Ahhphoey

Ahhphoey

ICU, M/S,Nurse Supervisor, CNS

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  1. Is this normal management or just my floor?

    Ahhphoey replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I agree to a certain extent with picnicrn and rn1989. You really have no idea until you are in management what they are doing. I had aspirations of going into management, but when I went from a...

  2. Recognized by coworkers on AllNurses.com?

    Ahhphoey replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't recognized anyone and don't think anyone has recognized me on here. As someone else stated though, I try to keep my posts positive and keep it to things I would not mind repeating to my...

  3. I cannot do med/surg anymore

    Ahhphoey replied to zoo*moon's topic in General Nursing

    10 patients per nurse!?! No wonder you hate med/surg. It's not like that everywhere though; I once had eight patients, but that was a 23 obs. unit where all of them were young, walkie-talkies, but...

  4. ICU differential pay

    Ahhphoey replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in two different hospitals in the ICU here in Virginia. One hospital offered no incentive pay. The other hospital pays nurses in the ICU and ER an extra $2.50 per hour. I think this...

  5. What PRN meds do you give a lot?

    Ahhphoey replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking the exact same thing. I've never heard of prn

  6. Prospective Jobs, How do know what you are getting in to

    Ahhphoey replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    I was required to shadow for my current part-time job as a bedflow coordinator. I had one 4 hour day of shadowing before the manager even interviewed me face to face (the initial interview was via...

  7. Urgggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!

    Ahhphoey replied to Bella36RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of a house supervisor taking an assignment on a floor and especially being the charge nurse for that floor as well. I am a bedflow coordinator and this job is busy enough, there...

  8. Scheduling Death??

    Ahhphoey replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    That situation seems horrible and selfish to let someone suffer while the family gets their "affairs in order." Unfortunately, I have seen this same thing play out many many times in ICU. I once had...

  9. Has any dr tried to get you to do something outside of your scope?

    Ahhphoey replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    A doctor tried to get me to get consent for some endoscopic procedure he would be doing the next day. He called and asked me to do this, so I had assumed he'd already talked to the patient and family...

  10. Who here actually uses percussion when doing assessments?

    Ahhphoey replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    I don't percuss though I have seen many doctors use this when a situation warrents (i.e. not on every patient, every

  11. Process for Pharmacy Refills from Dr's. Office

    Ahhphoey replied to Jolie's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking the same thing. Seems like an inconvenience to go to the pharmacy twice, especially for those who have a hard time getting around and no one to do these errands for

  12. Good side job for RN?

    Ahhphoey replied to neatnurse30's topic in General Nursing

    I had considered going to bartending school as well. In fact, it still is an option. It just looks like

  13. a patient who things she's in a hotel

    Ahhphoey replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I had one of those types this weekend. Admitted for...well to avoid violating HIPAA, I'm not going to list the exact diagnosis, but it was not something that would cause physical pain. However, the...

  14. Can RNs conduct cardiac stress tests?

    Ahhphoey replied to Islander25's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have an exact answer, but I do know that when I had my cardiac stress test done a few years ago, I never even saw the doctor. He was physically in the office, but I never saw him and to this...

  15. Should this patient be in ICU??

    Ahhphoey replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I think this patient would have been in ICU at at least one of the 2 hospitals I work at. One hospital does not have a real stepdown unit as it is just opening and they haven't trained any stepdown...

  16. job dilemma

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

    Reference checks can take some time. In the meantime, keep your options open and continue interviewing with others. It would be horrible if you waited around and turned down interviews only to find...

  17. how much does your hospital pay to precept a new nurse?

    Ahhphoey replied to rninnv's topic in General Nursing

    An extra $1 per hour. There is no retention bonus for the precepter, but there is one if the new hire was referred by a current employee; that employee would get $1000 after 90

  18. All nurses hate their job

    Ahhphoey replied to iamhere's topic in General Nursing

    I LOVE nursing though I do sometimes dislike my job. This is just not a career for everyone and some people do not like it but remain for the financial security. Don't let comments like those get...

  19. I Quit!

    Ahhphoey replied to Super Nurse JoshuA's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you for standing up for yourself. I once refused an assignment, though it was nowhere near as bad as the assignment you've written about. I'm kinda embarressed to admit it, but I refused an...

  20. Tomorrow is my first day!!!

    Ahhphoey replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck! You'll do just

  21. Perpetuating the myths

    Ahhphoey replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, good to know. I was told this by several people including instructors and NCLEX review instructors that this was true when I was about to take the NCLEX-RN five years ago. I never bothered to...

  22. I feel terrible

    Ahhphoey replied to registerednutrn's topic in General Nursing

    Good job with advocating for your patient and documenting everything. It is unfortunate the patient has to have a BKA,

  23. only in the er...had to share this

    Ahhphoey replied to baby_gurl0604's topic in Emergency

    Wow! That's something you'd never expect to find lying

  24. Perpetuating the myths

    Ahhphoey replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    Actually some NCLEX-RN takers are randomly chosen to take the entire 265

  25. Job Switching Questions...

    Ahhphoey replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    First things first, ask your current manager if there is a prn position available on your unit. Although many managers will create this position rather than lose a nurse, it sometimes just cannot be...