akrn70

akrn70 specializes in LTC, Surgery.

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1. Peer Evals

   akrn70 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Was wondering if anyone is doing peer evaluations and if so how your process works. Are they done once a year? Who chooses who does them? Do you do them on each nurse? Do you feel this is an accurate and appropriate way to evaluate staff? What hav...

2. Nursing Professional Development Certification

   akrn70 replied to RNPATL's topic in Educators

   What is the Nursing Professional Development Certification? Sorry, I have no idea what it is. Hope it went well for you!

3. "Clinical Nurse" designation---what does it mean in your facility?

   akrn70 replied to WindwardOahuRN's topic in MICU

   Would any one be willing to share the optional activities that your facility uses to gain points toward earning the levels for your clinical ladders? We are in the process of revamping ours and I was just curious to know what other facilities are do...

4. Clinical Ladder

   akrn70 posted a topic in General Nursing

   We are in the process of updating/revamping our Clinical Ladder. Does anyone have any examples/suggestions that could be added to the additional activities area so that nurses can earn additional points? Thanks in advance for your time and help!

5. Your thoughts and ideas needed - 2 matters!

   akrn70 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how to boost morale and attitudes in a department. Fun ways to get people back on track, wanting to help each other. We have a great group of folks but here lately, the morale has been terrible. We have even...

6. Prospective Nursing Student and Phlebotomy Certification

   akrn70 replied to channyyy's topic in General Nursing

   I did the same thing while waiting to see if I got in to my program. It was interesting, I learned a bunch, but figured out that Phlebotomy would not be for me. Not because I didn't like sticking and drawing blood because I love that, it was the fa...

7. how do you keep your sexy??

   akrn70 replied to healthcarefome's topic in General Nursing

   You can do it! Still get your hair done (there are many cute/sexy up do's you could do for work or leave it down), do your make up for work (it doesn't have to be heavy) if you can buy your own scrubs get the cute fitted ones, buy shoes that match y...

8. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

   akrn70 replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

   Funny you should say that...about a month ago she showed up to work with a black eye, said her son elbowed her. That one cleared up and she came to work with another one! This time she said her daughter and her were messing around and she got hit. ...

9. From the mouths of non-nurses

   akrn70 replied to mattcastens's topic in Humor

   I work in the surgery department which also includes endo. On one of my days off one of the endo nurses called to say she was coming by to drop off something I had ordered. I happen to be gone when she stopped by so my hubby answered the door. She ...

10. How are you with needles?

    akrn70 replied to feralnostalgia's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mind giving or getting IV or blood draws....what I hope I never have to get is a foley!!!!

11. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    akrn70 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Have any of you ever worked with someone who feels like they do everything and everyone else is lazy? I work with a great bunch of nurses. We just have one that thinks she is the only one that works, she's the fastest, everyoe else is lazy, she's the...

12. Is it a law?

    akrn70 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Can anyone tell me if it is a state law, safety standard, community or national standard that when patients leave the hospital they must leave via a wheelchair. I work in the surgery department and am wondering if every patient has to leave by wheelc...

13. MD ordered placebo for pain PRN~would you give it?

    akrn70 replied to beetlebailey524's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to have to agree with the rest...totally unethical! I have never seen it done and you are right for questioning the order. It makes me soooo mad when I have a pt in pain and it is put off becuse it's thought that the pt is drug seeking. ...

14. Policy and Procedure Help

    akrn70 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I have a favor to ask of you...I am working on new policies and procedure for our hospital and need some help. I work in the surgery department but this will be hospital wide. I was wondering if any of you have a policy on IV starts, how many tim...

15. Headig North...

    akrn70 replied to akrn70's topic in Alaska

    Thanks URanurse! I will check out the web site. I would like to work in a hospital if for nothing else the hands on. As much as I love the nursing home and the residents I am not using all the skills I woul like to be. I see all of your speciality ar...