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  1. Homebirth safer then hospital birth????

    chaka_1709 replied to RNlovesherPharmD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Personally, I wouldn't want a home birth. a) in case of emergency, I want to be at a hospital; b) ew; I don't want that mess at my house... or the memories (especially if something goes wrong); c)...

  2. SIDS Pediatric Code

    chaka_1709 replied to harrird's topic in Emergency

    *Hugs* Your story brought tears to my eyes. I'm a nursing student and I'm not sure if it was in class or on a thread here that was discussing whether family members should be in the room during a...

  3. Obamacare: are you for it, against it, or unsure?

    chaka_1709 replied to Lucidity's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm for it as long as we follow a model that works in other countries that have socialized healthcare. Question for Jewels... you do know that UK (and pretty much every modern nation) has socialized...

  4. Student Clickers?

    chaka_1709 replied to arbor-vitae's topic in General Students

    We used those in one of my nursing classes. We didn't have to buy for them though. We were assigned a number so I guess if it was missing you would be held

  5. OB "Goodie" Bags for Moms

    chaka_1709 replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Can I have a Vera Bradley diaper bag that matches my kindle case and wallet please. lol. I'm not an ob nurse or mommy... yet... so I'm not sure what the hospitals in my area give. I know one hospital...

  6. How clean is a "bathed" patient?

    chaka_1709 replied to tiredtech's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    As a new cna I don't usually find time in my day for all of the patients to get baths and usually have to rush through it if I do give a bath. However, when night shift comes on and I tell them this...

  7. Really Really Confused? How does this all happen?

    chaka_1709 replied to JayCimone's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree with getting BSN. A lot of job postings state that they prefer bsn over adn. If you can, get your prerequisites at a community college (make sure your credits can transfer). It is usually...

  8. How would deal with these type of CNAs?

    chaka_1709 replied to Born_2BRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There are some CNA's that don't do anything. However, as a cna myself on a busy floor I try my best. But I'm new also so I'm still getting used to doings things as fast as possible and figuring out...

  9. Is your program this way?

    chaka_1709 replied to fitzy5's topic in General Students

    Oh wow, my program is no where near that bad. 80% of the professors are nice and are very approachable. There are a few bad apples, but the previous semester always warn us. I have to say I love my...

  10. Question for Women's Health Nurse Practitioners

    chaka_1709 replied to Hopeful1003's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That is a major issue. A lot of women go to ob/gyn for birth control. Also, I know its your values/beliefs but as a health care provider your job is to provide teaching and let the patient make her...

  11. Be polite, I don't have superpowers!

    chaka_1709 replied to EmmaZ06's topic in General Nursing

    lol. I'm a cna and I will be paged to 3 different rooms at once then a minute later they will redo the pages in a more hasty tone. And they keep paging every minute until myself or someone else...

  12. My thoughts on Mental Health Nursing

    chaka_1709 replied to Elladora's topic in Psychiatric

    When I did my mental health clinical my mom and fiance asked me the same questions. "Omg, aren't you scared?"; I only had 1 day that I was a little bit frightened because a couple of the patients had...

  13. Do I need 2 stethoscopes?

    chaka_1709 replied to meghan91's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I bought a cheap one on allheart but the it sucks. It would always end up on the bell side and I would have to turn it for minutes before it would finally get on the diaphragm side. So for my final...

  14. Should you arrive on time or super early for job interviews?

    chaka_1709 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I plan to be there about 30 mins early in case of traffic or anything else, but I don't walk in until 5 to 10 minutes

  15. OMG, wash your hands!

    chaka_1709 replied to anotherone's topic in General Nursing

    Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!! I don't understand why people don't wash or hands and think its

  16. Are non-healthcare providers bound by HIPAA?

    chaka_1709 replied to grownuprosie's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    She may not realize what she is doing is wrong and unethical. I would look up and print some handouts about hippa and nicely teach her. If she continues then there's a problem. Maybe you could mail a...

  17. PCP

    chaka_1709 replied to GitanoRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hahahaha that's great. It really is the american way.. spend a lot of money for only a little bit of

  18. New Grad just hired into NICU!!

    chaka_1709 replied to heartNICU's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Congrats!!! Any pointers? Did you do anything that made your resume stick

  19. Need help deciding what path to take...

    chaka_1709 replied to loveofmedicine's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I didn't read all of the posts but here is my experience: I did all of my pre reqs at a community college which were paid for fully with a federal pell grant so I didn't have to pay anything. I then...

  20. How to become a L&D nurse?

    chaka_1709 replied to LaceElaine's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Although it is a tough position to get as a new grad, not everybody wants to do it. I just finished my ob clinical and half of the people in my group never wanted to be in those units (postpartum,...

  21. Does your supervisor call & text you at all hours?

    chaka_1709 replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't started nursing yet but while I was a pharmacy tech the lead tech would constantly call me. I was going to school full time and already working 3 days a week and she would always call me to...

  22. Favorite things you bought during RN school to help your studies?

    chaka_1709 replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    My new laptop, watch, a couple of nursing diagnosis books. I want to buy some study guides for adult 1 and 2 next semester and when I get a cool phone, I'll buy a couple of

  23. I failed

    chaka_1709 replied to 123_y_321's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Relax and breath. Then get back to studying. My nursing school is requiring that we buy the ATI books and take 2 ati tests each semester. I feel like that has helped me a lot. You passed nursing...

  24. Can you hate someone after 3 days?

    chaka_1709 replied to RH-CC2011's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hate is a strong word, but you can strongly dislike that patient. Like you said, you'll be smiling on the outside and as long as you are still professional towards the

  25. I hate ignorant people...

    chaka_1709 replied to sarah620's topic in General Nursing

    It is annoying. I can't blame them though. In pretty much every medical tv show, doctors are the main characters and you rarely ever see nurses. A couple of my friends and family have asked why I...