Galendria

Galendria has 10 years experience and specializes in Pediatrics.

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1. Pt.s Ordering Food from Outside Hospital?

   Galendria replied to annie.rn's topic in General Nursing

   I agree that it can be frustrating to see patients eating food that is counterproductive to their health. At the hospital I work at patients don't order delivery super often, but there is a cookie shop, Wendy's, coffee shop/bakery, gift shop with ca...

2. Hands break out.

   Galendria replied to Nurse_Brezo's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with the previous poster that it could be the brand of soup/sanitizer used. If so human resources needs to provide you with an alternative if you have a documented allergy. Also, does your facility still use latex gloves? I personally have...

3. Patient Nurse Ratio

   Galendria replied to ambobam's topic in General Nursing

   I work at a level 1 trauma/regional referral teaching hospital on a very busy med surg/telemetry floor. Our matrix calls for us to have a 1:5 nurse patient ratio, with the occasional nurse able to only take 4 patients. The charge RN typically has 1...

4. heparin drips

   Galendria replied to SN2014's topic in Medications

   A lot of great info has been brought up (and debated!) in previous posts. Back to the original question of the poster though I think several points are important to keep in mind... 1. Run heparin (along with all drips like insulin, etc.) in a dedic...

5. Would you hire an MUSC grad over anyone else?

   Galendria replied to lowkey_44's topic in General Nursing

   I know of the school b/c I'm originally from South Carolina. No one where I live now would know what I meant if I said MUSC though.

6. 2016 Salary thread

   Galendria replied to kbrn2002's topic in General Nursing

   1. Urban Ohio teaching hospital 2. 11 years experience--med surg 3. Base pay=$30.71 4. $5 shift dif from 3pm-7am. Additional $5 weekend dif. $3 charge dif. $3 over-percent dif (for hours 36-40). Double time and a half when working holidays. Co...

7. Should Healthcare Professionals Ask About Guns in the Home?

   Galendria replied to P-RN's topic in General Nursing

   This is a crazy long thread, but I just wanted to add my 2 cents in. 1. I'm a gun owner. I grew up in the southeast where guns, bows, hunting, and fishing are a way of life. 2. I would never be offended if a healthcare worker asked me either at m...

8. to intervene or not to intervene

   Galendria replied to nursephillyphil's topic in General Nursing

   I would respond as a visitor the same way I respond if there is a car accident, someone collapsing at the gym, etc. I would offer first responder CPR/first aid until more advanced help arrived (police/EMS outside the hospital; code team inside). Wh...

9. Approriate PCA use

   Galendria replied to Alphabet soup nurse's topic in Med-Surg

   Is your clinical coordinator a RN or advance practice nurse? I'm a bit confused because in your story she seems to be suggesting a plan of care/new orders to the family which isn't really in a nurse's scope of practice, especially since she wasn't c...

10. oxygen in dying hospice patients

    Galendria replied to bmel's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you *so* much for linking the medical mistakes thread. I have been solid laughing for 15 minutes now. I had no idea so many miracles happen around us, every day!

11. New nurse terrified of harming pts

    Galendria replied to Robin1990's topic in General Nursing

    If you are only 2 weeks into your orientation, then as a new grad (ideally) you should still be receiving quite a lot of support and assistance from your preceptor. Do you have a consistent preceptor that you feel comfortable talking to? Are you re...

12. How long is your commute?

    Galendria replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    We can phone in for meetings at my hospital, and they actually still pay us for our time! Its magical :)

13. How long is your commute?

    Galendria replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    Both my nursing jobs have been at large teaching hospitals in the heart of big cities. I just love the action, learning experience, and variety that big hospitals provide over smaller community hospitals. When I worked at the first hospital my husb...

14. Charging with a patient family member

    Galendria replied to etymed's topic in Relations

    Your post title made me *giggle*. What exactly are you and the family charging? The exit...the new snack machine...the cafeteria before all the coffee is gone?

15. New grads are expensive...really?

    Galendria replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in New Nurse

    Like other posters have said, my hospital gives a bit longer orientation to new grads than experienced nurses (12 weeks vs. 8 weeks). However, I think the real reason (and its controversial) that hospitals think new grads are expensive is the perceiv...