Ahhphoey

Ahhphoey

ICU, M/S,Nurse Supervisor, CNS

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  1. am I wrong?

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

    I was wondering the same

  2. Nurse Quacktitioner Doll

    Ahhphoey replied to AliveToday's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think its cute. I kinda want

  3. Refusing unsafe workload?

    Ahhphoey replied to Ginger80's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't imagine being responsible for 120 residents let alone 165! When I worked in long term care, the most residents I cared for on a night shift was 45 and that was with 4 CNAs. I think you...

  4. Do you moonlight somewhere other than your FT position?

    Ahhphoey replied to LETRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a FT M-F job in staff development, but I also still pick up shifts in the ICU at another hospital about 3 times a month. Plus, I pick up some shifts in another department of the hospital where...

  5. I called in today, no I mean ..I called Out! / huh??

    Ahhphoey replied to cecilsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Generally, where I work, we use the term "calling out." It is interesting the variety of terms used to mean the same darn

  6. How much does your hospital ceo make?

    Ahhphoey replied to vivicaq's topic in General Nursing

    When I was doing a paper for school last year, I ran across an article that had the salaries of some of the big wig admin people in hospitals in my area. For instance, the president/ceo of my org...

  7. Got the job - what am I in store for?

    Ahhphoey replied to Flare's topic in General Nursing

    I was the house supervisor for a 250 bed acute care hospital and I loved it! I did rotating shifts, but was primarily days. Many of the staff had been there for years and years, and overall,...

  8. Working with pain

    Ahhphoey replied to dhammond3's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have osteoarthritis, but I do have RA which has forced me to work in extreme pain since last summer. I began to have pain and joint swelling last August, but thought nothing of it (just...

  9. Can I just say that from personal experience...

    Ahhphoey replied to ShannonRN2010's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry for the SJS, but glad you at least had a good experience in the hospital while suffering with such a painful condition. Good luck to your continued

  10. Seasoned nurse wanting to enter entirely new specialty area? Is it possible??

    Ahhphoey replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Go for ICU. Many places have internships to train new grads and seasoned nurses to the ICU setting. I worked in med-surg for 4 years before moving into ICU and got extensive classroom and on the...

  11. Beta-blocker administraion error?

    Ahhphoey replied to Bosco15's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure I've given these meds around the same time frame before. I would have done just as you did and waited an hour between meds or called pharmacy to double check if they could be given together....

  12. insulin drip protocol for mixing/priming: how do you mix it?

    Ahhphoey replied to TraumaJunkieRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Wow, I had never heard of this before and I've mixed many an insulin drip bag. Definitely some good information, though, and I plan on reading more into this and asking my co-workers if they've heard...

  13. In your job do you perform a lot of sputum culture and sensitivity test

    Ahhphoey replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    We do quite a bit in the ICU where I work as well. While the final results may not come back soon, a lot of times we get calls from the lab within a day or two that something is growing so that...

  14. per diems

    Ahhphoey replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    I work per diem now and I get no special or preferential treatment. I was regular staff and just decreased my status a couple months ago, but even so, other nurses who are per diem and have always...

  15. love my job hate the hours

    Ahhphoey replied to futurenicunurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    I totally understand how your are feeling. Early in my career I loved doing evening shifts and did do the 5 day-a-week thing for a while. As I changed jobs, though, I began to prefer day shift or...

  16. Crazy med pass +

    Ahhphoey replied to NamasteNurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I worked LTC, I had about 28 residents on days and evenings and that was a challenge, and I didn't even have all the diabetics and foleys you've described! On night shift we had about 45...

  17. Nurse's: Find your own replacement when ill

    Ahhphoey replied to Leelee2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've never worked somewhere that required you to find your own replacement. I have a few times found my own replacement when I was ill, but that was when I knew the day before that I would not be...

  18. Any CNLs working as CNLs out there?

    Ahhphoey replied to katmarieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure, but I would think a CNL degree could apply to any leadership-type job in nursing. While it doesn't replace good ol' nursing experience, I bet it could definitely give you a leg up when...

  19. Low census vs. on call????

    Ahhphoey replied to ontocrna's topic in General Nursing

    We get $1.50 an hour to be on call. In my unit we are never cancelled unless there is more staff scheduled than could possibly be needed (which is basically never. Still means you can't have a drink...

  20. Let me tell you how my night went last night...

    Ahhphoey replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry you had such a bad night. I've had days like that too, but I spoke up enough that the charge nurse (who was trying to give me a third patient for the last four hours of my shift while another...

  21. how many nurses have two jobs?

    Ahhphoey replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I've been working 2 jobs for the last 5 years; usually a full-time and a prn but did do two part-time jobs for a while. Now I'm working a full time job that M-F, day shift and salaried (so no ability...

  22. Family Members With Nothing Better To Do.

    Ahhphoey replied to Honeynurse's topic in General Nursing

    :lol2: that is very highly entertaining! wish i coulda saw that

  23. different nursing position? can anyone differentiate one from another?

    Ahhphoey replied to trigger0423's topic in General Nursing

    I think they are all pretty similar. Often the job title changes per the preference of the facility. Nursing assistants are certified (at least here in VA) after going to classes and take a state...

  24. One entree per person,please

    Ahhphoey replied to jmtndl's topic in General Nursing

    Tacky, but

  25. Handling New Admits in a Fair Way

    Ahhphoey replied to monicanurse's topic in General Nursing

    That doesn't sound very fair. The person who made the original assignment should have took into account where the empty rooms were and took that into consideration when making the assignment, even if...