Koalified

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1. Nursing Shortages Past and Present

   Koalified replied to Ellen Grover's topic in General Nursing

   If you throw money at me, I will work extra hours. Currently I work part-time but when bonus shifts are offered, I will work extra. I do firmly believe that there really isn’t a nursing...

2. Precepting Pearls

   Koalified replied to rac1's topic in General Nursing

   You sound like a great preceptor! I wonder if NewGrad and you are just not a good match. Could be personality differences or just something random that you guys don’t jive. That said, one of the...

3. Weird Question: Are All Hospital Nurses Wearing Scrub Caps Now?

   Koalified replied to K. Everly's topic in General Nursing

   I wear them. I just feel a bit more protected from whatever may come my way. It’s completely irrational

4. You Are Not Getting Enough Sleep If...

   Koalified replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

   You go to the bathroom, pee, and brush your teeth all with your eyes

5. Were you a bully in high school?

   Koalified replied to Koalified's topic in General Nursing

   Some might after years away from high school with various life experiences. My guess is many won’t recognize that they were bullies. I remembering a funny episode on some show where the character...

6. Cell Phone Use at Work: Is It Appropriate?

   Koalified replied to SarahKixRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I find it easier and quicker to use my cell phone to look up drugs or medical conditions than my work computer. The work computers are slow and wants to use Bing as the search engine which is not my...

7. Were you a bully in high school?

   Koalified replied to Koalified's topic in General Nursing

8. Were you a bully in high school?

   Koalified replied to Koalified's topic in General Nursing

   I was thinking the same thing as I was reading.

9. Were you a bully in high school?

   Koalified replied to Koalified's topic in General Nursing

   Some people might be aware that they were bullies now that they are older. Maybe you teased people for their appearance or maybe you tied someone’s shoelaces together or maybe you slandered someone....

10. Were you a bully in high school?

    Koalified posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was scrolling on Reddit and one question that came up was, “What are your high school bullies doing now?”. Interestingly many said that their hs bullies are now nurses. Do you think the nursing...

11. Why some nurses use the word "endorsement"?

    Koalified replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    I have only seen Filipino nurses use that

12. CNA doing wound vacs??

    Koalified replied to Starreacher26's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    All the hospitals I worked at, CNAs do not touch wound vacs. It's out of their scope of practice. I have never heard of wound certified CNAs

13. New Grad RN with ADD - very difficult to manage multiple patients

    Koalified replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    Private duty is not hectic and may be a good fit. It's one to one. These jobs are usually through home health agencies. You could also look into Acute rehab (not nursing home). These pts tend to be...

14. Clinical Scenario - Telehealth Interview

    Koalified replied to Parrhesia's topic in Telephone Triage

    A pt may be calling in with chest pain. You use the proper algorithm in your software for chest pain. Ask assessment questions like where is the pain, when did it start, are you having pain now, how...

15. Clinical Scenario - Telehealth Interview

    Koalified replied to Parrhesia's topic in Telephone Triage

    I had to take a scenario test during my interview. One part assesses your nursing critical thinking skills. Second part assesses your customer service skills. You would get a scenario where a person...