Chad_KY_SRNA

Chad_KY_SRNA

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  1. 4/22/05 Show 20/20 H2O myth

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to bellcollector's topic in General Nursing

    There are days when I crave a big glass of ice water. If I have been doing serious cardio I can drink a bottle and a half of water in thirty

  2. Kentucky Weather

    Chad_KY_SRNA posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was born and raised here but for goodness sakes last Friday when I got up it was 80 and Sunny (summer), That night Severe Thunderstorms with Tornadoes (Spring). The next day cold and cloudy...

  3. Kentucky Weather

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in General Nursing

    There are a few groups/performers that I absolutely love. Micheal W. Smith, Switchfoot, and others. I went last year with my youth group on Saturday and the mud was 4-5 inches

  4. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I have worked with many caring and dynamic Long Term Care nurses who have worked or work ER, Med-Surg, Outpatient Surgery, Peds, OB/GYN, Family practice, and just about every other specialty or area...

  5. Feeling out of place in scrubs

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to Antelope's topic in Men in Nursing

    Go to Wal-Mart and look around in the white scrubs, I bought a pair of scrub pants with dress pant type pockets. I don't think that most instructors would let you wear dress pants, I know the ones at...

  6. Where do you buy your scrubs?

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to Tony35NYC's topic in Men in Nursing

    You can buy the sewing patterns in the craft section at Wal-Mart. You can buy scrub fabric there also but it seems to always cutesy womens print stuff. I just buy mine at Wal-Mart, scrub shops, Jasco...

  7. working as a CNA

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to Angie123's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I have been a CNA for 2.5 years and you definately need an orientation period of at least a week. Depending on where you are working maybe

  8. What was your most urgent emergency?

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to Foxfour's topic in School

    Our school district has one nurse for four schools K-12 and she will drive back and forth to the different schools. No AED, no BLS bag, just a cabinet full of bandaids and a collapsible stretcher....

  9. This is the stupidest thing I have ever done.

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in General Nursing

    Hey y'all things have settled down some. I got a few nights of sleep, no one from work has said a word about it, I talked to the DON today at a career fair at the college and she said that she hadn't...

  10. Very angry

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to labman's topic in Men in Nursing

    That guy is stupid and makes people wonder about the nurses that care for them. He needs his butt

  11. 8th grade nursing presentation ideas

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to nay537's topic in General Nursing

    You might be able to find those pens at a local dollar store, they had them at the dollar discount store down here for $1 each. Try your local public health department, they always send nurses to...

  12. 8th grade nursing presentation ideas

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to nay537's topic in General Nursing

    Last year the health sciences teacher at the vocational school that I went to had a complete hysterectomy and while she was out recovering they brought the 8th grade classes from the local middle...

  13. Venting...Hosp pts coming from skilled nursing facilities

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to stidget99's topic in General Nursing

    Those poor old people. My LTC was recently purchased by a chain company, we have never been fully staffed but I get mad as heck over finding tiny stage two areas or big stage one areas :angryfire....

  14. This is the stupidest thing I have ever done.

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going home and will be sleeping for as long as I possibly can. Hopefully tommorow everything seems a little better. I will let you all

  15. This is the stupidest thing I have ever done.

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in General Nursing

    stevierae, The dog died sweety. It probably needed a doggie trauma team. Which we don't have and can't afford. I hope y'all have a nice

  16. This is the stupidest thing I have ever done.

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in General Nursing

    You all are awful, lol. It is quite apparent that the linen cart will not hold up a human being, I think we have all learned a couple of valuable lessons from all of this. First off PVC linen carts...

  17. This is the stupidest thing I have ever done.

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in General Nursing

    Let me describe the conditions on the unit that led up to my "incident". I had been on the unit for over 13 hours, I had been listening to one of my residents curse me out for about 8 hours because I...

  18. This is the stupidest thing I have ever done.

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in General Nursing

    I do not recall a water tower story but I would like to hear said

  19. This is the stupidest thing I have ever done.

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in General Nursing

    I am a stick in the mud, I never do anything impulsive. I had been asked to come in and work a double because one of our CNA's brothers died in Ohio and she had to go to the funeral. It was awful, two...

  20. Do you need "C" to work as CNA??

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    It's been the rule for at least the last five years. I have been told this from the time I started the Health Sciences classes at the local vocational school when I was a freshman in high school. I...

  21. Do you need "C" to work as CNA??

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure which state you are in but in Kentucky you must be a Certified Nurse Aide before you can enter any nursing program in the state. It helps to weed out the flakey people who don't belong...

  22. Stethoscope Diaphragm Covers

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to traumamedic's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I knew how I was hypotensive, the hypertensive unfortunately I can understand totally. I have been suffering from hypertension for the last 3-5 months. I am hoping that once I move into the...

  23. Stethoscope Diaphragm Covers

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to traumamedic's topic in General Nursing

    Traumamedic, I got my free samples in the mail and tried them out. I got a funky reading when I took my own BP. 140/00 One of the nurses I work with offered to call the funeral home of my choice. Did...

  24. 14 Hours: new TV Movie on 4/3/05, 8PM dealing w/ Hermann Hospital Flood & Evacuation

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know how or why it happened but the cable came back on at 10:05 and stayed on long enough for me to watch this movie and long enough to catch the begining at 12:00 and then went out again. I...

  25. 14 Hours: new TV Movie on 4/3/05, 8PM dealing w/ Hermann Hospital Flood & Evacuation

    Chad_KY_SRNA replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

    Well at least I am not suffering alone. If it weren't for my internet I might snap. :angryfire WHY!, WHY!,