Sadala ADN, RN

Sadala has 11 years experience as a ADN, RN and specializes in Med Surg.

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   Desk to Travel

   Sadala replied to CCWV22's topic in Travel

   I am about to start traveling. Just signed my first contract. I honestly don't think you'd have any problems at all finding travel work - particularly with your breadth of experience. ICU and ER...
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   Odds of getting COVID as a healthcare worker

   Sadala replied to BlessYourHeartt's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Well at our hospital, they won't test nurses (even with high levels of exposure - like their spouse being ill with confirmed covid) unless they are symptomatic. I'm very uncomfortable with
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   Low census and COVID-19?

   Sadala replied to TeeRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

   You're not admitting them? Where are they going. How are you even
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   Advice please - PPE's for a patient who is a contact of Covid 19

   Sadala replied to haveyourbowelsmoved's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Truly, our preparedness for this has been the worst roll out since Windows
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   Advice please - PPE's for a patient who is a contact of Covid 19

   Sadala replied to haveyourbowelsmoved's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I'm guessing they've approved that grudgingly since we're short on N95s. Not really on what we SHOULD be wearing to protect ourselves, our patients, and our families. I base this on the fact that we...
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   Would you do that? New grad dilemma

   Sadala replied to Twinkle007's topic in General Nursing

   Contrary to a lot of other responders (meh, my computer underlines the word responders and I don't know why. It's bugging my OCD), I actually don't think its the worst plan in the world. IF you do a...
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   Bosses teenage daughter allowed to sleep in recovery bay

   Sadala replied to OhioRN0916's topic in HIPAA Challenges

   I don't really get this. Keep in mind I'm med surg and not recovery, but... I was thinking that family members aren't allowed back during that portion of pt recovery because 1) pts might be unstable...
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   Multiple types of beds and mattresses

   Sadala replied to RLDickman's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Not sure all of the vendors from the Eisenhower administration are still in
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   Assertiveness

   Sadala replied to motor_mouth's topic in General Nursing

   If it's a med and the pt consistently is insistent upon having it at a different time then I see about moving the time on the MAR (if it's ok with the provider,
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    How Do You Sign Your Narcotic Book?

    Sadala replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh, rrrrrrrrrrright. I just looked at the header and noticed which section I'm in. (being lost is
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    How Do You Sign Your Narcotic Book?

    Sadala replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ha! I don't do that. But when I read your post it reminded me... I was a clerk for a time and when I counted change I would count by five's. It was just easier to group the change by five's in my...
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    How Do You Sign Your Narcotic Book?

    Sadala replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was reading OP's post and thinking, "Wow. That's cumbersome..." Then I realized that really, I guess we do the same thing with a pyxis. You know, put an accurate count in, then scan the...
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    So I kind of messed up

    Sadala replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't read the whole string, so there may be updates I haven't seen before giving my response. That said, based on OP's original post my advice is to tell the school the truth when this hits the...
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    0200 BP's - Dealing with Tired Rude Doctors

    Sadala replied to Jennifer in Cali's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We typically don't don't call on the overnight for a systolic under 180. Let me rephrase... I won't call for a systolic under 180. That said, the parameters are typically systolic 170 / diastolic 100...
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    Is there a legal way to do this...

    Sadala replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    call it under child abuse because you don't know if he has access to other children. You are a mandated