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CHATSDALE

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  1. The all important question! Do MD's remember your uniform color schemes!

    CHATSDALE replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    most of the doctors use the same floor most of the time so they know who the nurses are but no they recognize them as people they know and not the uniform color...if facility really pushes the color...

  2. What to do

    CHATSDALE replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in General Nursing

    gramma was incapable of watching the children, this was not one of your jobs nor does a nurse have time hence they were certainly abandoned by parent..you needed some one to be at your back..call...

  3. Soon to be a new RN grad, want to work in the ER

    CHATSDALE replied to nice2's topic in General Nursing

    some hospitals want some experience before working in specility areas some would rather have someone who doesn't have anything to unlearn er calls for keen assessment skills, also a thick skin and...

  4. asked to resign

    CHATSDALE replied to pedspnp's topic in General Nursing

    sometimes all you can do is move on perhaps you were not diplomatic [sp} when you were talking for guidelines..that is not to say that was the problem but maybe something to think about now MOVE ON...

  5. PEG Residual: risk for aspiration?

    CHATSDALE replied to sjoubert001's topic in General Nursing

    was there an order to hold feeding if the aspirated amount was greater than a specified amount? what did your instructor say when you aspirated 50cc? was this a 50 cc syringe, was there a resistance...

  6. I got the job! Plus a question?

    CHATSDALE replied to futurenicunurse2008's topic in First Year After Licensure

    CONGRATULATIONS -- being nervous about a first step is to be expected..don't be afraid about asking for help...if you are unsure about what you are doing ask for someone to explain or even to do it...

  7. Anyone done humanitarian nursing work?

    CHATSDALE replied to T123G123's topic in General Nursing

    i have known many nurses who did humanitarian work on a short term like 2 to 4 wks or long term some of these got loan forgiveness by working in clinics in depressed parts of the larger cities some of...

  8. I want to be a nurse but is nursing really that horrible??

    CHATSDALE replied to kgheen09's topic in General Nursing

    i think that your bf has a very limited idea on what an nurse [lpn/rn] does during the course of a shift..maybe this is all he sees but while that nurse is passing meds she is observing the patient,...

  9. Should I Take a Caregiver Position for the Experience?

    CHATSDALE replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    anything that you learn will be a benefit to you however, you only have so many hours in the day, use them wisely only you can determine which role has to take priority families have to take some...

  10. I'm thinking about a career change and need advice. CPA to RN (Male)

    CHATSDALE replied to CPAtoRN?'s topic in General Nursing

    glad to hear that you are thinking of joining us there are accounting jobs, not on the present level, but enough that you could work around school and still make a decent living an accelerated program...

  11. Nursing License

    CHATSDALE replied to mjm1979's topic in General Nursing

    i have been at work and a couple of women came in at 11pm when i was due to get off..they flashed some badges and asked for the license of all nurses i had to stay and give a statement, something i...

  12. To renew an LPN license or not, once an RN?

    CHATSDALE replied to S.N. Visit's topic in General Nursing

    some interesting points of view i knew a nurse who was working as an lpn in ltc and she got caught drinking on the job and she lost license but six months later she graduated and went to work as an rn...

  13. Paramedic school question...

    CHATSDALE replied to Indy1524's topic in General Nursing

    REALLY REALLY good advise here drilling is very hard but it will make more sense when you are using it in the field best of

  14. New grad cant find a job in NY

    CHATSDALE replied to tvvnkles's topic in General Nursing

    persistence is the key check with your school go in person to hr of hospitals, ltc check with clinics get every paper in the area and check with these leads state employment offices don't charge fee...

  15. Good Morning, Retiress,

    CHATSDALE posted a topic in Retired Nurses

    scoot over, retirees, a new one has joined your midst i have been working private duty, on call at a rehab and at a ltc but i have not worked on a schedule for a couple of years now the past few...

  16. Admiration, Gratitude and Thanks

    CHATSDALE replied to Boothra's topic in General Nursing

    WELCOME i hope that your mother is doing

  17. I'm only 22 years old.

    CHATSDALE replied to oncologynurse77's topic in General Nursing

    somehow when i was 22 i don't ever remember saying 'i am only 22 y/o' if you feel like this is type of nursing is a bad fit for you send out some feelers for a different type of nursing..don't feel...

  18. Military Veterans and Nursing. Eligibility

    CHATSDALE replied to IfnotnowWhen's topic in General Nursing

    i think that someone who is well acquainted with a person'w own problems can tell them what might be a good career choice if he really wants to be a nurse and if he can get accepted then i don't see...

  19. 2 years pre-req?? HELP!

    CHATSDALE replied to jenaenae17's topic in General Nursing

    i agree that nothing prepares you like experience keeping on taking courses while working is tough but it gives you opportunity and confidence good

  20. Im being blackballed!..experienced nurses please reply

    CHATSDALE replied to 1styearsucks's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i know it isn't fair but sometimes it just doesn't pay to continue the struggle if there is another hospital maybe applying there would be a good idea and put this all behind you for your own...

  21. This is not my job?!?

    CHATSDALE replied to Ally0981's topic in General Nursing

    both of these could have handled it better the student was probably unsure about what is expected but keeping the area as clean as possible is the duty of all concerned and op should have gone the...

  22. Any nurses out there still wearing a cap?

    CHATSDALE replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    NO - NO they were germ-laden things when i first went into nursing we were required but when they hired a lot of male nurses we c/o discrimination that we were required to wear hats and they weren't...

  23. Sad and angry about what I overheard BUT NOT SUPRISED.

    CHATSDALE replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    this is something that goes on all the time the problem with nursing is that the ptb believe that nurses are as inchangeable as cogs and that one nurse can do the job of any other nurse we had a cna...

  24. What are these soft lumps?

    CHATSDALE replied to LVN2010M's topic in General Nursing

    it is agains the TOS to ask medical questions such as

  25. Unit dues

    CHATSDALE replied to Nacki's topic in General Nursing

    i would personally prefer this to giving out every week or so it would probably run into more money in the