Sunshine.nurse

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  1. Cdn "journalist" blames Nurses for covid spikes

    Sunshine.nurse replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This person is obviously trying to stir the pot to get herself more publicity.... Best way to handle this is to let this person's story drop like a lead ballon. Her ignorance is just not worth my...

  2. First year nurse. Thinking about leaving field altogether.

    Sunshine.nurse replied to mhadvrn34's topic in General Nursing

    Basically, what I heard was you should slow down and have a something that refocuses you because your anxiety is causing you to make mistakes. 00Try this... Breathe deeply while repeating after me,...

  3. Scared.....No Nursing?

    Sunshine.nurse replied to Name9335's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you need to find ask the individual providers what specific information they want when you calk them on labs. Or you can keep a running log of the info asked by provider when you called,...

  4. Scared.....No Nursing?

    Sunshine.nurse replied to Name9335's topic in General Nursing

    You have been give some great feed back. =) Probably stings a bit to hear though, it would me if I heard that from my coworkers' about my work. However, best advise, Put your pride and hurt feelings...

  5. BYOB at work?

    Sunshine.nurse replied to Kayauhs's topic in General Nursing

    You really should come down off your nursie nurse soap box...lol We nurses on this board know what is and isn't required of us ethically, morally and legally. 😉😉 Some of us even have...

  6. Verbal abuse ... what are my rights?

    Sunshine.nurse replied to KHT's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like he is pissed at the world for his paralysis and taking it out on everyone. I feel rather sorry for the staff that has to care for this person. However, shouting racial slurs and cussing at...

  7. Fired Due to Not Being Able to Get to Work

    Sunshine.nurse replied to Studentworker's topic in General Nursing

    In Florida, we expect our nurses to show up, even during hurricanes. No

  8. Mandated Nurse-Patient Ratios

    Sunshine.nurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree with you on this. LTC and sub acute nurse patient ratios need to be focused on now. Having up to 40 to 1 ratios in Florida is dangerous for the patients. Placing LTC as a lesser priority...

  9. SNF Patient demanding to leave

    Sunshine.nurse replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Specialties

    If she has been declared competent to make her own decisions by her MD, then you are SOL. You do not have the power nor the authority to legally usurp her right for self determination. The only thing...

  10. Hate My Job - LTC

    Sunshine.nurse replied to MJ48's topic in General Specialties

    Lack of the correct details can make any nurse manager's head spin... lol Use to drive me absolutely crazy chasing down details of an risk management event. However, the devil is in the

  11. LVAD Implantation

    Sunshine.nurse replied to CCU BSN RN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    LVADs are very

  12. Uneasy about an rn job in a nursing home. No previous nursing experience

    Sunshine.nurse replied to ClumsyOne's topic in General Specialties

    I have worked for the past 6 years in skilled nursing. My advice is to go to CMS website and check the facility's star rating for "Quality Measures". The higher the stars, the better the nursing work...

  13. Mandated Nurse-Patient Ratios

    Sunshine.nurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    They would simply hire agency nurses and make nurse managers work the floor until more nurses were

  14. Mandated Nurse-Patient Ratios

    Sunshine.nurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    The push to prevent "return to hospital" in the sub-acute/long term care setting is unbelievably dangerous. The nurse to patient ratios (for Florida) can be legally as high as 40:1. The acuity is...

  15. Crushing Oral Medications...New Regulation

    Sunshine.nurse replied to ltcnurse4u's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is why I am getting out of sub-acute nursing. If the CMS wants to actually help residents... make a federal mandate on nurse to resident and CNA to resident ratios based on acuity NOT

  16. Bullying, Evidence Based Practice #Magnet

    Sunshine.nurse replied to traumaRUs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Am very sorry to hear that you are thinking about leaving nursing. I empathize with you completely. I have heard these kinds of stories way too many times. Maybe instead of leaving nursing, you can...

  17. Anyone here a private nurse advocate?

    Sunshine.nurse replied to Sunshine.nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely do not want to open my own facility...lol I am burnt on SNFs. And with the new final rule that just rolled out, it will be a no win situation for nurses. I am looking into offering private...

  18. Anyone here a private nurse advocate?

    Sunshine.nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am contemplating starting a private SNF advocacy business. More for the clinical side than the insurance. Anyone here self-employed? Am wondering what other services I could offer beside home health...

  19. Can the DON make you stay for OT if the next shift doesn't show or is called off?

    Sunshine.nurse replied to TonyaM73's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wish I worked at a facility with only 5 call outs a week... try 3-4 CNAs and at least 1 nurse nightly. And yes, it is a management problem... they do not hold employees to attendance policy....

  20. The Med Pass is Ruining My Job!

    Sunshine.nurse replied to westieluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would say that 75% of the pills passed during any given med pass are vitamins & supplements. Maybe asking providers for labs to verify true vitamin deficiencies and discontinuing the ones not...