KrustyTheNurse

KrustyTheNurse has 16 years experience and specializes in 26.

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1. Ideas for training demo during informatics interview

   KrustyTheNurse replied to KrustyTheNurse's topic in Informatics

   I know it's been a few months since my interview, but I wanted to let you know that I did get the job, and started on October 4. I've been crazy busy learning the job, and I started on the cusp of a go-live for the hospital's perinatal department. ...

2. Ideas for training demo during informatics interview

   KrustyTheNurse replied to KrustyTheNurse's topic in Informatics

   Great pep talk! :) I do have the confidence to show in the interview I can do this job and that I will be a valuable member of their team. I do have hope but I know I'll be a terrific informaticist.

3. Ideas for training demo during informatics interview

   KrustyTheNurse replied to KrustyTheNurse's topic in Informatics

   Thanks so much for the great advice. The job description encompasses Epic Care training and I have experience training end-users in PACU with Cerner. I believe I will use my time to simulate a training session for a recent enhancement. I have pock...

4. Ideas for training demo during informatics interview

   KrustyTheNurse replied to KrustyTheNurse's topic in Informatics

   :) Thanks for your ideas and input. This will give me something to think about. BTW, you mentioned you're not an informatics nurse yet? It sounds like you have a goal to enter this specialty. If you are, good luck. I've found it a little challe...

5. Ideas for training demo during informatics interview

   KrustyTheNurse posted a topic in Informatics

   I'm very excited about an interview I have scheduled for an Informatics Educator this coming week. I've been wanting to move into informatics for a long time and I don't want to blow this opportunity. I've been asked to give a 15 minute training pr...

6. New Grads in the PACU

   KrustyTheNurse replied to Anjann's topic in PACU

   Good luck!!

7. Not following ASPAN guidelines

   KrustyTheNurse replied to deehaverrn's topic in PACU

   That's a very sad story. I think, from a patient safety perspective, you are going to have to make some decisions as to whether you should be working in this environment due to your limited physical abilities, and if you should even continue work...

8. Preoperative Warming: Is this routine?

   KrustyTheNurse replied to jsully13's topic in PACU

   The reason to prewarm patients to to maintain a normothermic temperature which will, therefore, decrease the risk of post-op infections. One of the patient safety goals set by the IHI (Saving 100,000 Lives Campaign) was to decrease post-op infection...

9. Not following ASPAN guidelines

   KrustyTheNurse replied to deehaverrn's topic in PACU

   ASPAN postion statement is a guideline - guidelines are suggested modes of practice. This guideline states "requires two licensed nurses, one of whom is a Registered Nurse competent in postanesthesia nursing, be present in the Phase I PACU whenever ...

10. Post op mastectomy

    KrustyTheNurse replied to fnlyRNstudent05's topic in PACU

    One thing you'll learn after you become an RN is that patients have specific rights and are responsibile to take accountability for their care. You have to respect her wishes to "come home from surgery and take her meds and sleep and heal and doesn'...

11. New Grads in the PACU

    KrustyTheNurse replied to Anjann's topic in PACU

    I'm glad you're asking these questions. From my perspective as a nurse manager I might be of some help and guidance. I manage an 18 bay PACU within a 400+ bed, level I trauma center. Our job descriptions and requirements call for critical care nur...

12. Yearly Evaluations

    KrustyTheNurse replied to KrustyTheNurse's topic in Management

    Thanks Lace-RN. That's a great suggestion. I planned to do just that. I will be making an appointment with our Employee Relations Specialist tomorrow for more guidance and to help me with development of their action plan.

13. Yearly Evaluations

    KrustyTheNurse replied to KrustyTheNurse's topic in Management

    To feistynurse, thanks for your advice; it's very helpful. I don't want to be played, which I think has been their agenda and I could sort of see that while we met. Both of them said they'd never received such a bad evaluation in the past and that ...

14. Yearly Evaluations

    KrustyTheNurse posted a topic in Management

    I think I really messed up. This is my first nurse management job (8 months out) and I just finished giving yearly evaluations to my staff. Two nurses in particular have had interpersonal behavioral problems that have been present for years. I unl...

15. voice care reporting

    KrustyTheNurse replied to pk1's topic in Management

    What is voice care report? Is it the same as SBAR?