Where do you work?

Hospice inpatient unit

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I work in Assisted Living.

Welcome, jlove86!

So, what type of facility do you work in? 851-bed hospital
What unit? Stroke (with some medical)
Do you work part-time or full time? Full-time
What type of shifts do you work? 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
What do you generally do? When I get to work, we have a short meeting in the morning, then we get report on our patients. I look up what medications they have due throughout the day and write them down. I assess my patients every 4 hours, check to see what orders were written, check lab & procedure results, draw labs (if needed), admit & discharge patients, etc.. I am a new nurse so I might be missing some things, but those are some of the tasks I do in a typical day.

So, what type of facility do you work in? Acute care hospital
What unit? Neonatal ICU
Do you work part-time or full time? Just went PT
What type of shifts do you work? 7p-7a

So, what type of facility do you work in? 250 bed hospital
What unit? Financial Services
Do you work part-time or full time? Full-time
What type of shifts do you work? M-F 7:30 to 4

So, what type of facility do you work in? LTACH
What unit? we have 2 units, med-surg and icu. primarily i work in med-surg but have been floated to icu
Do you work part-time or full time? full
What type of shifts do you work? 7pm-7am

What type of facility do you work in?
Hospital
What unit?
Trauma Program Manager
Do you work part-time or full time?
Full time
What type of shifts do you work?
Usually 7-3:30, but hours are flexible as long as I do 40.
What do you generally do?
Ensure we meet State Standards for Trauma Center Accreditation through performance improvement, injury prevention, education. Work with all staff and docs involved in trauma care, EMS, outside agencies for injury prevention.

So, what type of facility do you work in? outpatient county mental health clinic
What unit? No unit...just as above...it's 2 docs, 1 nurse practitioner, and lil' ol' me!
Do you work part-time or full time? Full-time
What type of shifts do you work? 8am-5pm, Mon.-Fri.
What do you generally do? Prescription refills, medication education with patients, weekly injection clinic for patients who receive long-acting injections of antipsychotics, teaching a wellness/nutrition class, some telephone triage-type stuff for questions about meds, side effects, illnesses, and tests such as Mini Mental Status Exams, AIMS (Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale), and vital signs checks for patients who need things checked (like blood pressure checks for patients who are prescribed propranolol, weight checks and blood glucose for people on Zyprexa...we don't check vitals on everybody)