crystalpan

crystalpan has 5 years experience and specializes in new grad.

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1. What else can I do? Help please

   crystalpan replied to crystalpan's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all for your replies. I do know that there are not that many options available for my limited experience. I am just thinking what non-bedside nursing jobs I can do and I am willing to go back to school for it. Thank you all for your time.

2. What else can I do? Help please

   crystalpan replied to crystalpan's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, How many years of experience does it require? thank you.

3. What else can I do? Help please

   crystalpan posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all the nurses out there, I am about to hit a 1-year mark on a very busy med/surgical floor, which I am tired about being a bedside nurse (floated frequently since 2-3 months on my own including 2 months of taking care of COVID patients). Ho...

4. is 1 year enough to get a new job?

   crystalpan replied to crystalpan's topic in General Nursing

   True. I will look into it. Thanks. ?

5. is 1 year enough to get a new job?

   crystalpan replied to crystalpan's topic in General Nursing

   Hi FolksBtrippin, thanks for your reply. Should I starting applying now or wait until I reach 1 year? Is applying now too early?

6. is 1 year enough to get a new job?

   crystalpan replied to crystalpan's topic in General Nursing

   I thought one year is the minimum but I heard other people saying 2 years so I got confused. Thank you for your time!

7. is 1 year enough to get a new job?

   crystalpan replied to crystalpan's topic in General Nursing

   Could I ask if you go from med/surg to another med/surg or to a different unit with 11 months of experience? thank you.

8. is 1 year enough to get a new job?

   crystalpan replied to crystalpan's topic in General Nursing

   I am in NJ now, I just want to get a job closer to where I live so I don't need to travel so often.

9. is 1 year enough to get a new job?

   crystalpan posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, I am wondering when is the "good amount" of time for you to leave your current job and work for another hospital? The current one I am working for is too far and would like to look for something closer (paying for 2 places and driving b...

10. Late entry

    crystalpan replied to crystalpan's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Faculty RN, MSN, RN, Thank you for your input. When I first admitted the pt, he told me he uses a walker at the facility. But later the shift, I observed that he might be too weak to walk and I read about his admission note later the shift and h...

11. Late entry

    crystalpan replied to crystalpan's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Daisy, I only had that pt for his admission, and I did not have him since then. I have been taking care other patients. He was always in my mind, so I remember that I forgot to update his assessment before I left my shift when I had him. I will c...

12. Late entry

    crystalpan replied to crystalpan's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Daisy, When I return to work (4/10), and I will ask my charge nurse to make sure what is the proper way to deal with this situation. I asked an experienced nurse last night about it, and she said just change the original charting (make sure put c...

13. Late entry

    crystalpan replied to crystalpan's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Daisy, I went back to my original charting and changed it with a comment "uses walker per pt, but RN realized that pt is too weak to walk" in the braden scale part. How should I do a late entry properly although Epic does show date and time I edi...

14. Late entry

    crystalpan replied to crystalpan's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Daisy for your input. The patient told me that he uses a walker before admission (pt is axo x2 and psy history). I worked night shift, so many patients do not get out of bed as frequent as day time. We are using Epic, so when I changed it, ...

15. Late entry

    crystalpan posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all nurses and future nurses, I am a new nurse on the floor for about a month on my own. I had a patient who I was told that he used walker to ambulated, but later I realized he was too weak to walk (bedbound most likely). But I forgot to change m...