Leafylane

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1. Job Title Med/Surg Practicing in Critical Care

   Leafylane posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am moving to a new state and starting a new RN job. I am a critical care nurse (specifically CVICU) nurse by trade and have never worked outside the ICUs. I accepted my new job, which is float pool, with the understanding that I would float to only...

2. Patient Safety at Risk/ Transfer to another job?

   Leafylane replied to Leafylane's topic in General Nursing

   I just looked again to make sure, and employees are allowed to transfer after 90 days of employment. So, I am almost there. Would this be a bad move for me or am I warranted in my concerns?

3. Patient Safety at Risk/ Transfer to another job?

   Leafylane replied to Leafylane's topic in General Nursing

   I have looked for a transfer policy and have not found one stating any time restraints. I am just afraid that it will look bad for me and my resume. I just really want to get out of this situation. I am afraid that I don't have the resources to pr...

4. Patient Safety at Risk/ Transfer to another job?

   Leafylane posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am an ICU nurse with a little over 1.5 years of experience...so a newer nurse. After working an hour and a half away from my home for over a year in a community hospital, I finally got hired in an ICU close to my home and started 2 months ago. The...

5. NPA/Nasal Trumpet

   Leafylane replied to Leafylane's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, it was.

6. NPA/Nasal Trumpet

   Leafylane replied to Leafylane's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry, that does sound confusing. I had the patient for multiple shifts. She swallowed pills, water, food just fine for the first shift I had her. When I came back on for my second shift with her, the NPA had been placed by the day shift doctor, w...

7. NPA/Nasal Trumpet

   Leafylane replied to Leafylane's topic in General Nursing

   That's what I was thinking...that the NPA should still allow for swallowing based on its placement above the epiglottis. Additionally, these patients should still be able to clear their own oral secretions for the most part since they typically don'...

8. NPA/Nasal Trumpet

   Leafylane posted a topic in General Nursing

   This may seem like a common sense question, but I cannot find any documentation regarding best practice. Here it is: Is it safe for a patient with a nasal trumpet to drink water, swallow pills, etc.? I recently had a conscious patient with an NPA ...

9. New Nurse in Portland=No Job

   Leafylane replied to Leafylane's topic in New Nurse

   I have started to look in outlying areas (up to 3 hours away), but this would still mean that I spend time living apart from my husband. I did the same thing for nursing school and am just really burned out on the traveling. I did receive my BSN in ...

10. New Nurse in Portland=No Job

    Leafylane posted a topic in New Nurse

    I recently graduated from nursing school in Arizona and passed the NCLEX. Unfortunately, my husband and I had to move to Portland, Oregon from Arizona, where there are many opportunities for new nurses to start their careers. Prior to going into nu...