Cynnie24

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1. Working in a doctor's office: does it provide valuable skills?

   Cynnie24 posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi all! I am a new-ish nurse, have been an RN for almost a year now. I have been working in a doctor's office since I graduated. It is a pediatric office. There are a couple MA's but the RNs do phone triage, catheters, handle all of the labs, give in...

2. Safely administering medications for coworkers violating hipaa if we're not asssigned pt ?

   Cynnie24 replied to Cynnie24's topic in HIPAA

   All of the responses have been so wonderful. Thank you all so much for clearing this up for me!

3. New grad in doctors office, making lots of mistakes

   Cynnie24 posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi guys, I got hired part time at a large family practice office and I am an RN that does everything that our MA's do at this clinic but I also answer phones and have lab duties. I previously worked at a SNF for 6 months before getting hired here. ha...

4. Safely administering medications for coworkers violating hipaa if we're not asssigned pt ?

   Cynnie24 posted a topic in HIPAA

   Hi everybody, I was just wondering if something that seems to happen a lot constitutes a hipaa violation. For example, in my clinical rotations as a student, I would see floor nurses in the hospital who were occupied in emergency situations having to...

5. Who to give my resignation to?

   Cynnie24 posted a topic in Career Support

   Hi everyone, I have written a resignation letter and will be resigning in 3.5 weeks from my current job for a new job. I work nights so management doesnt even come until 0900, I am off at 0630. However, the RCM is there around 0730 (my direct supervi...

6. Feel guilty about resigning during the holidays

   Cynnie24 posted a topic in Career Support

   I work at a rehab/snf. I have been there for 7 months right out of school. I have found it is not for me, I work nights and cannot get a day/eve shift position and I am not adjusting to nights at all. My whole life is affected by my inability to slee...

7. Letter of resignation typed or handwritten?

   Cynnie24 posted a topic in Professionalism

   I know this is a silly question but I have never had to resign before from a job. I feel guilty about leaving my job at a rehab/snf but it is not for me, and I have been offered my dream job as a pediatric RN. I have only been at this facility for 7 ...

8. Newer RN working in SNF/Rehab with low ratings.

   Cynnie24 posted a topic in Geriatric

   Hi everyone, The snf that Ive worked at since I graduated has low ratings... I respect a lot of the nurses there and believe they give great care including myself but apparently we had a survey not too long ago and we got tagged with deficiencies lik...

9. How many of you RNs started in LTC, SNF, or rehab environment and moved on?

   Cynnie24 posted a topic in Geriatric

   I have been working in a SNF/Rehab facility for 5 months now (ever since I graduated, first job as a RN), and I am now plugging away at applying to hospitals and clinics. I do not see this environment as one that I want to spend my nursing career in....

10. New grad RN in LTC/rehab, feeling conflicted

    Cynnie24 replied to Cynnie24's topic in Geriatric

    I wanted to thank everyone for your replies. So far it is going alright though I have my bad days that I go home and can't stop thinking about work, even on my days off. I have faith that it will get better with time. Thanks again to all of you.

11. Advice for a new grad on sending patients out to ER?

    Cynnie24 posted a topic in Geriatric

    Hello everybody, I am a new grad RN in a sub-acute rehab/LTC facility. I have been here for a month and am on my own, off orientation. When it comes to being cautious and sending patients to the ER r/t a patient condition change, I live by the saying...

12. Advice about sending patients out to ED for a new grad?

    Cynnie24 posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    Hello everybody, I am a new grad RN in a sub-acute rehab/LTC facility. I have been here for a month and am on my own, off orientation. When it comes to being cautious and sending patients to the ER r/t a patient condition change, I live by the saying...

13. New grad RN in LTC/rehab, feeling conflicted

    Cynnie24 posted a topic in Geriatric

    Hello all. I graduated in December of last year and have been job hunting ever since. I finally got a job offer 3 weeks ago as an RN part-time in a LTC/rehab facility. I started training on nights and have had two weeks of orientation, I start on my ...

14. Do you need a doctors order for this?

    Cynnie24 posted a topic in Geriatric

    Do you need a doctors order to change a foley catheter? This is a LTC facility. Lets say the foley is clogged after irrigating it per physician's orders. Ive heard yes and no. Thank you

15. Is it difficult to obtain a job in LTC/SNF as a new grad?

    Cynnie24 replied to Cynnie24's topic in Job Hunt

    Hi Don1984, thanks for your reply and for the link. Around here it seems pretty rough for new grads to get a job in nursing homes, as most of them require at least 1 year of nursing experience. I'm also wondering if I should apply as a new grad anywa...