2monkeys

2monkeys has 15 years experience and specializes in pediatric,geriatrics, med/surg/tele, ICU.

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1. Stuck in the rumor mill at work...

   2monkeys replied to ToughLover's topic in Relations

   that has happened at my job too, and mostly because of flirtling and occassionally inappropriate (yet funny ) comments made while working. Although it's fun to flirt and joke around at work, this+jealousy=baby games. Best thing to do is laugh it of...

2. ICU Nurse Monitoring Telemtry Patients

   2monkeys replied to 2monkeys's topic in Safety

   When we have critical patients, they are in the ICU. We also move a med/tele patient there if we think they require closer monitoring than is able to be given on med/tele because our ICU beds also double as med/tele beds if we have the need. In that...

3. ICU Nurse Monitoring Telemtry Patients

   2monkeys replied to 2monkeys's topic in Safety

   I am the Clinical coordinator, and I also funcion like you did which is one reason I really like my job. Thanks for your input!

4. ICU Nurse Monitoring Telemtry Patients

   2monkeys posted a topic in Safety

   I work on a small 25 bed unit in a Critical Access Hospital. Out of 25 beds, 3 are ICU beds. Our Units are attached, with the ICU basically within the med/tele unit. Our census is generally 5 or 6 patient on med/tele, and about 1 in the ICU. With...

5. How much vacation or PTO time for years worked in the USA for RNs?

   2monkeys posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am curious how my hospital ranks in vacation time given to RNs on hire and for years of service etc. We get 2 weeks for 10 years, then 3 weeks for another 10....I think this is low for the job that we do. Some people get as much as 5 weeks for hi...

6. looking for examples of self scheduling guidelines

   2monkeys replied to 2monkeys's topic in General Nursing

   thank yo all for your help! you are giving me a lot of good ideas. We have to have a really solid plan and make sure the guidelines are followed if we wnat our manager to agree.

7. looking for examples of self scheduling guidelines

   2monkeys posted a topic in General Nursing

   We used to do self scheduling on the med/surg unit here at my hospital. Our most recent manager has me doing the scheduling completely. The nurses would like to go back to self scheduling, but I am looking for some examples of guidelines that have ...

8. How does your facility give report?

   2monkeys replied to 2monkeys's topic in General Nursing

   currently we tape report and then the nurses coming off duty wait until we are done to asnswer lights and allow for questions. but we also have too much extraneous info in the reports, like aaox3, skin pink warm and dry, etc. what i am looking for ...

9. How does your facility give report?

   2monkeys posted a topic in General Nursing

   We are searching for the best way to give report. There are changes that are occasionally missed. We are a small rural hospital with about 30 med/surg beds, and our average census is about 18. Our report takes about 30 minutes but can be longer. ...