NurseLy

NurseLy BSN, RN

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  1. International nurses to fill staffing shortages

    NurseLy posted a topic in General Nursing

    We just recently heard that our hospital system is in the process of bringing international nurses in to help fill some of the staffing shortages. We haven’t got a lot of information about how...

  2. Is it too soon to panic? (Hate my new job)

    NurseLy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I transferred from a surgical floor (after 4 years)to a neuro ICU. Two different hospitals but the same health system. I have oriented in the neuro ICU for 6 weeks and I think I have 2 weeks left. I...

  3. Is it too soon to panic? (Hate my new job)

    NurseLy replied to NurseLy's topic in General Nursing

    I went back to my old job and was welcomed with open arms. I am so glad I did. That job (the people/negative environment and lack of management/organization) made me hate going to work everyday....

  4. Which position would be better?

    NurseLy replied to RatherBHiking's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I could put up with some less than ideal stuff for straight days and a 20 minute commute. Those are high priorities for

  5. Covid and Non-Covid on Same Floor?

    NurseLy replied to P IV's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I believe we are still testing all patients. So people come in with other complaints — ie chest pain… but they incidentally test positive. If they have no covid symptoms we still place them in...

  6. Covid and Non-Covid on Same Floor?

    NurseLy replied to P IV's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We mix covid and not in our units. If symptomatic covid and receiving treatment we keep them between two units. We do have non covid patients mixed in the same units depending on the bed needs at...

  7. Yes, I'm Vaxxed But...

    NurseLy replied to grammieRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We are not the patients in the scenario we are the health care providers. We have the privilege of providing care to the most vulnerable patient populations. By vaccinating ourselves we offer that...

  8. Pulling Meds For Another Nurse To Pass

    NurseLy replied to Dudlydorite's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen this done and I have done this before in places I have worked. Occasionally if the oncoming shift is going to be very short or especially busy we will pull meds for the oncoming shift and...

  9. Is it too soon to panic? (Hate my new job)

    NurseLy replied to NurseLy's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the insight. I am sure you are right, there is a lot I don’t know and that’s keeping the work feeling very task-y right now. I can certainly understand the importance of the frequent...

  10. Criticalcare

    NurseLy replied to CHEGEWANGARI's topic in General Nursing

    If you are pretty confident that you want critical care I say just start applying. If you get an interview set up and it goes well, you can request an opportunity to shadow at that time. (Where I work...

  11. New Nurse Struggling With Doctor Calls

    NurseLy replied to nursem8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Practice a clear and concise SBAR. Make sure the assessment data is relevant. (When I was new I would write out at times key points I didn’t want to forget to say because I was nervous!) S:...

  12. My patient is going to get a pressure ulcer and there's little we can do to stop it. How do you handle situations like this?

    NurseLy replied to wernicke's topic in General Nursing

    I think it’s totally appropriate to tell a patient they can not sit on a bed pan constantly. Just a thought - when I worked rehab, we absolutely did not use bedpans. It did not matter if the...

  13. Between a rock and a hard place (or Sedated patient deemed me uncompassionate)

    NurseLy replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you handled a tough situation well. I don’t think you did anything wrong. Just two things that come to my mind reading your post 1. Notify the appropriate provider,...

  14. Patients Viewing Nursing Notes In Real Time

    NurseLy replied to Tnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    Notes should never be written with wording such as pt is argumentative and non compliant. An objective way to say the same ... pt educated on xyz, pt declines xyz at the time. I am certain you...

  15. Patients Viewing Nursing Notes In Real Time

    NurseLy replied to Tnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    Our names show up in the patient chart that they can access with our first name and last initial only. There is still an option for us to keep notes hidden. In our EPIC there is a button we can...

  16. I'm a Monkey...

    NurseLy replied to Merrie82's topic in General Nursing

    From reading what you described, I think it sounds more like an issue of your body adjusting to nights which more orientation will not help. Dayshift is much busier typically - heavier med pass,...

  17. Are you exhausted?

    NurseLy replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    Our unit has been a covid step down unit for a year now. (We just “celebrated” having made it one year since our first covid patient came through the door) I could not agree more. We are all...

  18. Leaving bedside

    NurseLy replied to ap99's topic in General Nursing

    The stress and anxiety you feel is normal and we have all felt those same feelings. The general rule of thumb is it takes 1 year to feel comfortable, 2 years to feel competent. Regardless...

  19. Staying up with changing protocols

    NurseLy replied to Krista's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a place you can refer to before completing a task, if it is something you haven’t done recently? Separate from our policies we have access to lippincot, like an online archive of...

  20. Vanco trough

    NurseLy replied to Carrie Haigh's topic in General Nursing

    Yes with a double lumen they don’t have to be compatible.. where I work we do not routinely draw blood from a picc. If your policy is such that you can, you can draw a Vanco trough the same as...

  21. Team nursing

    NurseLy posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Just wondering if any other hospitals use or are transitioning to team nursing? Our covid numbers are through the roof and we have expanded making more beds in our hospital. We have a staffing...

  22. New grad from online RN program with ZERO CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

    NurseLy replied to angel1312's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure why your response sounds insulted. We all know and agree that this shouldn’t be the state of schooling. I am not doubting that there are going to be hardships due to that inadequate...

  23. Working on Covid Units - Tips, Tricks, Advice, Encouragement

    NurseLy replied to violet87's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Proning patients as you said. A lot of studies show this is really helpful in increasing oxygenation and preventing people from progressing to needing more oxygen. So even a patient on only 3-4L still...

  24. Do you ever feel undeserving to be called a nurse?

    NurseLy replied to mtanner's topic in General Nursing

    I felt the same way my first year of nursing when I started in rehab. someone told me, and it stuck with me, if you need an RN license to be hired for that position, that makes you are a...

  25. Who should call family during ICU transfer? (did I goof up?)

    NurseLy replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    For a transfer to the ICU it is always the physician who calls the family, in my hospital. It never hurts to ask them, just to be sure the ball isn’t dropped. Once the patient is transferred...