GonnaBSN

GonnaBSN

Quality Improvement, Informatics

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About GonnaBSN

GonnaBSN has 1 years experience and specializes in Quality Improvement, Informatics.


Second career RN, originally from behavioral research, working in Quality Improvement as a NSQIP SCR. NSQIP is an American College of Surgeons Quality Improvement Program, aimed at measuring and improving outcomes for surgical patients.

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  1. New nurse here who keeps getting bad advice....help!

    A key skill in nursing is being able to voice when you need help. And as a new nurse, we are eager to please. But remember that you can't do it all, and when you stop asking questions, and never ask for help -- these are symptoms of a problem!
  2. Nurse Residency Program

    It's a good sign that your hospital is wanting to spend the resources to train you well. I would never work anywhere that didn't have an on boarding plan for me
  3. Feeling lousy

    Agreed! We all make mistakes! Just report, document, and learn from it.
  4. I just need to vent :-(

    Chin up!
  5. Surgical Clinical Nurse Reviewer

    The majority of my time is spent reviewing patients' medical records. I gather clinical data and input it to an online portal which runs it thru an algorithm. I also work w/ the quality improvement team to report on trends in the data.
  6. Iodine Prep with a shellfish allergy?

    On questions like this, you can call your hospital pharmacy for a quick response. I think that's the safest way to care for the patient.
  7. Surgical Clinical Nurse Reviewer

    I work as a NSQIP SCR, although I'm brand new to the position. The NSQIP program is brand new at our hospital, and we're in the process of creating the program. I just wanted to follow the string, as I'm eager to connect with other SCRs
  8. What should every orthopaedic nurse know?

    Right, but if you have no idea what they take, how do you determine what's gonna be too much? Just follow VS's?
  9. Just a Floor Nurse

    I am an attorney who went to nursing school, so I'm "just a nurse" to some people now. Generally these folks hate their job and hate that you went and did something that you wanted to do, rather than stay in something you hate because everyone else e...
  10. What should every orthopaedic nurse know?

    Penni, you are so right with the crazy amount of narcotics! I've already noticed that. Advice/thoughts about managing pain for patients who come in on a baseline of lots of narcotics... Whether or not they tell you it's the case? I get worried about ...
  11. on forgetting...

    I meant to say, "it's all about repetition" :)
  12. on forgetting...

    I agree, you're normal. You have way too much info in your head to recall things off the cuff sometimes. Part of orientation and our first year is sorting thru all you know and figuring out what is relevant to your setting/patients/unit. For example...
  13. Reportable?

    I cared for a pt this week who had stage III wound ( it was 4cm deep, MRSA positive, and horribly painful!). This pt was documented as "MR" and lived in a group home. According to my pt, the cause of this wound becoming so bad was that a nurse (LPN) ...
  14. HCA Midwest Loan Forgiveness Question(s) Please!

    financial aid office stacie withers, director [color=#333333]2525 e. meyer blvd. [color=#333333]kansas city, mo. 64132 [color=#333333](816) 995-2832 home - research college of nursing good luck!
  15. Interview w/ 75+ year old

    I have an assignment to do an interview w someone who is 75 years or older. It consists of a bunch of reflection questions. Trouble is that I dont know anyone over 75 that fits the criteria ("living well" ie healthy). Is anyone out there willing to t...