ghostchili

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1. Does your facility allow the floor/unit nurses write up other nurses?

   ghostchili replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in Emergency

   everything's been pretty much covered previously, but just wanted to throw in that at my facility, unless it's for two very specific populations, the ED is not required to call report on any patient it sends up to inpatient units... (not sure if this...

2. timing of bp meds

   ghostchili replied to NewbieKate's topic in Medications

   meds eventually time out in Epic...i'm not sure if it's 12 hours or 24. i usually chart against it somehow (missed, cancelled entry, &c...if it's a discontinued med i chart it as a cancelled entry and put "med d/c'd" in the comment box because t...

3. How to tell you've worked too many shifts in a row

   ghostchili replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Humor

   i'm currently on night 8 of 8 (doing 12-hr shifts) and i don't even feel like i can do anything *but* work. i think i've had 4 nights off in the past month, and i never know what to do with myself if i'm off...i end up coming in to work for a couple...

4. What's wrong with my cover letter/resume?? no calls backs or anything

   ghostchili replied to crazyscrubs's topic in Career Support

   i would caution against calling a manager directly; managers are often really busy and it can make you appear aggressive and pushy instead of positively assertive. i still maintain that if you want to make direct contact, do it face-to-face so that ...

5. To chart, or not to chart

   ghostchili replied to soon2have2's topic in General Nursing

   always chart. in 7 years, the people involved won't remember specific conversations, so you have to cover yourself. it doesn't necessarily have to be detailed; you can just chart "d/w _________, supervisor/manager/whoever." in my hospital, we have...

6. Sentra Healthcare info

   ghostchili replied to Nprifti's topic in Virginia

   @ 7 years as an RN I imagine you'll start somewhere around $24/hr? cath lab uses mostly techs; you'd work in the care unit (recovery, stuff like that) if you wanted to work around the cath lab.

7. sentara, riverside, naval hospital, clinics and schools in Hampton Roads

   ghostchili replied to sameasalways's topic in Virginia

   Sentara has almost a monopoly in the area, and they are on electronic charting vs. the paper charting Bon Secours is on. I don't know what Chesapeake uses. The benefit to Sentara is that once you're hired onto a unit, it's very easy to transfer bet...

8. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

   ghostchili replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Relations

   i don't like you. i don't like anything about you. i don't like the way you constantly try to make everyone feel belittled, i don't like the way you treat everyone (especially new staff) like they're idiots--i'd rather work with some of these new n...

9. My RN Job Search.....

   ghostchili replied to jessRN6896's topic in Career Support

   I honestly have no idea; I've only worked in one unit. I know we have people shadow, but I'm not sure if that's before or after they interview. It never hurts to ask, though, and I imagine it will set you apart as someone who's willing to go the ex...

10. What's wrong with my cover letter/resume?? no calls backs or anything

    ghostchili replied to crazyscrubs's topic in Career Support

    Ohhkay. So..I think I'll reiterate that this looks like something copy-pasted off a how-to-write-a-cover-letter site sample. You need to take this opportunity to show off what it is that makes you a stellar candidate vs. one of thousands of people ...

11. Why the disdain for LTC?

    ghostchili replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    i don't know how common it is anywhere else, but around where i am, a lot of the LTC positions open actually ask for at least a couple years' experience in an acute setting before they'll hire a person. that being said, LTC needs nurses, badly, but i...

12. ED vs. ICU -- goal of transplant or flight

    ghostchili replied to ghostchili's topic in Career Support

    oh, good to know! that just kind of solidifies the ICU direction more. thanks. :)

13. My RN Job Search.....

    ghostchili replied to jessRN6896's topic in Career Support

    one thing i can think of is to physically go into the hospital and introduce yourself to the manager and see if you can set up a time to shadow one of the staff nurses after you've applied. this way, they'll put a face to the name and when they call...

14. ED vs. ICU -- goal of transplant or flight

    ghostchili posted a topic in Career Support

    So...I have a dilemma. I've been working on my unit for about 3 years now. I work in heart failure--we get LVADs, PAH, end-stage CHF, and heart transplants. We also care for the lung transplant patients in the community. It's really a great unit, ...

15. Pregnant and job interview. Opinions?

    ghostchili replied to cherryblossom88's topic in General Nursing

    i don't think that being pregnant is a "temporary medical condition" when she doesn't plan on returning to work. as far as the employer is concerned, that would be permanent.