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 shortage. There is a shortage of nurses willing to tak...

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 things I hated about my preceptor when I was a new ...

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 though.

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

   Koalified replied to Joe V's topic in Humor

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

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 who was going to a HS reunion was nervous bc she was b...

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

   Koalified replied to SarahKixRN's topic in 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 go-to. Sometimes the work computer blocks me from a...

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. LOL

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. Fess up!

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 profession attracts former bullies? How many of you we...

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 term.

12. CNA doing wound vacs??

    Koalified replied to Starreacher26's topic in Wound

    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 though.

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 less acute and stay longer in the facility so you ge...

14. Clinical Scenario - Telehealth Interview

    Koalified replied to Parrhesia's topic in 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 bad is the pain, does it radiate, what does it feel...

15. Clinical Scenario - Telehealth Interview

    Koalified replied to Parrhesia's topic in 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 calls in with an issue like chest pain or slurred s...