SilverBells BSN

Rehab/Nurse Manager

Nurse Manager for Rehab Facility. Graduate Student.

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    How many chances do you give a job before you quit?

    SilverBells replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Too many. I've been at my workplace for 5 years now, been exhausted for 3 or 4 of them. I'm still there, though. ? Agreed. LTC burns people out
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    Hospice Patient’s Family Refusing Hospice Cares

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    It's probably not an option to trade cases, but I've often wondered if a different nurse/manager might do better with this case.
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    Parkland Critical Care and Trauma Nurse Internship Summer 2021

    SilverBells replied to MarthaB2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Parkland must be a popular hospital for nurses to be applying to this Summer. This is the second thread about Parkland
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    Hospice Patient’s Family Refusing Hospice Cares

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, but I'm still not convinced she understands what hospice means. Either that or the daughter is in a place where she is unrealistic about the resident's prognosis. She expresses concerns...
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    Hospice Patient’s Family Refusing Hospice Cares

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, she is already on hospice. I agree that goals of care need to be established because many of the daughters' requests don't coincide with a hospice care
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    Best Ways for Managers to Help Nurses and Other Colleagues

    SilverBells posted a topic in General Nursing

    Lately, it seems that as a manager, my offers to assist with tasks or learn new roles are being declined. For example: -Admissions Coordinator: No -Infection Control: No -Daily...
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    Best Ways for Managers to Help Nurses and Other Colleagues

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I also ended up only working the floor for four hours during the late evening when they absolutely could not find anyone else, although did help out with various miscellaneous nursing tasks (such as...
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    Best Ways for Managers to Help Nurses and Other Colleagues

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Also, sometimes the need for be to be a nurse--not a manager, but a nurse--is simply going to be the stronger need. Yes, we can keep insisting that the scheduler and others in administration ensure...
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    Best Ways for Managers to Help Nurses and Other Colleagues

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely. The source of many of our problems is simply having enough staff. I am not sure if they are simply having a hard time hiring to begin with, convincing people to stay, not pursuing...
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    Best Ways for Managers to Help Nurses and Other Colleagues

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. No abandonment charges. I stayed from 8am Friday to 12:30 am
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    Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't. I'm just not motivated or inspired to spend years worth of income on a house I'm not proud
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    Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it probably adds up to about $400/month. Yeah, I probably could save that money for a house, but even if I did so, I wouldn't be able to afford the kind of house I'm looking for anyway....
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    Best Ways for Managers to Help Nurses and Other Colleagues

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Wondering if it is reasonable to agree partially to a request For instance, this evening the staffer lets me know that they have no AM nurse for my unit tomorrow. They ask if I would come in to...
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    Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Don't give me any ideas, LOL
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    Best Ways for Managers to Help Nurses and Other Colleagues

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I've been asking a variety of people, from the floor nurses to the HUCs. I also attend meetings in the morning and whenever a role opens up that seems interesting, I do volunteer, but am...
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    LTC vs. Rehab Patients: Who Is Priority?

    SilverBells posted a topic in General Nursing

    During this COVID pandemic, my roles in my facility have switched constantly. Prior to COVID, I was a unit manager for a rehab unit. Once COVID hit, they designated me to manage the COVID unit until...
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    LTC vs. Rehab Patients: Who Is Priority?

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    In hindsight, offering to help scan was probably the least helpful thing I could offer to assist with. Not to mention it has never been one of my responsibilities and might have been seen as trying...
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    New Nurse, On Call, Called Off My Scheduled Shifts

    SilverBells replied to Owlseye's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing wrong with an easy shift at all. I'm all for days you can keep your head above the water. But if there are 5 patients admitted to the unit and 8 nurses scheduled (just throwing out some...
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    I got a verbal warning for not greeting the new Director of Care?

    SilverBells replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Laughing at this post because of how ridiculous the situation is. I fail to see how doing your job was disrespectful to any staff member. Seriously, though, if the manager wanted to meet you,...
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    Best Ways for Managers to Help Nurses and Other Colleagues

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks
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    LTC vs. Rehab Patients: Who Is Priority?

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    As a side note, I did end up assisting with the lunch time meal today and found it didn't actually take as much time as I thought it would. Ironically, by responding to some of the tasks I view as...
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    Best Ways for Managers to Help Nurses and Other Colleagues

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    You're right. With that said, today I did some rounding among staff to find out who needed help with what. No one stated they needed help with documentation or orders so I did not even bring it up....
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    LTC vs. Rehab Patients: Who Is Priority?

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Neuros/vitals were implemented. While there was a nurse assigned to this patient, she also had to float between two units/wings so I thought it might be helpful to assist in obtaining vitals/neuros....
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    LTC vs. Rehab Patients: Who Is Priority?

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I've had brain hemorrhages not make themselves apparent until the next day so that was my
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    LTC vs. Rehab Patients: Who Is Priority?

    SilverBells replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I guess my reasoning for following up on the fall is whenever it is unwitnessed and the person is on an anticoagulant, there is a chance for a brain bleed if we are not sure if they hit their head. A...