SummerGarden

SummerGarden BSN, MSN, RN

ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr

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  1. New to nurse management

    SummerGarden replied to Jayreb84's topic in Nurse Management

    The above advice is very good. I want to add that you can show some humility towards the staff that "interim" does not mean you have the job. In fact, just from personal experience, I have rarely...

  2. Where to begin, what to do

    SummerGarden replied to ExploringNurse's topic in Nurse Management

    Yes, under normal circumstances you should not be providing direct bedside care or in the case of Director of Quality or the Director of Case Management, you should not be providing direct front line...

  3. Nurse Manager Salary

    SummerGarden replied to EatYourVeggies's topic in Nurse Management

    All of what llg wrote is true. Thus, talk to HR. Based upon where you are located in this country geographically, your employer will pay competitive with the nearest facilities but no more. And as...

  4. HCAHPS- Nurse communication

    SummerGarden replied to Floridarn07's topic in Nurse Management

    OP, it reads like your unit is implementing very good communication tactics. However, when you perform your management rounds (I am not talking about your rounds with IDT or with the nurses who...

  5. Liability Insurance

    SummerGarden replied to Nevers92's topic in Case Management

    Yes, Nurse Case Managers carry liability insurance because we are liable. Some choose not to, just as is the case with some beside nurses, but it is not recommended. We work in a litigious...

  6. Should I quit my 2nd job? How many work 2 jobs here?

    SummerGarden replied to CampNurse10's topic in School

    I work 2 and picking up hours in from a third soon... I plan to drop one because I no longer enjoy it, but I will replace it with hours from my third one.

  7. Losing clinical marketability

    SummerGarden replied to Libby1987's topic in Nurse Management

    Management is tough!! There are a lot of situations that challenge us and sometimes it is non-stop during a shift. For me, it is nothing like I have ever experienced in my life. The consistent...

  8. Losing clinical marketability

    SummerGarden replied to Libby1987's topic in Nurse Management

    OP: The only way to prevent from losing bedside clinical skills may be to choose not to completely leave it behind. I know nurses that left bedside nursing but were unsure of their career choices so...

  9. Why do nurse managers refuse to hire admission/discharge nurses?

    SummerGarden replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Nurse Management

    That happens in my hospital. If the admission is within an hour of change of shift, then the outgoing nurse need only get the patient settled: take basic information to include reconciling meds,...

  10. CNO vs. Dept. Manager

    SummerGarden replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Nurse Management

    OP: The other two posters are correct. In fact, I think you should actually look at becoming a director before becoming a CNO. If you jump right into CNO in any place other than what you have...

  11. Interview next week....UM/UR

    SummerGarden replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in Case Management

    Are there other RNs like you doing your job? If not, when your department is short staffed you will probably be taken from your normal duties and responsibilities to cover the traditional case...

  12. Difference between nursing informatics and health informatics?

    SummerGarden replied to nur18's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Ok, thanks. I saw a nursing masters program in Health Systems Informatics, but I do not know if it is online .... Good luck on your career specialty change and education.

  13. Difference between nursing informatics and health informatics?

    SummerGarden replied to nur18's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Just curious, which program? The MSN Health Systems Informatics program or the MS in Health Informatics

  14. Check-In 2015 Spring New Nurse Managers

    SummerGarden replied to SummerGarden's topic in Nurse Management

    Great!!! I am sorry I did not respond to this earlier... but I am very happy to read that your role suits you so well!!! I love teaching and directing my units too... I am very involved with the...

  15. Can "leaders" be happy NOT leading?

    SummerGarden replied to peabozzle's topic in Nurse Management

    My personal answer to your question is, no! If my brain at work is not involved in the big picture, I am not happy. However, as others have pointed out, one can be a leader without being in charge...

  16. Can "leaders" be happy NOT leading?

    SummerGarden replied to peabozzle's topic in Nurse Management

    OP: The above is very true! I know several former nurse managers who were offered management roles without applying. In fact, one or two were applying for a non-management role and were asked during...

  17. Travel Nurse Companies for New Grad?

    SummerGarden replied to CVU_RN's topic in Travel

    Please get way more experience! A few years ago a possible new grad (definitely a newer nurse) killed a patient as a travel nurse because she lacked experience:...

  18. Disciplinary Question

    SummerGarden replied to cristoloro's topic in Nurse Management

    This was unprofessional at best and a risk to patient safety at worse (scenario-there is a code somewhere and the nurse has to leave the room without changing the language before respiratory returned...

  19. What is the difference between the hospital CM and SW?

    SummerGarden replied to Stripes311's topic in Case Management

    Thank you for checking back in and updating us on your progress! Yes, Case Management in the hospital setting is very very challenging for the reason you posted. Are you planning to stay? If not,...

  20. is hospice case mgmt good learning?

    SummerGarden replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Case Management

    I think given your desire plus your clinical bedside background, a better fit for you is either ED CM or Inpatient CM. Either position you can get if out talk to the hiring managers of the Case...

  21. is hospice case mgmt good learning?

    SummerGarden replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Case Management

    I did not and do not judge anyone for leaving bedside for any reason to include you. In fact, I was pointing out that your post reads that you were not looking to perform the tasks of a bedside nurse...

  22. Certification: Who do you go through?

    SummerGarden replied to mariedoreenRN's topic in Case Management

    I personally have no problem with either ACM or CCM, but if I had to choose between the two, I would choose a CCM. I prefer CCM for myself because ACM is relatively new, is strictly acute care...

  23. is hospice case mgmt good learning?

    SummerGarden replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Case Management

    Yes and no. Hospice Case Managers share the title of Case Managers but they are Hospice Nurses. They perform the tasks of case management to some degree because the agencies of which they work want...

  24. is hospice case mgmt good learning?

    SummerGarden replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Case Management

    No! Hospice Case Manager are not the same as the case managers that frequent this forum. Hospice Case Managers are Hospice Nurses, so they do provide direct bedside care. The Case Managers that...

  25. How best to get a foot in the door for CM?

    SummerGarden replied to RN*mommy's topic in Case Management

    It sounds like you are looking at different jobs, but not necessarily traditional Case Management jobs. For example, case managers as we use the term are not Hospice Nurses. Hospice nurses use the...