susummers1

susummers1 has 8 years experience and specializes in Trauma Med Surg, Telemetry, Education.

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1. Yacker Tracker in the NICU ???

   susummers1 replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

   Don't be insulted. I have worked in hospitals that have them and they never really were perceived as a big issue. It helped remind us and visitors to be quiet. Most facilities are probably doing it...

2. What Do You Love About Nursing?

   susummers1 replied to Allison007's topic in General Nursing

   I'm sorry that this is all making you feel this way. Nursing is wonderful. School is tough and so is working in the nursing field. But like any job people complain and vent. It makes it much easier to...

3. Do your Doctors require BLS?

   susummers1 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Recently this topic has come up at my facility. Our providers are not required to keep their BLS, it's not even a requirement for the job. Our specialists (hospitalist, trauma surgeons, mostly...

4. What are your biggest pains/ problems as a nurse?

   susummers1 replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with most everything I have read! 1. Managers who are so out of touch 2. short staffing 3. rude patients and families 4. double charting 5.the constant audits that show areas for improvement...

5. Best Small Cities/Towns Nurse Salary/Cost of Living Ratio

   susummers1 replied to stnurse2016's topic in General Nursing

   It honestly depends, will you be staying on the west coast? If so the salaries out there are much higher than most other states. I moved from a relatively large community in Illinois to a smaller one...

6. ER Interview Time!

   susummers1 replied to KnightRN22's topic in Emergency

   They usually just like for you to schedule that much time for them in case it does go over. They may have a peer interview portion, a tour, or even have you meet with HR to go over benefits prior....

7. Would you report this error?

   susummers1 replied to caffeinatednurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Definitely let your supervisor know. Did you talk with the patient to see if they did in fact receive their medication early that one day? The person did own up to the mistakes to you but if she did...

8. Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

   susummers1 replied to jack1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

   If you like patient care but not the huge patient load have you thought about and ICU setting or maybe a clinic job? If you are good at what you do but intimidated by the large ratios maybe look into...

9. Attention nurse bullies... and victims!!

   susummers1 replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   In one of my jobs I encountered horizontal violence. At the time I was not aware of what was happening but I knew I was unhappy, would cry all the time and dread my job. I ended up leaving that job...

10. Terminated After Two Months!!

    susummers1 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    If you want to get nursing skills I would go to a medical/surgical unit, or even a rehab. Those types of units would help with basic nursing skills, intuition, and confidence building. I would suggest...

11. How did you spend your first nursing paycheck?

    susummers1 replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    I spent my first check on a new car. Mine was falling apart and I had had it since high