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  1. Asking for feedback from staff

    hbncns35 replied to 4kidsrn's topic in Nurse Management

    Hi, I have been in a few mgmt. positions but none as a nurse.....I will tell you that from my exp. many people are afraid to directly bring up issues concerning their manager esp. to that manager in...

  2. Advice please

    hbncns35 replied to colleennurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am really looking forward to working Nightshift after reading this thread. I worked 7 nightshifts as an extern/tech over the summer and I loved it!!! I had no problem sleeping until 1:30pm, only...

  3. Florida woman goes into hospital to have baby, leaves as a double amputee

    hbncns35 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Again, I would want to know who gave surgical consent? How the streptococcus was deemed transferred? I would think some laws supersede HIPAA esp. in this case..... It looks as if they have some $$$$$...

  4. Would you............?

    hbncns35 replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    Hey all, At the beg. of THIS exam they did not mention anything about rounding. BUT on prev. exams they had told us to round to the nearest tenth. This one teacher said 0.6h was acceptable so that's...

  5. Would you............?

    hbncns35 replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless, the instructor said she was accepting 0.6 hr. Even if 0.666 hr. = 40 minutes I also put 40minutes as my final answer. I did not say 0.6hr - 40 minutes knowing that was incorrect. I wrote...

  6. Sign On Policy?

    hbncns35 replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    JimThorp, Our Hospital's RN turnover rate is approx. 7 years. We are rated highly by our patients and surrounding communities. Our three hospitals recently went Magnet. If you are going to work...

  7. Would you............?

    hbncns35 replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    The answer was 0.6 hr I forget how the problem goes.......... I said the answer was 0.6hr and under it I said it equaled approx 40min. The second teacher who actually changed the grade said the answer...

  8. Sign On Policy?

    hbncns35 replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    I actually already work there as an Extern since May and it is not a crummy place to work. It was actually voted the Best Place to work in Philadelphia Magazine.and...#1 Place to Work..in the Inquirer...

  9. Would you............?

    hbncns35 replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just concerned if the teacher who graded it sees it differently than the one who corrected it............Then I have to prove my point all over again and possibly

  10. As A Preceptor.............

    hbncns35 posted a topic in General Nursing

    As a preceptor of a medsurg unit what particular treatments, tips, skills would you want to teach your student? I am meeting with my precept. tommorow and the nurse manager said I should have a list...

  11. Is professor homophobic or just tough?

    hbncns35 replied to RISC601's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm not of the male species but perhaps I could help............... First off, I would not assume anything of the professor, this just puts you on the defensive. However you think of her and how she...

  12. Who's in charge???

    hbncns35 replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for putting this in a better perspective for me. I can see how doing clinical on my own unit may disrupt what I am trying to learn in the RN role. I will probably do orientation on this...

  13. Who's in charge???

    hbncns35 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering - who makes the decision to do preceptorships in the hospital? Does the NM make that decision or is it done through a different dept? I am talking about When a school makes a decision...

  14. Need Ideas for Caring Paper?

    hbncns35 replied to cinja's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Please PM me - I have several articles on this issue and a powerpoint presentation I made. Also a nursing course I made up concerning empathy. There are a few slants you could go with this. 5 pages is...

  15. Nursing School Bloopers

    hbncns35 replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was observing a (TEE) Transesophageal echocardiogram. We were waiting for the Doctor who was late who would be doing the procedure. There were two nurses and an anesthesiologist preparing the...

  16. Younger Nurses: Do you find people dont take you seriously? (semi-rant)

    hbncns35 replied to TexasPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ok I'll respond....................... There was an x-ray tech who came to a room where I was taking care of a patient and she said knowing that I was an extern, "Do you live on campus?or are you at...

  17. "I'm going to sue you", What do you say?

    hbncns35 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I would say - Who's Sue???? Just kidding - I would try to get more info out of them and find a middle ground for discusssion. Maybe they just need more info. Depends of situation.

  18. FIRED!!! OMG what do I do now?

    hbncns35 replied to mtnmom's topic in General Nursing

    I would look at it as a learning experience..... Look at it as what you learned and what you could have done differently and what you might do in the future if something like this happens again....

  19. Just An Aide Venting

    hbncns35 replied to Nikki69's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hey there Measily Aide - I'm Measily too...What you may be forgetting is that God takes care of the measley's as we are taking on the task of taking care of others who cannot take care of themselves...

  20. Threats from Management

    hbncns35 replied to kittyrose's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    More like Motivation to be there...............Talk to DON to see if there are alternate meetings on days that you will be there. There will always be a few that don't make it. Get Excused first...

  21. Job Interview Etiquette

    hbncns35 replied to FreshRN05's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi Again - There are posts to that type of unit on The First Year of Nursing section. It sounds like you are still oscillating as to which position you want. Write out the pros and cons of each job...

  22. Job Interview Etiquette

    hbncns35 replied to FreshRN05's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi, I would go to the DON first and settle things there. She probably has "pull" with HR and does most of the decisions with their support. Most HR's leave it up to the DON. Explain to DON that you...

  23. Job Interview Etiquette

    hbncns35 replied to FreshRN05's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi There, I am a daughter of a veteran headhunter who taught me plenty in job situations. This is the advice that she would give: Make sure you have your preliminary job offer in writing from Job #2...

  24. Outta Line........

    hbncns35 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What a day!!! I get 9 patients and 3 different nurses. I'm an Extern, PCT or whatever you wanna call me. I had the middle hallway which included the nurses station so I was spread out. I started at...

  25. staffing guidelines for a med/surg floor

    hbncns35 replied to RNCNMAMS's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Administration always looks for solutions to problems not just someone presenting a problem. How long have you been at 33 census and are you expecting more? Seems as though you have 13 beds open which...