suni

suni BSN, RN

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  1. Second Guessing Future as an RN

    suni replied to misserella8036's topic in General Nursing

    I have been anurse for 20 years and cannot imagine doing anything else. Stress you bet, but it is the best job and at times the worst job. Part of it is nurses need to stand up and say ' I don't...

  2. hourly rounding

    suni replied to suni's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I would like to read the article on medscape but cannot find

  3. I was just laid off

    suni replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot believe that an informatics nurse was let go, I am so sorry for you. However, I admire your positive attitude and will keep you in my thoughts and

  4. Ever consider other (more technical) positions in the hospital?

    suni replied to reformedlibrarian's topic in General Nursing

    The issues in healthcare today are not confined to nursing. Rad techs, US tech and RT's are all losing positions due to downsizing. The economy has affected all aspects of healthcare and will continue...

  5. What do you think a fair salary would be for a RN?

    suni replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    I also feel that nurses salaries on the whole are fair. I have been in nursing a very long time and have moved up the ranks from : unit secretary to nurse aid to LPN to RN. Knowing what my salary has...

  6. At what age do you plan on retiring from nursing?

    suni replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to know what type of nursing you all do, I am 54 and a med-surg nurse. I really do not see myself being able to retire till 65 but I dream about it. My 401 took a hit with the stock...

  7. med error--real world answer?

    suni replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    You did the correct thing. The issue with incident reports is that we use to be penalize when we made an error. Now we have a culture of no shame , no blame. It is part of patient safety to fill out...

  8. Teacher dont like me

    suni replied to Amybeth56's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Learning to deal with differenct personalities and how to handle conflict is a hugh part of nursing and life . I would speak to the teacher and see if there is an issue and try to resolve

  9. crappy nurses day

    suni replied to frann's topic in General Nursing

    You know with financial cutbacks, high unemployment and the recession I am happy I am still working and have medical insuracne. We also had a nurses day not a week and no gift but we made our own day....

  10. Teaching plan for PCA

    suni posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am working on a teaching plan for a PCA and want it to be as simple as possible. I have my goal and then was going to use : Instruct patient on medication used in PCA. Instuct patient on proper use...

  11. Accelerated BSN Student Support

    suni replied to Dr. Shelia, RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I did my BSN online and it was one tough deal. 1. DO NOT put off anything, you will live to regret it. 2. Back everything up on a disk or flashdrive or you wil live to regret it. 3. If you are doing...

  12. Positive Attitude

    suni posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I am working on a program to maintain a positive attitude in the workplace. I have done web searches but would like to be able to find something specific to nursing. Any ideas on where I could find...

  13. Help! Constipation Schultz Cocktail Recipe :-)

    suni replied to vyper's topic in General Nursing

    I have never heard of

  14. Critical patient @ change of shift, which nurse is responsible??

    suni replied to Soulsinfinity's topic in General Nursing

    The off going nurse should have done it but once you accept report on a patient you accept responsibility for the patient. As a courtesy and in the interest of best patient care the nurse who had...

  15. Vid excerpt: We All Came Home-Army & Navy Nurse POWs

    suni replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great book and if you ever get the opportunity to hear Ms. Norman speak ,take

  16. Productivity

    suni posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    How do you keep your productivity at a consistent level and not have peaks and valleys? Summer is traditionally a slow time for us and we are trying to offer more programs, any help

  17. At what age do most nurses retire?

    suni replied to linda2097's topic in General Nursing

    I think I will probably be working till I die, my 401 K has declined rapidly but I chose to let the money there and hope the market turns around, I am 54 and hanging on. Lay offs continue and I worry...

  18. Lay Offs

    suni posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our facility was hit this week with lay offs. Since we are a small hospital and most of the industry in our area has closed this has been difficult for those who lost their jobs and those who kept...

  19. Lay Offs

    suni replied to suni's topic in General Nursing

    I also have been in nursing many years and if I have to move I will, right now I have decided the best thing is to sit tight and hope for the best. The big thing for people like us...(50) is the loss...

  20. performance based competency

    suni posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    We do not do performance based competency, rather we do articles with questions and if you get an 80% you pass. I would like to do performance based/hands on and am wondering if anyone has a few of...

  21. Students want to be "friends"

    suni replied to sunnysideup09's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I see this with the nursing instructors at our facility. Students call them by their first name and they go to break and lunch together, even go out for meals after clinical. This is a dangerous road,...

  22. Team Nursing

    suni replied to dcurry's topic in General Nursing

    We do team nursing on certain days. An Rn and an LPN plus a CNA are on the team. Generally the RN will do all the assessments and the LPN will do all the VS and meds. We help with ADL's, accuchecks ,...

  23. What's the Job Market Going To Be Like In Two Years

    suni replied to HappyMeNow's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Healthcare is not recession proof, we have seen cutbacks and hiring freezes. Positions are posted but are not being hired for, all departments including nursing are being told to come up with a way to...

  24. Do hospitals in your area still hiring? I want to relocate.

    suni replied to niceone's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital is starting cutbacks this week and all over the state things are not

  25. tie a note

    suni posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have today off and was looking forward to a nice relaxing day at home. I was going to start to clean and pack things up for the Goodwill. Well the all went down the tubes when my sewer line off...