nerdynurse08

nerdynurse08 has 13 years experience and specializes in NICU, bereavement care.

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1. Project Management

   nerdynurse08 replied to RuralNurseRN's topic in Management

   I'm in the process of finding a better system as well. I've looked into Kanban boards, Scrum boards, or similar systems for my office white board. I haven't found exactly what I want, but mostly because I'm too busy on all these dang projects!

2. Friending patient families on social media?

   nerdynurse08 replied to Missie Hannie's topic in NICU

   I also have to say that I agree with the awkwardness when it concerns staff members friending each other. As a supervisor, I don't request to friend anyone but if someone friends me I will usually accept just so they don't feel awkward but to decreas...

3. Friending patient families on social media?

   nerdynurse08 replied to Missie Hannie's topic in NICU

   I've had families find me and request to be my friend but I ignore or decline the request because we didn't have a close NICU relationship like the one I have with the family I mentioned above. I think if the connection is made AFTER discharge it is ...

4. Friending patient families on social media?

   nerdynurse08 replied to Missie Hannie's topic in NICU

   While our hospital policy does not forbid the practice, I strongly caution against any of the nurses on my unit (I am a NICU supervisor) from friending families of current patients and I certainly never would. I don't have a problem with nurses who f...

5. Volunteers in the NICU

   nerdynurse08 replied to nerdynurse08's topic in NICU

   Our Healthcare Assistants do not do patient care ever. Of course, even if our HCAs did, we would never let volunteers do medical tasks. They do a lot of stocking, laundry, putting together admit packets, emptying hampers, cleaning, etc.

6. Volunteers in the NICU

   nerdynurse08 posted a topic in NICU

   If you have volunteers come to your NICU, what do you have them do? My hospital's volunteer services has 5-6 people who want to volunteer in our NICU (we already have 3-4 regular volunteers). (21 NICU beds, 8 step down bed unit). Right now, our volu...