starlisa14

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1. If You Can't Handle the Heat, Get Out of the Kitchen!

   starlisa14 replied to GreenApplesauce's topic in General Nursing

   supportive managment means

2. Any nurses with anxiety/ bi polar?

   starlisa14 replied to Reckless96's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   I find that my anxiety has actually worked for the betterment of my residents. It makes me reflect more often, check behind myself, check behind others (not to find fault but just to ensure things are...

3. Can This Be fixed? LTC

   starlisa14 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I am an RN and 2 years experience in mostly LTC. I took a supervisory position and have been working it for 1month and a half. I have spent that time familiarizing myself with residents, coworkers...

4. Have we lost the "art" of nursing?

   starlisa14 replied to Barbara Hunter's topic in General Nursing

   Art in itself without looking at any dictionary says to me, be creative within yourself to make something happen. We live by standards in the nursing field, but as human beings we live by our hearts...

5. New Grad RN in Skilled Nursing/Rehab...5 days orientation?

   starlisa14 replied to ISeeYouNurse13's topic in General Nursing

   Also, appreciate the wealth of knowledge the LPNs and CNAs have to offer. In my experience, they know more about the residents, the facility and the needs of all

6. New Grad RN in Skilled Nursing/Rehab...5 days orientation?

   starlisa14 replied to ISeeYouNurse13's topic in General Nursing

   Also, use your resources: the unit managers, the DON and the Human Resource Director. If you can't utilize them during this learning experience, then get

7. New Grad RN in Skilled Nursing/Rehab...5 days orientation?

   starlisa14 replied to ISeeYouNurse13's topic in General Nursing

   Answering the easiest question first: At my LTC facility on 3rd shift, the LPN charge nurses have 22 and 21 residents each on the rehab unit and 32 and 33 on the other side. So I'd say 1:16 is...

8. How to handle lazy LPN's on the team

   starlisa14 replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I'm dealing with this very issue. I've worked for 3 years now but, I'm the "new" RN nurse supervisor to the 11p-7a shift. I'm having to stay later to file their paperwork that was delegated to them,...

9. All the cool people work nights!

   starlisa14 replied to meanmaryjean's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I recently took a position as RN Supervisor for night shift. Unfortunately I'm not seeing the teamwork. For example, one night an LPN calls me on the other unit and says, "Just giving you a heads up...

10. Anyone graduated from a clinical nurse leader program?

    starlisa14 replied to arciedee's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi, I graduated several yrs ago with a BS in education, and decided to return to school for nursing. I was approached by my advisor to take the accelerated masters in nursing program for CNL. I...