sistrmoon

sistrmoon BSN, RN

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  1. Associates after Bachelors

    sistrmoon replied to Infofreak411's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have a Bachelors degree in English, Spanish minor, and an ADN. Have been offered every job for which I've interviewed. Have worked in 2 large

  2. Bedside reporting as a management tool of humiliation

    sistrmoon replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not my read on the situation. But if being scripted robots is the direction we are headed as nurses, that is pretty

  3. Bedside reporting as a management tool of humiliation

    sistrmoon replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Most of us very much like the idea of it, involving the patient in the communication and plan, but the implementation...yeah. We could complain, but we could also be the subject of retaliation. A...

  4. Bedside reporting as a management tool of humiliation

    sistrmoon replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah there is a staffing ratio bill coming down the pipeline here in NY. I'm hoping it will pass, even if only under the guise of "so we can provide you with a superior customer

  5. Why is it so hard to find part-time work?

    sistrmoon replied to mclennan's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in a hospital part time for years, anything from 1-3 8 hour shifts a week. I was originally hired full time

  6. About the "do not crush" medications

    sistrmoon replied to Sam. W's topic in General Nursing

    Some come in a suspension. Which

  7. Really dumb blood admin question

    sistrmoon replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I'm assuming the line was primed with saline in this scenario? At my previous hospital, we spiked saline and blood on a two pronged line, primed with saline. At my current hospital, no saline at all,...

  8. Anyone else get a survey call about a ratio bill?

    sistrmoon replied to sistrmoon's topic in New York Nursing

    Thanks!

  9. Anyone else get a survey call about a ratio bill?

    sistrmoon posted a topic in New York Nursing

    I missed the call but my husband said it was someone from the New York State Nursing Association wanting to survey me about a staffing ratio bill. Just curious if anyone knows more about it. I'm all...

  10. Bedside reporting as a management tool of humiliation

    sistrmoon replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We already did bedside rounding at change of shift which address the issues you

  11. Bedside reporting as a management tool of humiliation

    sistrmoon replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've been in the hospital at bedside for 8 years. If I leave, it won't be to another hospital. I'll be looking for something else entirely. One of my coworkers had 4 of 5 of her patients confused and...

  12. Bedside reporting as a management tool of humiliation

    sistrmoon replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Riiiiight, I made the whole thing up. Give me a break. Just because you would react a certain way(hauling the manager into the break room and getting aggressive) doesn't mean everyone would. And I'm...

  13. Bedside reporting as a management tool of humiliation

    sistrmoon replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We had one role playing checkoff before going live with patients. However, the criticism wasn't about report itself. In fact, that has been pared down to what brought the patient to the hospital ,...

  14. Bedside reporting as a management tool of humiliation

    sistrmoon replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The nurse in question is a year away from retirement. She has said she will be looking elsewhere to work out that last year but considering how hard it is for some early in career nurses to find work,...

  15. Bedside reporting as a management tool of humiliation

    sistrmoon replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To think I was worried about my coworkers hounding me in front of the patients. Manager clapped the crying nurse on the arm and told her to "buck up." Manager also physically and roughly moved the...

  16. Bedside reporting as a management tool of humiliation

    sistrmoon replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In the training materials, it says we are to ask the patient while they are awake if they want to be woken for report. But management says "they don't have a choice." Waking someone who hasn't slept...

  17. Bedside reporting as a management tool of humiliation

    sistrmoon replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah. The "thank you for allowing me to care for you" is rich. Who exactly had a choice in the matter? Oh I guess the "customer" has their choice of nurse, which is not so subtly implied in that...

  18. Different perspectives, same job

    sistrmoon replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Same. Everyone is miserable on my floor. See my latest post for one reason why

  19. Giving the nurses phones

    sistrmoon replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    We have phones and it does not cut down on call lights. It only adds to the noise on nights when it's ringing in my pocket while I have my hands full doing actual patient care. It's just one more way...

  20. Wound care at your facility

    sistrmoon replied to poopylala's topic in General Nursing

    At my prior hospital, PT did it. At my current hospital, either the nurse or The Wound/Ostomy nurses do

  21. When we become the patient

    sistrmoon replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I was a post- op patient recently. So different on the other side of the bed. Good thoughts for a speedy recovery for

  22. Mom's of small kids

    sistrmoon replied to publichealthgir's topic in General Nursing

    I have a 6 and 2 year old. I don't do 12s. I do 3 8s, weekend overnights with a nice differential. Weekend track which is 2 12s on the weekend pays even better. I basically work opposite my husband so...

  23. Really dumb blood admin question

    sistrmoon replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I always do 75 ml/hr for the first 15 minutes but I don't think our policy gets that

  24. Calling an MD during night shift

    sistrmoon replied to stepwintention's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've been a night nurse for 8 years. My previous job calling only attendings and surgeons was much less pleasant than my calls to interns and residents at my current position, although even the...

  25. Wear gloves during assessment?

    sistrmoon replied to future_nurse11's topic in General Nursing

    I'm actually tempted to wear a gown and gloves around my kids(age 6 and 2). I have excellent hand hygiene but they keep getting me sick. Kids are gross, eating their boogers, touching their butts. The...