medsurgrnco

medsurgrnco BSN, RN

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  1. Acused of no compassion

    medsurgrnco replied to nurseofficegail's topic in General Nursing

    In the meantime, work on appearing more compassionate and caring to the customers since that is what they told you was the problem. Be friendlier and more concerned about their

  2. How to enhance cohesive working and communication

    medsurgrnco replied to NYCRN6's topic in General Nursing

    Suggest you have a list of normal VS, BS, urine output, etc. along with the parameters for reporting abnormals & add that they tell the nurse timely. Also cover delegation as it seems like many...

  3. dry hands

    medsurgrnco replied to qpmz's topic in General Nursing

    Haven't heard of this hand lotion before. Where do you get

  4. Please Help!!!!!!

    medsurgrnco replied to lilyan33's topic in General Nursing

    You might do the aptitude testing in the book "Discover What You're Best At" by Barry & Linda Gale. This testing could help you decide whether you have the aptitudes for a nursing career or find...

  5. Know of Any Good Nursing Job Sites?

    medsurgrnco replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    CraigsList.org, Jobs.MySpace.com, NursingALD.com, Nurse.com. You can search for nursing jobs and send applications through emails instead of posting your

  6. Problems with CNAs and Jeopardizing Nursing License

    medsurgrnco posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone had a Board of Nursing action against their nursing license which resulted from CNAs not providing proper care to patients, not informing you of abnormal VS,

  7. dry hands

    medsurgrnco replied to qpmz's topic in General Nursing

    I've also found that using cool water when washing my hands is less

  8. dry hands

    medsurgrnco replied to qpmz's topic in General Nursing

    I have tried an unbelievable number of hand lotions since becoming a nurse and this is my current regimen which works well. Before work and halfway through shift, wash your hands and apply CO Bigelow...

  9. Safety Concerns with Home Health or Home Visits?

    medsurgrnco posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm wondering if anyone has had concerns or actual problems with their safety when going to homes for either home health jobs or community health jobs that involve home visits. I've put in my time in...

  10. Decided to Interview - Those that know my story help help help

    medsurgrnco replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Wanting to get away from hospital nursing and then emphasizing your wish to do the type of care needed in the job you're applying for sounds great. Always try to spin a negative into a positive. I...

  11. Decided to Interview - Those that know my story help help help

    medsurgrnco replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Check to see if your previous managers will talk to prospective employers, as some are not allowed to. If only HR talks to them, find out what info they give out. Companies are worried about liability...

  12. Who's fault is it REALLY? aka when my common sense went bye, bye...

    medsurgrnco replied to Yenta7's topic in General Nursing

    Can you let us know who management decided was mostly at

  13. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    medsurgrnco replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Research related to staffing and nurse retention:

  14. Knowing what you know now about nursing, what other career would you have chosen?

    medsurgrnco replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    Meteorologist (sp?) - TV weathermen report their weather predictions and just laugh when they are wrong, along with the rest of the world. Even tho statistics indicate there is no predictability of...

  15. Kicked out of Nursing program

    medsurgrnco replied to leereynold218's topic in General Nursing

    Before your daughter attempts to retake that class, tho, she needs to take a good hard look (mom's help might be good here) at why she failed the class twice and what could help her succeed on a third...

  16. Knowing what you know now about nursing, what other career would you have chosen?

    medsurgrnco replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I was artistic; I'd love to have a creative career with more independence like dancing, writing, photography, painting, etc. If I had the talent, engineering or biology careers would interest...

  17. JACHO is a JOKE

    medsurgrnco replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know if JCAHO has a problem with COWS (computers on wheels), as I imagine nurses leave them in the hall occasionally rather than drag them around

  18. background check

    medsurgrnco replied to Bailey 1982's topic in General Nursing

    I just called the labor board in my state. Personnel files are unfortunately considered the private property of the employer, and if you are no longer an employee you need a subpoena to see those...

  19. Kicked out of Nursing program

    medsurgrnco replied to leereynold218's topic in General Nursing

    Are you sure there is not more going on? Getting booted out of a nursing program instead of needing to retake a class doesn't sound right. When I was in nursing school, there was a student retaking a...

  20. background check

    medsurgrnco replied to Bailey 1982's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with others that it usually is best to be honest. I can't imagine still getting the job after you're caught in a

  21. background check

    medsurgrnco replied to Bailey 1982's topic in General Nursing

    You can call worker's comp to see if there is any record of a claim. If the claim was before computers popped up everywhere, there might not be a record. Other than that, all I can recommend is doing...

  22. Help with organization

    medsurgrnco replied to megs0310's topic in General Nursing

    Look at all the nurses' brains at work to get ideas and think of what categories you need to keep track of. I have a basic brain which gets modified with every new job. I have it on my computer so I...

  23. Who's fault is it REALLY? aka when my common sense went bye, bye...

    medsurgrnco replied to Yenta7's topic in General Nursing

    IMO there are several people who were responsible for catching this. You said the patient was admitted on swing shift, so the swing shift nurse and whoever else checks orders on admits as well as...

  24. Making mistakes at work

    medsurgrnco replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    I always double-check d/c foley to make sure I have the correct pt first. If delegating to a CNA, I say the room # AND the pt name as a double-check - and I never say it from memory, but from my...

  25. Please Help!!!!!!

    medsurgrnco replied to lilyan33's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest you read other threads in this forum to see what nursing is really like before you go back to