Sadala ADN, RN

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    Munchausen by Internet: The Lying Disease that Preys on the Heart

    Sadala replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    p.s. I don't think this is a sign of the times so much as the internet is just another mechanism for people who would be doing this anyway, offline. The behavior itself is nothing
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    Munchausen by Internet: The Lying Disease that Preys on the Heart

    Sadala replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in nursing school and there is another student who either has the world's worst and most devastating fortune, or has factitious disorder. Back in the late 90's I was part of an online internet...
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    Bending and Breaking the Rules in Nursing

    Sadala replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just a student question here. Why does LTC have a rule about food items for patients whose care is being managed by hospice? I don't get it? What's the
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    Dispute between nurses and doctors

    Sadala replied to carebearangie89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just my 2 cents but I have to wonder if nurses don't do themselves a disservice by running to mngt about every single thing that comes up on a shift instead of communicating directly, supporting each...
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    Refilling water pitchers

    Sadala replied to sizzlev's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm a student. I don't personally take pts' pitchers out of their rooms because... Right. I'm a little OCD about that whole contamination thing. But at the places I've had clinicals thus far,...
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    Weight gain?

    Sadala replied to hawksrn2014's topic in General Students

    It is really easy (even for someone old enough to know better like me) to get into bad habits in nursing school. You're simply short on time ALL the time. Organization is really important (and when...
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    Calm my nerves?

    Sadala replied to mariaberry19's topic in General Students

    I keep thinking about learning yoga. I realize that doesn't have quite the same
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    Any book suggestions for new nursing students???

    Sadala replied to xxkmpxx's topic in General Students

    We started with this one and I found it to be a helpful introduction to nclex style ?'s: Test Success: Test Taking Techniques for Beginning Nursing Students, 6th ed /Nugent. They actually encouraged...
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    9 Pre-reqs, 9 A's - BUT GPA real bad

    Sadala replied to Benj2610's topic in General Students

    Also, oddly, my grades from my bachelors aren't factored into my gpa here even though I do have credit for the past courses. Only my prereqs at this school and my grades from nursing school at this...
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    9 Pre-reqs, 9 A's - BUT GPA real bad

    Sadala replied to Benj2610's topic in General Students

    My undergrad is less than spectacular gpa wise as well (not a 2.2 but not quite up to a 3.0 either). But also, as someone else said, that degree is 20 yrs old. I aced the very few pre-reqs I needed...
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    Weight gain?

    Sadala replied to hawksrn2014's topic in General Students

    I think a lot of it has to do with how you deal with stress. There is a lot of time that has to be devoted to studying. I know some students who tend to do more nervous eating during those times....
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    Should I quit nursing?

    Sadala replied to Anna-s's topic in First Year After Licensure

    To the OP, I see threads like this all of the time. And I see a lot of answers with people saying it gets better. So hopefully, it gets better (that's my fond hope and dream at any rate). Good luck...
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    Should I quit nursing?

    Sadala replied to Anna-s's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yeah. I see a lot of threads like these and I find them to be quite unsettling. It sounds like an extension of the nightmare that is nursing school, only worse.
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    How do you introduce yourself to patients? First name? Mr/Ms/Mrs X?

    Sadala replied to LillyFish's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I believe that I would give out my last name if asked. I've had employment where we regularly received death threats and I still felt it was the right of my clients to have my last name. Now. Just...
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    HIPPO Violations

    Sadala replied to Bortaz's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Hope this is better: I had difficulty on a practicum and spent valuable time on a question where I was asked to "access" something shown in a photo. Took me a while to figure out that the instructor...
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    How do you hold it together?

    Sadala replied to sweetie_pie's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Talk with even the people who cannot talk to you. Unless they shoot a look at you that tells you to shut up, they generally enjoy a smooth calming voice telling them about their care and just paying...
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    TEAS V: Reading and English portion??

    Sadala replied to court0212's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    I keep trying to tell people that. If you know the book (and it isn't THAT long) then it covers everything you need to know to do well on the test. I also suggest springing for the two online tests...
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    Normocytic vs. Normochromic Anemia

    Sadala replied to ala2ch's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Iron deficiency has both microcytic and hypochromic
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    Normocytic vs. Normochromic Anemia

    Sadala replied to ala2ch's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well, I think that it is darn well helpful to be able to look at the values on a CBC, and, along with other factors, to have SOME idea of what is going on. At the very least, it can help you...
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    A Call to Action from the Nation's Nurses in the Wake of Newtown

    Sadala replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Really the poll is quite biased. The questions should be as follows, do you support the ban on xyz weapons (assault weapons is a misnomer and a non-term by the way. There is NO standard definition...
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    A Call to Action from the Nation's Nurses in the Wake of Newtown

    Sadala replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm well educated in logic and in the use of language devices. I have formal education in both. I also note that you do not answer any of the questions directly posted to you via the use of your own...
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    Nursing errors? Charting inconsistencies?

    Sadala replied to sarahr's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    For what its worth, I wonder about drug interactions between statins and ranitidine and statins and verapimil (if that's the ccb he's on). I wonder if his physician felt those risks were too big to...
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    water pitcher mix ups in the hospital, how to avoid?

    Sadala replied to Tholi's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think I've mentioned before that I've become pretty OCD about the whole sanitation thing, but it troubles me to see a pitcher/cup come out of a room and then also to see it be taken back into the...
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    The Slow Code: Justified?

    Sadala replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    For whatever reason, I don't see this in the same light, particularly if it is not against the patient's or family's wishes. I think for me it's kind of an authenticity thing. You either do...
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    The Slow Code: Justified?

    Sadala replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wow. There was actually DEBATE about this - whether or not one should PRETEND to do his or her job? That creates so much cognitive dissonance in my head. What's the point of pretending? You either...