CHATSDALE

CHATSDALE

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  1. Anyone Want To Be An Instructor

    CHATSDALE posted a topic in Retired Nurses

    are there any retired masters degree or phd holders who would like to return to nursing as an instructor?? this came up on another thread about how the nursing shortage is made so much worse d/t the...

  2. ADN nursing student in MA can I sit for LPN exam?

    CHATSDALE replied to denecy's topic in General Nursing

    some states will not allow a rn student to sit for the lpn test, new york comes to mind but i guess there are others i have never heard of a state allowing you to sit after 5 years cna plus...

  3. "End Stage" Untreatable Obesity

    CHATSDALE replied to medgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    END STAGE may refer to those whose weight has adversely affected their vital organs and general health to the point that they can not be helped with the procedures now available it takes a long time...

  4. "End Stage" Untreatable Obesity

    CHATSDALE replied to medgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    trauma, good luck with your surgery my dd had the bypass surgery and she had some rough spots but has lost over 100# and she says she would do it again in a heart beat...she had tried every diet w/o...

  5. Dangerous nurses

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

    a patient had a high potassium level and the doctor ordered kayexelate but she did not d/c the k+ and for two days the nurses gave the patient both the potassium and the kayexelate i have worked with...

  6. Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

    CHATSDALE replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    On another note the cholera epidemic in zimbawee [sp] the death rate is running about 5% These people have so much to put up with and this is another

  7. Help! Scared to call HR to take back acceptance of job offer

    CHATSDALE replied to rachel629's topic in General Nursing

    being honest and up front you may want to reapplying if the other does not work out this is a thing that happens all the time good

  8. Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

    CHATSDALE replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    indigo, thanks for keeping on top of something that is so important not only to nurses but the public at large your work is

  9. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    CHATSDALE replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    we have more doctors who are foreign born than nurses, usually if you are on a floor where they frequently have patients you learn what they are saying and can relay this to a patient too many times...

  10. CPR Question: Rescue Breaths

    CHATSDALE replied to curlilockz's topic in General Nursing

    if patient is lying on back doing a heimleich, a thrust beneath the ribcage will push out the air from the lungs and then the fresh air will rush in to take its place you need to keep that blood...

  11. Dangerous nurses

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

    only one with that combination but i have met several who were incompetent or inadequate as nurses, and some who could not work up respect for patients some lazy as all get out the constant pattern...

  12. Is Being Loyal Worth It?

    CHATSDALE replied to whodunit's topic in General Nursing

    nasty situation as noted above you have to fall into a certain catagory, whether or not you are 'good' or not if tbtb are deciding who falls where in this ladder thenyou are at the mercy of someone...

  13. Would this have happened to a boy?

    CHATSDALE replied to everthesame's topic in General Nursing

    i never had either but pain is a warning sign and should not be ignored...if the pain has not abated you need to take action when something goes wrong the doctors say 'well that was a learning...

  14. I have a silly question

    CHATSDALE replied to mume2mykidz's topic in General Nursing

    i agree with belle about getting established in one job before taking on another one..it may work out to be more hours than are available now my personal opinion is that a pool-nurse should be a more...

  15. Anonymous Complaints - Have you ever received one?

    CHATSDALE replied to rolland542's topic in General Nursing

    not against me personally but the hospital that i worked for sent a questionaire home wit the paitents in which they were to report the goods/bads part of the visit on on sheet that was returned there...

  16. trouble getting RN license

    CHATSDALE replied to kingsmiley's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    be honest and up front during interview the office will know that you are on probation and it is imperative that they know what the offense was and that you are not a danger to patients good luck...

  17. I have a confession to make

    CHATSDALE replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    i will have to agree with you but dumb rules are part of life did you see the current thread where a nurse was given 3 day suspension just for checking the name [did not open chart file] not his name...

  18. Is cleanliness cultural?

    CHATSDALE replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    sometimes this is a matter of control, esp if the person is of the same culture group as evryone else the way they treat their body and what they eat are sometimes the only thing that these people can...

  19. I have a confession to make

    CHATSDALE replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    to look them up on your own is a reason for dismissal next time ask your doctor to provide you with a copy of any lab done on you, this is your right and cannot be

  20. "Our Spirits Don't Speak English"...this may make you cry

    CHATSDALE replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    i know that the teachers and nuns were trying to prepare these students to live in a world beyond their little part of the world my parents did not speak spanish hence i did not either and my children...

  21. You don't feel like soap and water so I think I'll run away.....

    CHATSDALE replied to chicookie's topic in General Nursing

    what type of facility are you in?? once in a ltc we had this guy and the first thing out of his mouth, about anything was I KNOW MY RIGHTS the only way we could get him to bath/shampoo was to bribe...

  22. Dropping out of 4th semester nursing

    CHATSDALE replied to meghanlane's topic in General Nursing

    bless you my neice has suffered with chrons all her adult life and it has definitely been a factor in the quality of life take care of your health

  23. I cannot do this job anymore!

    CHATSDALE replied to superwifenursewoman's topic in General Nursing

    this is classic depression and burn out - you need to get help [a good therapist] and reduce working hours this is serious and i can feel the stress coming across that will crush you if you don't...

  24. Nurses sued!!!!!

    CHATSDALE replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    this is a sword that hangs over a nurses head at all times frequently the lawsuits are settled by the hospital and everyone in the case is covered by settlement i have been in a lawyers office once to...

  25. Anybody please recommend a region of the country in great shortage of nurses?

    CHATSDALE replied to mitcornsus's topic in General Nursing

    i live in central Louisiana and any time you pick up the paper you see many advertisements for nurses, some which are encouraging new grads to apply try out the newspapers and see what is available...