chacha82

chacha82 ADN, BSN

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  1. Dazed and Confused: Blurred Lines

    chacha82 replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

    I struggled with this too. There is no way you should be staying till 9 or 10 if you worked the night before. No way. No how. Are these nurses staying until 9:30 at night to help you? The climate of...

  2. Shouldn't Have Gone Down that Rabbit Hole ...

    chacha82 replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I LOVE NCIS! thank you for the pic! I miss DiNozzo on that show so

  3. Can CNAs work one 12h shift a week?

    chacha82 replied to LindseyPar's topic in General Students

    I did. Look for a PRN or float position. Towards the end of school I worked more, but the first two semesters I only worked once a

  4. Bored after 3 months?

    chacha82 replied to saradista's topic in Rehabilitation

    I agree with previous posters that rehab is not really a step towards flight nursing. However, you are there now and in order to not look like you are job hopping I would advise you to stay for at...

  5. Jahi McMath is finally at peace

    chacha82 replied to anon456's topic in Nursing News

    I am just wondering what the expected outcome of this recent surgery was? If she had ischemic or necrotic bowel, is that from being on a ventilator for several

  6. Every 3rd weekend

    chacha82 replied to Mamabear2RN's topic in General Nursing

    At some facilities every third weekend is the norm, so it's not a bad suggestion. It was the expectation where I went to school. I wish we did it at my job now. If everyone just knew they had to work...

  7. Best thing about being a nurse?

    chacha82 replied to LM838's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite is normalizing a complicated post-op (art line out, getting off all the gtts, etc), having them walk and getting them discharged. It means our intervention helped and they got

  8. Insulin error

    chacha82 replied to rn1924's topic in Patient Medications

    Personally if I have had to correct someone's blood sugar with juice, tablets, whatever, I always ask the MD if they want them to have the next

  9. Los Gatos ER Physician in the News

    chacha82 replied to CityofAngelsRN's topic in Nursing News

    I wonder if she knew she was being taped. It's not an excuse, but if patients have a right to not be on camera, what about providers? Just wondering. IMO, she was clearly rattled and overworked in the...

  10. Per diem cardiac nursing ideas?

    chacha82 replied to heartnurse_15's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Heart clinic would be great and I don't know your region but where I live clinics don't really have a need for PRN staff. They would just work short instead of having PRN openings. Cardiac rehab as a...

  11. If you apply and accept a job, don't bail out for no good reason

    chacha82 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    "I'm not challenged on Med Surg" = I'm not doing half of what I should be doing, either I have no idea to or I don't care

  12. Three 12s vs Five 8s

    chacha82 replied to jive turkey's topic in General Nursing

    I have done both. 5 8s is brutal. It's shorter shifts, but that's 5 days of walking into nothing done, admitting people and doing their belongings checks, 5 days of getting diet cokes for families, 5...

  13. Do you look up the push rate for IVP meds?

    chacha82 replied to Nsco2018's topic in General Nursing

    I do. You do not want to slam a med like Lasix, metop or hydralazine in. It's not just uncomfortable, you could end up doing serious harm to the patient. Now, if it's a

  14. What do you do on weekends off?

    chacha82 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Rode the subway several times this week to go to a party and a wedding. Stayed with my parents and loved every bit of it! I'm not usually off on the weekends so this was

  15. What does "good nursing" mean to you?

    chacha82 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for almost 3 years now, all in the inpatient acute setting. I am curious to know what other nurses consider "good nursing." Obviously safe care, but what else? When I went to...

  16. Best stethoscope for an ER Nurse?

    chacha82 replied to verbalsjint's topic in Emergency

    My hubby got me a fancy one almost three years ago but now I usually use a cheapo one and hear fine. It's the cardiology III and honestly it is very heavy around my neck and in my pocket. I can hear...

  17. Only per diem nurse?

    chacha82 replied to careerchanger2's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Backwards answer I know...but... "A few days a week" can be full-time work in nursing. (3 or 4 days). If your true passion is NURSING, go ahead and pursue this, but it will not feel like "a few days a...

  18. Annoyed by commercial

    chacha82 replied to jodispamodi's topic in General Nursing

    Time to get the family members on our side and have them lean on legislators. "Do you want safe care for your family member?" Yes, of

  19. What's the nicest compliment you've gotten as a nurse?

    chacha82 replied to NurseNinja1990's topic in General Nursing

    Another staff member told me I am the most diligent nurse she knows on our floor :) It gave me all the feels

  20. Can you give a lesser dose than prescribed without an order?

    chacha82 replied to Faith1234567's topic in General Nursing

    So you give the patient the medicine. If the patient says, "I'm taking 1 of this pill but not the other" you take the other pill back, waste in front of another RN, notify the physician, and

  21. Student loans killing me!! stressed!

    chacha82 replied to Nurselyfe92's topic in General Nursing

    Since you asked...and since I am AN's self-appointed negative nancy regarding all things fiscal: First of all, I am so sorry that you don't qualify for the program you were planning on. I am sure that...

  22. Non compliance?

    chacha82 replied to Glycerine82's topic in Patient Education

    Sounds like someone else put the fear in her and now she is spreading it. If you have provided the resources for the patient and they still don't comply, you've done all you can do. Document it in the...

  23. New grad struggling to find jobs

    chacha82 replied to Tanny22's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you do not have your license yet that may be why you are getting

  24. It's for me

    chacha82 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I wish patients and families were aware of all of the decisions we have to make throughout the day, and that no one is sitting at the nurses station, reading a magazine or twiddling their thumbs. Last...

  25. It's for me

    chacha82 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for the thoughtful responses! I have only worked in hospitals since 2014. I am wondering what family customer service was like, for example, in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s. I want family...