Sadala ADN, RN

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    Reported to BON because of eating disorder!?!?

    Sadala replied to RoamFreeRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'd be speaking with the supervisor of the social worker. I would also see what your state's BON has to say about what does and does not have to be reported. Seems to me as though this could be a...
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    Theme song to your Nursing career?

    Sadala replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hotel
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    It really annoys me when nurses say they are going to go to med school...

    Sadala replied to megank5183's topic in General Nursing

    I don't get why it should concern anyone what someone else wants to do. Just
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    Nurses' perceptions of patients with borderline personality disorder - lit review

    Sadala replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Psychiatric

    I think its so silly. For every person diagnosed with a personality disorder, there are untold numbers more who are not yet (and perhaps never will be) diagnosed - although they suffer with the same...
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    Patients destroying pain meds?

    Sadala replied to melissa_rn's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I've never heard of this either. Is it a regional thing, perhaps? Because... The patient PAID for the medication. So theoretically it BELONGS to them regardless of whether or not they can continue...
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    Is it fair..

    Sadala replied to JZ_RN's topic in Addictions

    I think a pt can both be a drug seeker AND be in pain. Which is an unfortunate set of circumstances for everyone involved, and probably not a lot of fun to manage
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    Alternatives for 12 step ?

    Sadala replied to Zookeeper3's topic in Addictions

    I'm wondering if your guy has access to a computer... I think a lot of the groups you'll find (and a couple have already been mentioned above) that aren't in the 12 step framework are probably mostly...
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    I ignored my instincts...

    Sadala replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously? Your coworker was tacky, rude and ill-behaved. I'm sure there are people at your workplace who think so as well. Some people are apparently eternally in high school. (She was probably...
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    WHAT are "bath salts"?????

    Sadala replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Addictions

    Did not know that. It's interesting. I'm in nursing school and was somewhat surprised that in our (very short) segment on drugs of abuse, neither bath salts nor "spice" was mentioned (although...
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    "I'm an addict...not psychotic." Aren't they both mental health issues?

    Sadala replied to NurseSheGirl's topic in Addictions

    I think that substance abuse is multi-faceted and may or may not encompass dual diagnosis with a psychiatric disorder. Psychiatric disorders are multi-faceted and may or may not lead to a substance...
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    Why do nurses feel the need to put RN on their license plates?

    Sadala replied to 3dayRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't really care what someone else puts on his/her license plate. After all, it's not MY license
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    My orientee gave the wrong narcotic

    Sadala replied to JohnD91's topic in General Nursing

    See, y'all are just trying to suss this out using common sense and what should happen! In order to know what actually will happen, you'd have to be able to think like an administrator (illogical and...
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    I'm my own worst problem

    Sadala replied to JBMmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You know, I'm not sure how this fits in, but I'm going to talk about it anyway. One of the most touching things I have seen was during my first clinical rotation (which was in LTC). There was an RN...
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    RN as patient in own hospital

    Sadala replied to shazzrn's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    In my area, all of the hospitals are apparently linked. Even were they not linked, it's a small world after all here. In the healthcare industry (and everywhere else) everyone knows everyone. It...
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    Previous IV Drug User

    Sadala replied to studentbear's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    We don't practice on each other at my school either. So if that's what's tripping you up, I wouldn't worry about it too much. I think most schools think that would be too much liability with too...
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    Number of schools

    Sadala replied to patty89's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you have time, try to talk to people from these programs and get some feedback prior to applying. Wish I'd done that. I only applied to one place. Didn't even check out the
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    Foreign Transplants

    Sadala replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of tps for "related" individuals in India, so I
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    Foreign Transplants

    Sadala replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think additionally, people with the $$ can afford to be evaluated by and available to more than one transplant center at the same time. If you can afford to maintain a listing at every tp center in...
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    Do you tell people where you work?

    Sadala replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    My info is kind of on a need-to-know basis. A guy in a hot tub probably doesn't need to know.
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    Death Is A Journey

    Sadala replied to jadelpn's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I agree with everything you say here. I would just like to point out that when a pt dies at home with hospice, a nurse is still providing care. We experienced that this month in our family and it...
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    Tricks of the trade: Diversion- stories of the stupid and sly?

    Sadala replied to SuzieVN's topic in General Nursing

    I just threw up a little bit in my mouth. Thank you for
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    Helping accident victoms

    Sadala replied to jonesb1984's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Does anyone have a link to any actual case where a nurse or other medical professional has lost his/her license for rendering aid? Or is this something that happened to someone's friend's cousin's...
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    Coreg med and no heart rate parameters?

    Sadala replied to amber7591's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The other thing - I agree with a couple of other posters who asked if there was any other reason they might have wanted to terminate you, personality clash, anything? I think its true of all...
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    Coreg med and no heart rate parameters?

    Sadala replied to amber7591's topic in Patient Safety Issues

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    Should a nurse perform CPR to someone outside of the healthcare setting?

    Sadala replied to jjones1728's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Unless the person was clearly dead (and I've had that happen btw - found someone dead with extensive lividity) - I would do CPR (unless there was a DNR). And if I had a loved one who was not attended...