chadash

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    Bed Baths, I dread giving them.

    chadash replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, I took longer in a nursing home with diaper changes because I always washed the patient. I still
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    Bed Baths, I dread giving them.

    chadash replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    good
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    CNA Duties

    chadash replied to CNA2424's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    OK, I am a beginner, but I will give this a go: It does depend on the department, and can vary even in the same hospital. You will be measuring vital signs, for most patients every four hours, some...
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    Bed Baths, I dread giving them.

    chadash replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    These are great tips! About lotion in the water: sometimes we get neglected cases in the hospital, and it is less harsh on the elderly patients skin if I pre-lotion them, to soften the stuff. It...
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    Stress! How do you releive it?

    chadash replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    And then there are "those clowns that are littering up our country side..." (quote, Clint Eastwood.) That totally finished me with
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    Stress! How do you releive it?

    chadash replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Now you're talking! Wait, you are using inanimate targets,
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    why so mean?

    chadash replied to johnsonprn2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Have had a few days and a few more experiences (new every day, huh?) I have concluded that the meanies are in the minority. But, they are every where... Have noticed something also: with them it is...
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    CNA Staff Motivators

    chadash replied to *Pepper*'s topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I would be really thrilled to have some imput into some concerns in patient care and staffing. Sort of a focus on what the patients need from us, how long does this takes, and what amount of staffing...
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    Difficulty with a CNA

    chadash replied to NurseWi_JennJenn's topic in General Nursing

    If I faked vital signs, I could not sleep at night! What if someone was really sick, and it was not discovered because of that? I have the opposite problem, I take an inordinate amount of time getting...
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    Stress! How do you releive it?

    chadash replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    So you will either end up with cirrhosis or a finely toned body.
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    Difficulty with a CNA

    chadash replied to NurseWi_JennJenn's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! four to five on seven to three? That sounds
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    Difficulty with a CNA

    chadash replied to NurseWi_JennJenn's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, as many as ten when there are staffing issues, more typically 8 {this is on day shift (hospital)}. Of course, I have alot less responsibility than you as nurses. But, if I could have a 4 patient...
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    Difficulty with a CNA

    chadash replied to NurseWi_JennJenn's topic in General Nursing

    Inservices explaining the rationale behind CNA tasks would be so helpful. I know I have acted ignorantly on my job, not because I don't care, but because I don't know. What would be basic and obvious...
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    Difficulty with a CNA

    chadash replied to NurseWi_JennJenn's topic in General Nursing

    scuse me, checking my
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    Stress! How do you releive it?

    chadash replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Clowns scare me too! think it's cause of that John Wayne Gacey guy.
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    What part of pt care gets overlooked most often

    chadash replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Oral care is the one that I have seen overlooked so often in hospitals. There seems to be a lack of understanding that hospice or tube fed patient's mouths could be uncomfortably dry. I had a...
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    Why are nurses such back-stabbers?

    chadash replied to RNforLongTime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One comment about the attitudes some take toward nursing assistants. Again, most, if not almost all, of the nurses I work with give nursing assistants respect and treat them with dignity. But,...
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    Wiping Butt...

    chadash replied to Chicagoan's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Chicagoan! take this test: roolet's Quizzes You a True Chicagoan? It is
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    Why are nurses such back-stabbers?

    chadash replied to RNforLongTime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am not a nurse, I am an aide, but the enviroment is the same. Right now I am working with a great bunch of coworkers, that have taught me alot more than how to do my job, but have been wonderful...
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    Manual BM Removal

    chadash replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh, yeah, in spinal cord injury patients, of course this must be done with great care. But, oddly, if the rectum is not evacuated, you can end up with autonomic dysreflexia, which is really nasty too....
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    Manual BM Removal

    chadash replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Would that be manual vs using some mechanical apparatus, like say, a dynamap? Have done digital stimulation or just hook and drag a block in the rectum to avoid impaction. Paraplegic pts for instance...
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    Wiping Butt...

    chadash replied to Chicagoan's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, you said WIPING! about
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    Wiping Butt...

    chadash replied to Chicagoan's topic in General Nursing

    99.9
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    Why are nurses such back-stabbers?

    chadash replied to RNforLongTime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks for the warning. I think I will be more
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    To the health care professionals working this holiday weekend...

    chadash replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! I think it is good for those of us who are older and kids are grown to pick up the slack a bit over the holiday. Those with little ones home from school need the time. I can pick up with the...