csadam

csadam

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  1. Never placed an IV!!!!!

    csadam replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    I know nurses that aren't potty

  2. Those in Med Surg

    csadam replied to BettyBoop01's topic in General Nursing

    5:1 without techs, nights. Most nights its only 4:1. However I could have an LVN and work in a team, have about 8 patients total (4 primary care, and 4 more with my LVN providing primary care for the...

  3. Frustrated

    csadam replied to sillyang's topic in General Nursing

    Second that, I completley agree with

  4. Community Hospital

    csadam replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    I also work in a small (78 bed) community hospital, in a 6 bed ICU. LOVE IT! Came from a large hospital's 43 bed M/S unit, and this really has been a nice change for me. We have hospitalists, who come...

  5. They are closing my nursing program

    csadam replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Really, if they end up closing this program it will deeply impact our small community. We need all the help we can get! Off: HeartsOpenWide, I believe we sat in a class together today and...

  6. They are closing my nursing program

    csadam replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Please stop by tomorrow at the Shaw Pavillion of MRCH to sign petitions, all day

  7. They are closing my nursing program

    csadam replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Guessing Humboldt

  8. I'm Sorry, But I'm Thankful

    csadam replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    :loveya: You did everything you could for this person. When it's time we all go, and not a minute before. I had a dying pt for the last 3 days, somebody who hasn't ''been there'' for years, and keep...

  9. Computer software for scheduling

    csadam replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    hi, this is what we use in our facility, we (nurses) don't have access to the scheduling part though. hope it helps. optilink pcss patient classification and staffing system, a workload management...

  10. Took Nclex For The Second Time

    csadam replied to phillymalenurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    Hi and :welcome: Sorry to hear that. You could try preparing from Saunders and/or Mosby's NCLEX books next time, I've found those to very helpful on my exam. Good luck to

  11. what to know @ scene of accident

    csadam replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, yeah, I do love the adrenalin rush, too. I felt pretty good about myself, being able to help out a bit, you know... I totally understood the difference between the way all the other lay...

  12. what to know @ scene of accident

    csadam replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    It only happened yesterday afternoon, and thankfully no one was seriously hurt... I came off the night shift in the morning, went home, slept a couple hours, had lunch and headed for the nearest...

  13. Moving to another state

    csadam replied to aqualunni's topic in General Nursing

    You're going to school here, so it shouldn't be a problem for you to get your CA license endorsed in any other state... Check out the website of the Board of Nursing you are interested in. Usually...

  14. Question to all Hungarian nurses in CA!

    csadam replied to csadam's topic in International Nursing

    Mesi, I read your other posts, and saw that you are in NY. Sorry for the misunderstanding. :uhoh21: But thank you for your input, anyway. You know I think that New York and Cali are in a lot of ways...

  15. Question to all Hungarian nurses in CA!

    csadam posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hello everybody! I'm a Hungarian RN in MI. I have to move to CA in the spring because my husband got a job there last November. My question is to anybody who went to school in Hungary and had to have...

  16. Question to all Hungarian nurses in CA!

    csadam replied to csadam's topic in International Nursing

    Hello Emese! ( paksi baby, love your username:jester: ) Thanks for your reply. Right now I have a temp license for CA. I'm done with all the other requirements, except the credits from Hungary. I am...

  17. Blood Type DIET?

    csadam replied to newguard's topic in General Nursing

    Hi newguard, I don't know anything about it. But if you ask me about diets I will tell you, there is not one diet out there that is good for every body, according to blood types or not! Personally...

  18. Can't hear normal breath sounds

    csadam replied to Nursebarebari's topic in Pulmonary

    Either you need a better stethoscope, or all your non wheezing pts are diminished... IN ALL LUNG FIELDS. Seriously try listening to your lungs with your stethoscope, if you don't hear anything get a...

  19. Question to all Hungarian nurses in CA!

    csadam replied to csadam's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks again Suzanne, you are very

  20. Question to all Hungarian nurses in CA!

    csadam replied to csadam's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks Suzanne, Do you think it is OK if I send the CA BRN the translation from a translator here (MI), after the school has already submitted my transcripts in Hungarian? Like maybe ask the school...

  21. Should I Quit (Sorry It's Long)

    csadam replied to kendratyler2001's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Never worked in LTC before, but it does not sound safe for you or your patients to work in a place like this. I would give my two weeks notice and go. If mgmt. doesn't like it, too bad, I would...

  22. Shocked At Nurses Actions Tonight

    csadam replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely right!!! BTW, I know a lot of middle eastern people, mostly from Iraq, but some other arabs as well, whom are CATHOLIC!!! I would never ever judge a person according to their natonality,...

  23. Great Grandma Tattoos "Do Not Resucitate" on her chest

    csadam replied to candicane's topic in General Nursing

    Hey! How is it going??? I just got off night shift, and sure had my share of patients who did not have DNR tattooed on their chest... Not that I had to actually resuscitate, but I was thinking all...

  24. Great Grandma Tattoos "Do Not Resucitate" on her chest

    csadam replied to candicane's topic in General Nursing

    What a smart woman!!! I might just do that some day,

  25. nurses vs. dental hygenist salary

    csadam replied to mommy2BCD's topic in General Nursing

    Hi missmarley, As far as I know the profession of a dental nurse in the UK is equal to the dental assistant in the US. Not the same thing as a dental hygienist!!! I was an RN in Hungary, and when I...