Koalified

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. 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...

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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...

  7. 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...

  8. Were you a bully in high school?

    Koalified replied to Koalified's topic in General Nursing

  9. 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.

  10. 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....

  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...

  16. Kaiser telemedicine RN from home

    Koalified replied to Jac71's topic in Telephone Triage

    Ok so I did some sleuthing. It seems that you can work from home but only if those rare positions open up. It gets posted internally and you can apply once you have been with KP for at least 6 mos....

  17. Struggling to find right fit, need help

    Koalified replied to Jomsn2017's topic in General Specialties

    I'm in a similar boat too. Been on the floor too long and now I get crabby over little things. Have you thought of working in urgent care or

  18. Kaiser telemedicine RN from home

    Koalified replied to Jac71's topic in Telephone Triage

    I did not know this factoid. Here's what I sent you to relieve you of the pressure to post :) Hey Ninjanurse, how long have you been in the call center? Are you an Advice Nurse or in mgmt? I hear that...

  19. Kaiser telemedicine RN from home

    Koalified replied to Jac71's topic in Telephone Triage

    When you say turnover rate is high, do you mean staff turnover? I hope that's not the case. I see from kaiser website that they are always hiring advice nurses. From what I understand, I don't think...

  20. Anybody here??

    Koalified replied to MA Nurse's topic in Telephone Triage

    I'm contemplating on switching to telephone nursing from floor nursing. I would love to hear what everyone's thought process was when you decided to leave the floors. I'm a little nervous. What if I...

  21. Thinking About Nursing as Second Career

    Koalified replied to Birdie3's topic in General Nursing

    Surprised? Not really. I expected school to be difficult and it was. It's very time consuming too. I barely worked while in school. Being an LMT was nice because of the flexibility. As for working as...

  22. How to transition from OR nursing to the floor?

    Koalified replied to Chocolate39's topic in Operating Room

    I have been a floor nurse for many years and am looking to see if OR nursing is something that I may be able to do. Keeping my eye open for OR residencies. OR nurses make more money than floor nurses...

  23. Anyone know of ways to learn more about defensive charting?

    Koalified replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

    What I learned in nursing school is what I still do today. Just state the facts. Not opinions, not recommendations. Just the facts. Don't use the word "appears" as in "the pt appears to be drug...

  24. Thinking About Nursing as Second Career

    Koalified replied to Birdie3's topic in General Nursing

    I was in my 30s when I went to nursing school. Prior to that I worked as a business systems analyst and then a licensed massage thrapist. I really enjoyed being an LMT but I was afraid that my body...

  25. Unwitnessed fall

    Koalified posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was talking to a charge nurse on a different unit one day and she said per hospital or unit protocol (not sure which), if there is an Unwitnessed fall, you have to call rapid response even if the pt...