supervisorhatchet

supervisorhatchet has 2 years experience and specializes in LTC.

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1. Any tips for a new RN starting off in a nursing home?

   supervisorhatchet replied to CindyLou1983's topic in Geriatric

   Know what you know, and all the rest.....ask lots of questions. Use your peers to help you gain knowledge! There are never any dumb questions, and mistakes are just new opportunities to learn!

2. New School nurse sub - advice??

   supervisorhatchet replied to photomom's topic in School

   Don't worry too much. It is no different than any other nursing job....Your job is to follow the MDs order. No order no med, tx, etc. And in case of emergency....you are never alone! There is internet every where! You'll make it, and ace it to. ! :ye...

3. Locker dilemma

   supervisorhatchet replied to Morainey's topic in Relations

   I worked at a place for over 2 years and never got a locker....When one did open up, it was on another unit, all the way on the other side of the building, on a lock down unit that I did not even have access to. >LOLsomething we did at another pla...

4. how to get in the elusive ICU club...any suggestions

   supervisorhatchet posted a topic in CCU

   this may seem silly, but how can I get into the ICU? I have been RN for 2& 1/2 years. I have worked med surg & long term care, and briefly in home health. They dont want new grads...so I am not a new grad anymore. But they still don't want m...

5. confused about insulin

   supervisorhatchet posted a topic in Educators

   I just read a report from a recent survey, and one of the tags was that insulin was administered after the meal. Is this accurate? I thought that FSBS was checked before the meal...the insulin could come any time (W/IN 30 MINUTES) of the meal...befo...

6. new job description every day, unpaid on call

   supervisorhatchet replied to supervisorhatchet's topic in General Nursing

   administrative, hourly paid RN if on call nurse can't get someone to come in, and the floor isn't covered, the nurse gets to work the floor:down::down:

7. new job description every day, unpaid on call

   supervisorhatchet replied to supervisorhatchet's topic in General Nursing

   no contract

8. new job description every day, unpaid on call

   supervisorhatchet posted a topic in General Nursing

   It seems like every day I get a new job description. Can you do this. and oh today, I need you to do this. And focus on this today.. And today beat all. I was informed after being in my position for several weeks, that I will be having to take on cal...

9. fluticasone aerosol + nasal spray

   supervisorhatchet replied to sogreenrn's topic in Medications

   without knowing what the nasal spray is...it is hard to say...However, there are different classes of inhaled medication... flonase is an anti inflammatory = reduces swelling then there are steroid sprays, antihistamine strays, and even sprays for th...

10. new to management..Need help

    supervisorhatchet posted a topic in LTC Directors

    hi everyone...I am new to management, I need some resources for common meds that require lab follow up common dx that require lab follow up a system for chart audits and a system for compliance rounds

11. anyone ever been part of a RCA meeting?

    supervisorhatchet replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    not sure about hospital procedures. in long term care, we do RCA for just about any negative outcome... such as pressure ulcers, falls, skin tears, etc it really isn't a big deal, it is a risk management strategy to find the cause...so that it can ...

12. med error or flawed entry

    supervisorhatchet replied to supervisorhatchet's topic in LTC Directors

    thanks for the replies I have a lot of work to do. The administrator has sort of put me in charge of getting the MARS cleaned up. I found about 40 of this type of error on 1 med cart in 1 shift (I don't usually work the cart) thanks for the clarific...

13. med error or flawed entry

    supervisorhatchet posted a topic in LTC Directors

    just wondering... recently noticed several medications on the med cart not match what is on my eMAR... such as eMAR might say tylenol 650mg 1 tablet q6hrs...but what I have on hand is 325mg tablets & I must administer 2 tablets to get ordered 650...

14. 2 new grads in charge?

    supervisorhatchet replied to DedHedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I say the same thing..The bad ones weed themselves out, usually.

15. RN supervisor legal responsibility

    supervisorhatchet posted a topic in LTC Directors

    Just wondering if anyone can tell me what my legal/ethical/moral responsibility is when "RN supervisor" has been assigned to my name. and if I am going to be assigned RN supervisor, shouldn't I get a raise?