Nurse Julie

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1. Do you feel valued in your current nursing position?

   Nurse Julie replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Where do you live where there is not a permanent nursing position in site? In North and South Carolina, they are BEGGING for nurses!

2. "Your servers today will be..." Opinions please!

   Nurse Julie replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Geriatric

   In order to help patients understand who is taking care of them, my hospital is instituting "walking rounds" at change of shift. The off going and oncoming nurses go from room to room saying goodbye/introducing themselves. This seems a better way t...

3. Hello, need some advise on relocating

   Nurse Julie replied to RN2Bonthemove's topic in Career Support

   I know that our nurse recruiter has helped with housing when nurses have relocated to take a position in our hospital. He puts the nurses in contact with a real estate agent. Our recruiter gets a commission for the nurses he recruits, so he is eage...

4. Hello, need some advise on relocating

   Nurse Julie replied to RN2Bonthemove's topic in Career Support

   Hospitals are desperate for RN's, so you have the "upper hand". Many will fly you for your interview and pay relocation. Decide which are you want to live in and either do a hospital search on the internet. Many hospitals have websites listing job...

5. Patient Satisfaction Quality Assurance Indicators

   Nurse Julie replied to Karen Teves's topic in Research

   We use a company that contacts patients after they go home. I actually believe it is "gallop". Julie

6. Is this pt. abandonment?

   Nurse Julie replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in General Nursing

   I just went to a legal implications in nursing course this week. The Attorney/RN said that when you take report, you are accepting care of the patients and it is not abandonment until then. I would finish my two weeks. I have left an institution w...

7. open visitation in critical care units

   Nurse Julie replied to grits's topic in South Carolina

   When I started working in a CVICU in Kansas, they told me of the open visiting. Being a "seasoned" (older :) ) nurse I was appalled. The rules were.......visitors, anytime night or day. The brochure asked loved ones to either stay in patient rooms...