suni

suni BSN, RN

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  1. All you New Grads

    suni posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    All you new grads and newly licensed RN's what would like to see in your orientation program? I am trying to modify our program for what best meets the needs of GN's and most of them are pretty quiet...

  2. husbands that won't help

    suni replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    My husband did the same thing, it was then I realized our entire married life had been like this, I was doing everything and although he worked he seems to think that when he comes home nothing else...

  3. All you New Grads

    suni replied to suni's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you for your replies. We also have a 6-8 week orientation program and do classes and also a rhtyhm class for those working on a monitored unit. I appreciate the time you all took to answer my...

  4. New Grad Program at Hershey Medical Center

    suni replied to EMSnut45's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I do not work at Hershey but have had family members there as patients and I have to tell you that the nurses were great! They were professional, knowledgable, and very willing to discuss care and...

  5. The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority has hired liaisons to improve safety

    suni replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I would love a job like

  6. Is anyone in or has gone through an online RN to BSN?

    suni replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I did my BSN online from UOP and w hile they are expensive they had great tech

  7. Post op fever

    suni replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    5W's of post op fever: Walk ( are they OOB and ambulating) Wind ( Are they using IS) Water( dehydrate) WOund( infected) Wonder Drugs Easy to remember and try to find the cause of post op

  8. Lost thread

    suni replied to suni's topic in General Nursing

    That was it, Thank

  9. Lost thread

    suni posted a topic in General Nursing

    Yesterday there was a thread on inservice ideas and a book by a physician was recommended, I lost the thread can anyone help? Is there a way I can mark a thread when I want to save

  10. Lying Foley bag on floor?

    suni replied to bookwormom's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I have seen this done and have seen a blue pad placed on the floor to lay the foley bag on, I do not encourage staff to do this but I have seen t work and drainage

  11. New Grads - where is there a nursing glut?

    suni replied to spudbunny's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I find that a percentage of new grads are particular about what they want, no evenings, no night, no weekends, and there salary. Med surg is not the bane of nursing but rather the backbone of all...

  12. Should Continuing Education for Nurses be mandatory in all states?

    suni replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I do believe they should be mandatory however I also think that half of them should have to be obtained in your speciality area. I also think that Pa has been lax with communicating exactly is...

  13. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    suni replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I really do not understand how it is going to increase the perception of nurses as professionals if we grandfather in people. What other profession does this? NONE! I went from NA to LPN to RN to BSN...

  14. CMSRN - any effect?

    suni replied to RockyCreek's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I took the CMSRN last year and I know that there are people who do not pass the exam. I think any type of certification improves your marketability. I am wondering if the ANCC and the CMSRN are...

  15. Approach a new grad in a tactful manner?

    suni replied to Gititgirl7's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps she has a learning disability or OCD. I know people in my family with both, the OCD does keep repeating, cannot help herself, it is like she just needs to keep making sure she understands what...

  16. Ideas for teaching lab about Chest Tubes

    suni replied to HEYOU 2's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I also think if you are close to a hospital they would probably give you one for teaching purposes. I know we have 2 available that we use for different

  17. Shortage of instructors = waiting?

    suni replied to fUsi0n86's topic in General Nursing

    16 students is way too many not only are the students not getting the education they are paying for, the instructor cannot do the job they want to do. It is the same as the staffing patterns in...

  18. Shortage of instructors = waiting?

    suni replied to fUsi0n86's topic in General Nursing

    There are many reasons for this: 1. There are not enough master prepared nurses, at least in my state and most programs now required an MSN to be a clinical instructor. 2. The money in nursing is at...

  19. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    suni replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    actually true TB diagnosis is a

  20. Called Off for Low Census!!!

    suni replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    we also get called off for low census, we can use PTO time if we choose to do, we also are put on call so we can get called in for any unit in the hospital, with the exception of PEDS and OB. It is...

  21. Customer Service and 24 hour visitation

    suni replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    healthcare is a business and as a business it is all about customer service. Nurses will always see them as patients but administration sees customers, and views what we as nurses do as a quality...

  22. RN with LPN license

    suni replied to Rhonda V's topic in General Nursing

    I can tell you for a fact that legally you will be held to the standard of an RN. I also had an LPN license and maintained it for years, just in case, but knowing that I am held to the RN standard at...

  23. my day was crazy

    suni posted a topic in General Nursing

    First, I had an extremly busy day at work and did not get out till late, which generally is OK but I had plans for a relaxing night with the family. So I finally get home and we go to a music event 20...

  24. untrusty co-workers

    suni replied to gingergirl123's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is sort of like One bad apple... this is part of the issue with nursing we need to take ownership of our units and make change. Let people know what is acceptable and what is not and then...

  25. admission assessments

    suni replied to gigi77's topic in General Nursing

    grammyr, we are in the process of reviewing our policy and requireing the braden be done daily also, any info you could share would be appreciated. also do you have skin care teams, again looking at...