SilverBells BSN

Rehab/Nurse Manager

Nurse Manager for Rehab Facility. Graduate Student.

Member

  • Content

    1,108

  • Visitors

    17,157

  • Followers

    3

  • Likes

    1,493

All Content by SilverBells

  1. SilverBells

    Explaining Absence During Colleague's Vacation

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly have no idea anymore. I think the right thing to do is to push myself through the next week and then look at taking time off for myself to decide what I should actually be doing. I'll be...
  2. SilverBells

    Explaining Absence During Colleague's Vacation

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    FYI: All of the ER transfers I have made were recommended by the provider who also saw/assessed the resident. I do not frivolously send residents into the ER and most of them end up being admitted...
  3. SilverBells

    Explaining Absence During Colleague's Vacation

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    6. Don't overextend yourself any particular day you work. Make sure you get enough rest to be energized for the next day. Try and eat a substantial lunch, even if in bits and
  4. SilverBells

    Explaining Absence During Colleague's Vacation

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    1. Prioritize. Focus on the most important things such as acute issues, care conferences, discharges and admissions. Let go of issues that are more trivial or follow up only if able. 2....
  5. SilverBells

    Explaining Absence During Colleague's Vacation

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I've thought about taking a LOA. I just worry about taking it when I don't need it and not having it when I do. But I need time to look at other job options and I can't really do that...
  6. SilverBells

    Explaining Absence During Colleague's Vacation

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I agree it is unprofessional. Everyone deserves time off and the other manager should be able to have a week off without everything falling to pieces. The other manager has covered for me, but only...
  7. SilverBells

    Explaining Absence During Colleague's Vacation

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Another reason to possibly stay home that week: We are due for state survey anytime. If they show up next week and I’m the only manager there, well...you can see how disaster would arise. It...
  8. SilverBells

    How has caffeine intake affected your work performance?

    SilverBells posted a topic in General Nursing

    Many nurses consume caffeine in one way or another, whether it be through coffee consumption or a soda. For many nurses, caffeine offers positive benefits for helping them to get through a...
  9. SilverBells

    Explaining Absence During Colleague's Vacation

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe for the patient with the urostomy, I could defer any education needs to their urologist. If any clinical needs come up during that week happen to be ones that I cannot address, the patients...
  10. SilverBells

    Explaining Absence During Colleague's Vacation

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Thing is, I probably could call in sick that week, and they'd have no way of necessarily proving it. Without proof, there wouldn't necessarily be any grounds for dismissal present, especially as I...
  11. SilverBells

    Explaining Absence During Colleague's Vacation

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    That might be best. On the negative side, my workplace will have no manager during that week. On the plus side, at least I wouldn't be
  12. SilverBells

    Explaining Absence During Colleague's Vacation

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    This week also means that any grievances or staffing issues would be mine to resolve. My colleague does a much better job at addressing both of these
  13. SilverBells

    Explaining Absence During Colleague's Vacation

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I would agree that, generally, the first statement can be helpful in certain circumstances. Unfortunately, I don't foresee this as working during the week my colleague is gone, as I am certain that...
  14. SilverBells

    Explaining Absence During Colleague's Vacation

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I guess a question might be: Is it preferable to have (a) no manager around or (b) an unintelligent manager around? Thing is, I can be of good use if there is a second manager. As a solo...
  15. SilverBells

    Explaining Absence During Colleague's Vacation

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    As always, thank you for the well wishes
  16. SilverBells

    Family Angry About ER Transfer

    SilverBells posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone ever have a family member angry about an ER transfer? The other day, a patient experienced sudden onset of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. This was while we were doing a telehealth...
  17. SilverBells

    Nurses with Unusual Diets

    SilverBells posted a topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    Just curious if there are nurses also eat strange/unusual/potentially unhealthy diets on a regular basis? For example, here is me: On days off of work, my diet primarily consists of...
  18. SilverBells

    Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Just found out one of my nursing colleagues who has a house worth nearly $600,000 is now selling it. Maybe I'm wrong, but wondering if they were in over their head when they bought the
  19. SilverBells

    Family Angry About ER Transfer

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I have a feeling that the social worker who deals with these concerns/complaints will find a way to side with the patient/family. They almost always do. I'm not going to worry about it too much....
  20. SilverBells

    Family Angry About ER Transfer

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I actually wasn't worried about angering the family--if anything, I thought they were in agreement since the spouse said "Do what you need to do." Granted, the person who was upset was someone I...
  21. SilverBells

    Family Angry About ER Transfer

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I figure so. Better for them to get over what was apparently an unnecessary ER visit/postponement of a routine surgery than a
  22. SilverBells

    Longest Shift You've Worked

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Is it wrong that I did not respond to my workplace when they were short this weekend? I had other things I was wanting to do. I've also gotten into the habit of basically making my weekends...
  23. SilverBells

    How Long Do You Expect To Be a Nurse?

    SilverBells posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious, how long you expect your nursing career to last? When I became a nurse almost 7 years ago, I did so with the intent that I would be a nurse for rest of my working career. Lately,...
  24. SilverBells

    Longest Shift You've Worked

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Got a call from work about a problem a patient was having. I suppose people weren't expecting I would be gone at 4pm. I basically just told them what to do/who to call and am letting them take it...
  25. SilverBells

    Longest Shift You've Worked

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    New record for me was set today. I worked only from 7am-4pm. This is my shortest shift in over a year or