amtisdale

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1. Appropriate patient discussion

   amtisdale replied to amtisdale's topic in General Nursing

   We would be willing to orient but we would have to do it in addition to the shifts we are already having to work due to our floor being short.

2. Appropriate patient discussion

   amtisdale replied to amtisdale's topic in General Nursing

   Honestly our biggest concern is taking care of these patients with no orientation. Some of our nurses have only done labor and delivery for 20 years with no medsurg whatsoever. Then they send us patient's with positive troponins, etc. I just feel ...

3. Appropriate patient discussion

   amtisdale replied to amtisdale's topic in General Nursing

   We are a locked unit. Visitors have to leave their ids at the desk and we give them a room pass

4. Appropriate patient discussion

   amtisdale posted a topic in General Nursing

   So I'm just asking for an opinion. I work in a small hospital on a women's unit (ob/gyn/postpartum and level 1 newborn nursery) . We average about 30 deliveries a month. We usually have 1-2 Labor nurses and 1 newborn nursery nurse on the floor per...

5. Win $100! May 2015 Caption Contest

   amtisdale replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   "They just told him he can leave a few minutes early. He's running before they change their minds"

6. Rinse back amount

   amtisdale replied to ChicagoRN84's topic in Urology

   We do 200 to put them on and 300 rinse back. So we just add 500 to the goal to be pulled off.

7. Which way to go?

   amtisdale posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have an associates degree in nursing and have been a nurse for 9 years. I am looking into getting away from bedside nursing. I have been looking into Western Governors University into their BS in health informatics degree and their BSN. My husba...