CHATSDALE

CHATSDALE

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  1. Why Women Take So Long in the Bathroom

    CHATSDALE replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    thanks to you folks i no longer need to go to the bathroom but i do need to clean this **^&$%

  2. I think I just wasted the last 2 yrs of my life!

    CHATSDALE replied to newmomRN's topic in General Nursing

    your education is not a waste, an rn degree is the key to so many different doors take care of yorself during your pregnancy and be on the look out for something you will enjoy doing...we spend so...

  3. "The Jesus Factor"

    CHATSDALE replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    i can't believe that so many nurses believe that their patients are weak amd unable to make a decision for themselves if i were in a hospital bed and someone came in with the wrong meds or discussing...

  4. Need some help/advice reguarding nursing home regulation

    CHATSDALE replied to RN Rosie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    i have seen a lpn [more experienced that you describe] doing all treatments..rn made rounds with her on a specific day of the week and signed assessments as to your problem i would start looking for...

  5. Wacko RN - Write Up vs. Direct Report

    CHATSDALE replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    there was a nurse who was competent on the floor during an regular shift but she completely lost it during a code..the nurse who was working supervisor had noticed it during one code but after talking...

  6. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    CHATSDALE replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    constant, unrelenting pain will make a person cranky we once had this young girl with sickle cell and i know that this is a painful crisis, her parents felt so guilty about passing this on that you...

  7. Fired after 15 years in nursing

    CHATSDALE replied to asha2000's topic in General Nursing

    the problem is that so many nurses give up on speaking out and they take another job in the hopes that it will improve the nurse who comes in to take their place will maybe be more willing to look...

  8. Lesser Pay day shifh or higher pay night shift

    CHATSDALE replied to anfe's topic in General Nursing

    work what is best for you but do some checking beyond the matter of shift..some of those urban hospitals are nightmares..talk with some of the nurses on the floor, find out how long, how comprehensive...

  9. 400 pound diabetic friend in denial

    CHATSDALE replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    telling someone to lose weight is like telling a depressed person to 'snap out of it'..there has to be trained support, meds or surgery the cutoff date for bypass surgery is frequetly mid sixities so...

  10. Gastric bypass - psycho

    CHATSDALE replied to brax881's topic in General Nursing

    I know many people, includig my own dtr, who have had the gastric bypass..none are what i would psycho, most admit to having problems esp the first year but all that i have talked to state they would...

  11. I got in a LVN school but should I Wait??

    CHATSDALE replied to bbsmom's topic in General Nursing

    if you think that you will have a good chance of getting into rn school in the near future [like in next few months] then wait..if you think that it might be a long wait then go to the lpn school the...

  12. What Was I Thinking???

    CHATSDALE replied to ALLINGOODTIME's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    cheer up retake it in the fall and what you have done so far will make a lot more sense there is a lot of stress in going back to school, don't make it any harder than it needs to be good

  13. Please Tell Me This Isnt So!

    CHATSDALE replied to ILUVNURSING01132006's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have worked in places where the nurse [either pn or rn] did total care of patient and places where they seldom did any direct care..be prepared to help if the aid is overwhelmed and you can do...

  14. Do nurses support physician assisted suicide?

    CHATSDALE replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

    long before i became a nurse a man in the office had a dtr with spinabifita [sp] under mds advise they decided on 'BENIGN NEGLECT' and the child died within a few days..i don't know what this...

  15. notifying family

    CHATSDALE replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in General Nursing

    in the hospital setting it was usually the md who called at the end of code if you have time to call in the middle of the code it could be anyone from ward clerk to available nurse in the ltc...

  16. obligation to report abuse of a neighbor?

    CHATSDALE replied to maxsmom's topic in General Nursing

    i am hesitate to advise anyone to go face to face with someone you are not familiar with..there may be free or reduced adult day care in the neighborhood that you can get some literture and mail to...

  17. Working in a Developing Country

    CHATSDALE replied to Pianoforte's topic in General Nursing

    learn the language in part of the world you will be going to...brush up on teaching skills, anything you teach to someone who doesn't know will last years after you return

  18. illegal immigrant nurse

    CHATSDALE replied to Cristhian1986's topic in General Students

    how do you figure that you ae a 'victim of the system'? what did you think was going to happen when you stated school? is there a certain number of legal emigates allowed into the us from spain, how...

  19. illegal immigrant nurse

    CHATSDALE replied to Cristhian1986's topic in General Students

    i don't know if you can get a license if you are illegal, how did yo establish residency for school?? talk with a lawyer but you may have to return to spain and get in line, i really don't have any...

  20. Pandemic News/Awareness.

    CHATSDALE replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    this seems to get scarier and

  21. I need some encouragement please

    CHATSDALE replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    think good postive throughts if someone is slow to respond give them a call it may be a procarstion thing, maybe someone new is working there that doesn't know you and maybe you can get in touch with...

  22. Dragging 'em out of bed

    CHATSDALE replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    waking her up several times and making her last was a good idea, at least she knows what is going to happen and the aides can get their job done without complaints from

  23. Big difference between last day as student and first day as RN?

    CHATSDALE replied to zaggar's topic in First Year After Licensure

    different people have different experiences, if you can get some first hand experience it will be helpful but being a student can be a full time job in itself..whether or not you do have aide/tech...

  24. Fibromyalgia

    CHATSDALE replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    those nurses who compare fatigue after a hard days work have no idea what they are talking about i have had fm for many years, walking daily helps but is not always possible, i also take B12 and otc...

  25. Accused of being racist - how to handle?

    CHATSDALE replied to Susan9608's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    maybe he was upset and was trying to call relatives about the condition of his child that doesn't give him the right to accuse you of something you are innocent of. but don't do the samething that you...