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1. Nurse Leadership Assignment-SIUE

   cmcgraw28 replied to cmcgraw28's topic in Management

   Hi Orca, my private messaging is disabled because I haven't met the required number of postings. Could you possibly send me a PM. Thank you.

2. Nurse Leadership Assignment-SIUE

   cmcgraw28 replied to cmcgraw28's topic in Management

   I should've included in my initial post that we have to interview someone we don't work under.

3. Nurse Leadership Assignment-SIUE

   cmcgraw28 posted a topic in Management

   Hello, I am a student in an online RN-BSN program. I am currently working on my last course for my BSN, for one of our upcoming assignments we have to interview a nurse leader. I am a travel nurse that works nights so I have pretty much no interact...

4. Winter footwear suggestions

   cmcgraw28 replied to cmcgraw28's topic in Uniform/Gear

   No I only were them from the parking lot to the break room and change into my work shoes. Do your BOGS provide good traction when walking on ice?

5. Winter footwear suggestions

   cmcgraw28 posted a topic in Uniform/Gear

   This is my 1st winter as a nurse. I'm living in the Midwest and the temperatures are freezing and the streets and sidewalks are covered in snow and ice. For those of you dealing with the same snowy conditions what winter footwear do you wear with you...

6. New ortho nurse

   cmcgraw28 replied to cmcgraw28's topic in Orthopaedic

   Thank you all for the advice, it's all very helpful :)

7. New ortho nurse

   cmcgraw28 replied to cmcgraw28's topic in Orthopaedic

   Most of the time we have 2 CNAs for almost 30 patients. Things like frequent vitals (which eat up most of your time) we cant delegate those. At times it does feel like I am doing everything but we are very understaffed when it comes to CNAs especiall...

8. New ortho nurse

   cmcgraw28 posted a topic in Orthopaedic

   Hello,I'm a new ortho nurse just off of orientation. I had one month of orientation on a med pulm floor then 3 weeks on my ortho floor. My nurse manager is starting me off with a lighter load of 4 patients(the usual is 5). On any given day we can hav...

9. Stethoscope for new grad

   cmcgraw28 posted a topic in Uniform/Gear

   I'm a new grad who will be working on the ortho unit of one of the area hospitals. Throughout nursing school and the 1st month of orientation I have been using my MDF acoustica. During school I noticed that I had a hard time hearing lung sounds and s...