koala_bear

koala_bear specializes in Med/Surg.

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1. Pulled to another unit by unit manager

   koala_bear replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

   i personally think it's great that your manager is even willing to work as a floor nurse. think about it, how many managers do you see/hear of ever doing that? of course she has to stay on your unit,...

2. Nursing JOB shortage in Maryland!

   koala_bear replied to CASTLEGATES's topic in Maryland Nursing

   good

3. Nursing JOB shortage in Maryland!

   koala_bear replied to CASTLEGATES's topic in Maryland Nursing

   last I checked Harbor Hospital was still hiring for ICU and

4. 11 Things Your Nurse Thinks (But Will Never Tell You)

   koala_bear replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   i don't know how many times i wished i could tell the pita parents of pediatric patients that if they weren't going to let us put in ivs, draw blood for tests, assess their children, and medicate them...

5. Hospitals in MD

   koala_bear replied to runmommy1's topic in Maryland Nursing

   harbor hospital is hiring l&d and nicu (prn)

6. 5 occasions where IV therapy needs two checker?

   koala_bear replied to lnewbery's topic in General Nursing

   heparin, blood, pca, insulin & narcotics (peds

7. How to administer morphine via IV

   koala_bear replied to macgyver16's topic in General Nursing

8. Where to buy nursing shoes and uniforms

   koala_bear replied to Dani8962's topic in Maryland Nursing

   check uniform city for decent priced nursing school shoes. what area are you

9. New Grad RN and Cannot Find employment

   koala_bear replied to caribbeanbeauty's topic in Maryland Nursing

   bwmc and harbor hospital are

10. PELL GRANT

    koala_bear replied to jhenderson7593's topic in General Nursing

    are you working? maybe your income makes you ineligible for the pell grant. not only should you be eligible for it if your income is low enough, your state should offer other scholarships and...

11. East Coast Going from 12 to Eight hour shifts?

    koala_bear replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    yikes!! i hope not. pacu, or, and case management are the only units/departments in my facility that have their nurses working 8 hour shifts. being a new nurse, i can't imagine getting all that work...

12. Stupid question...

    koala_bear replied to mingez's topic in General Nursing

    care

13. Noise. Has your hospital found a solution?

    koala_bear replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    we have a yakker tracker on our unit too. it was set so low what it would start alarming whenever we had to put or take something from the charts and had to clip the ring binders together. the...

14. ^^^Need Advice: Unsure of what job to take... ^^^

    koala_bear replied to Mesomorph's topic in General Nursing

    Research maybe? Or work as a clinical trial nurse....I hear that's a pretty laid back

15. Nursing Responsibilities

    koala_bear replied to oldfashionedlove's topic in General Nursing

    It's everybody's responsibility, RN, BSN, CA, CNA or whatever. Having an RN/ BSN doesn't mean you no longer do the nitty-gritty, nasty, hold your breath chore of putting patients on bedpans, wiping...