHATSDALE replied to Rianna1's topic in General Nursing

    it will be frustrating at times as is with partners working different shifts but with cooperation with the bosses and patience with each other you should both have fulfilling

  15. Narc count question

    CHATSDALE replied to tybutler74's topic in General Nursing

    most of the places i worked at the oncoming nurse counted the meds and the offgoing did the book.. however she did accept the count and the keys and therefore the mistake was on her watch first lesson...

  16. Interview- did i get the job?

    CHATSDALE replied to LoveNursing1's topic in General Nursing

    not written in stone but it sounds goood. if they choose someone else tis is not a reflection on you sometimes they have several people for one positio..if you are notified that you were not chosen;...

  17. Doctors Enter Their Own Orders??

    CHATSDALE replied to longforseaair's topic in General Nursing

    a lot depend on how this is presented to the docs..no one likes to have to do new things ie everyone thinks they are overworked but if it delivers good care because every one is on the same bar and...

  18. Took Nclex For The Second Time

    CHATSDALE replied to phillymalenurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    bummer, sad to hear you had some bad luck..if you were close than you have a good chance of tipping the scales next time good

  19. Seriously Ill Patient vs A New RN Who Clearly Did Not Know How To Work in That Area

    CHATSDALE replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    BLESS YOU, FRAN sometimes it feels like you have the worst experiences when you can lest handle them...problems seems to come in clustrs like grapes sometimes nurses are just difficult...at a facility...

  20. Don't know what to do!!

    CHATSDALE replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

    a new routine takes some getting use to...try and go to bed at a set time and you will be in the swing of things in no

  21. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    CHATSDALE replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    bad words and dirty names i wrote a long BRILLANT post and it disappeared into cyperspace here i go again i don't see many more nurses and patients trying to get into the usa than viceversa many...

  22. Sen Clinton walks a day in a nurse's shoes

    CHATSDALE replied to bethin's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    if she had not hitched a ride on his coattails both before and after the whitehouse years she would not be where she is now, a front runner, she had to make some tough choices and she had to smile...

  23. is permission required?

    CHATSDALE replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    when you are alone with a patient explain that you are goig to ask some questions and that he can decline to answer any or all of them ask in a forthright adult way, [this may be me, i am short and...

  24. GLBT nurses

    CHATSDALE replied to fascinoma's topic in General Nursing

    i find it difficult to believe that acceptance is better in ne area than in another,,the only problem i hae ever encountered was when co-partners were co-workers and they would bring the home issues...

  25. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    CHATSDALE replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    i was reminded recently of an occurance which happen a long time ago when i first started nursing the aids epidemic was in full swing..at that time is was a death sentence there was no meds to treat...