suni

suni BSN, RN

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  1. tie a note

    suni replied to suni's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all , my line is temporarily fixed and as soon as spring thaw I will have it replaced. I don't think I am depressed chronically but like everyone else I have my days and today was just one...

  2. What Song Describes Your Life? What Song Describes Your Attitude Towards Nursing?

    suni replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    My all time favorite life song if : Teach your children Nursing song: Have a Nice Day by Bon

  3. On verge of nervous breakdown

    suni replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    we are told that if we do not take breaks and lunch it is our own fault. We should be able to get away for that 30 minutes but make sure you do not incur incidental overtime either. So I take my lunch...

  4. Any help/ideas would be appreciated!

    suni replied to HelloOBNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think something about evidence based practice would be good, hourly rounding, ambulation programs to prevent hospital acquired pneumonia and DVT,s. You could talk about transitioning how orientaion...

  5. anyone with any practice test question websites, please enter!!!

    suni replied to VM85's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Free online sites: http://www.learningext.com/students/qofweek.asp http://www.nclex-pass.com/sample_questions.htm http://school.discovery.com/quizzes/...urskills1.html...

  6. tie a note

    suni replied to suni's topic in General Nursing

    I did not even spell know right did I ? It is just one of those

  7. On verge of nervous breakdown

    suni replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I am right there with you besides the stress of work, higher acuity patients with less staff or the right number of staff but only 1 seasoned nurses and the rest only out of school ayear or less,...

  8. Evenings vs Days on Med-Surg floors?

    suni replied to MiaLyse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The ratio pretty much stays the same on all three shifts for us. We may have an NA or a UA but generally not both and we only have 1 LPN a

  9. staff education

    suni replied to Narges's topic in General Nursing

    Productivity in Staff Development is tricky because most of your planning time is considered non-productive. I would put out a questionairre to staff with broad topics such as: Therpaputic...

  10. Shift Report

    suni posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    how do you cut down on the time it takes to get shift

  11. Why didn't someone bring in this up in school?

    suni replied to Mslee533's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I think if you use SBAR for physician nurse communication it will go better for you. You should always start by identifying yourself and your title, since only an RN can take a verbal order, not an...

  12. Red Flag education - What are you doing at your place?

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

    I honestly have not heard of this and I am usually pretty well informed. What other info can you

  13. Knee Replacement

    suni replied to zenman's topic in Orthopedic

    ours are discharged in 3

  14. insulin regime

    suni replied to coffeekat's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have never heard of either of these, p[lease

  15. Maintaining Morale During High Census

    suni replied to caddismt's topic in General Nursing

    We are back in forth either census is high or we are being called off. You need to take your breaks and yes I know how hard that is but that is part of the reason why tempers flare and it is not good...

  16. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    suni replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think that LPN's are valuable in the workplace. Having said that, I also realize that pt. acuuity is much higher and that there are more IVP meds. I think the key to utilization of LPN's is knowing...

  17. Name Badge Credentials

    suni replied to 1joyfulnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that credentials should be allowed but limited, I certainly think if you have a certification in your speciality that should be on your name tag. Our faciltiy only allows

  18. Annoyed-how do you pass med-surg

    suni replied to VM85's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    All nursing has its root in Med-Surg, basic assessment skills, etc. You must be able to pass this for any type of nursing you choose to go into as a speciality. First, you need to read the question...

  19. Do you round on your patients every one hour?

    suni replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    We just started a pilot of hourly rounding and to be honest I am not sure how it is going, I know there is little scuttle from the nurses about it and most of the rooms I was in the papers were not...

  20. Lasik Surgery and Nursing

    suni replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    My daughter just had this done 6 monthes ago and although off and on has had a little blurred vision in the right eye she would not go back to

  21. Trouble with getting a job

    suni replied to fxg002's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Most facilites are not going to hire you without your license. First, the turnaround time is so quick now with the computer NCLEX, second , the cost of orientation is high and then if you fail boards,...

  22. Northeastern PA CNA programs - anyone?

    suni replied to Comfortably_Numb's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    HACC offers courses that you pay for and once you pass the certification some of the money is reimbursed. I think if you look at community schools you could find it also some of the HS vo techs offers...

  23. I've made the decision to leave med-surg

    suni replied to Jean1313's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I love med surg but the great thing about nursing is you can keep moving till you find your niche, if psyche is yours, I admire

  24. Hospitals cutting back??

    suni replied to Abbi4155's topic in Medical-Surgical

    we also have been told that we will not be hiring, to try to be more aware of the budget and edcuational expenses are on a long hold. I would hate to be graduating this year and trying to find a job....

  25. Discovering incompatible IVPB's with primary lines - anyone else notice this a lot?

    suni replied to ANH_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I never have put anything up with TPN, most of our patients have a triple PICC and we just use another