amarilla

amarilla RN

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  1. Skin assessment in the ED

    amarilla replied to amarilla's topic in Emergency

    See, now *this* is what gets missed even though it seems like common sense. I had another nurse pass on in report that newly admitted patient 'had two small, closed sores - one in-between third and...

  2. Skin assessment in the ED

    amarilla replied to amarilla's topic in Emergency

    This is exactly what they are citing - reimbursement issues for undocumented pressure ulcers - but I think they are going about this the wrong way by pitting departments against one another....

  3. Phone Interview for ER residency...advice please!

    amarilla replied to MECO28's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats!! There is good advice littered through AN, but here are a few thoughts from someone who has conducted phone interviews in my not-so-distant career past: -make sure your phone is charged /...

  4. Drug seeking patients

    amarilla replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing

    Echo this. Fribblet, did I ever mention how much I tend to agree with your posts? Thanks for being

  5. Do hospital patients get better care if they're nice

    amarilla replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you had that experience; I have too, and you're right that it's not fair to you. Not knowing what kind of floor you were admitted to or how ill you were, I can only say that shifts - even...

  6. no job after two years

    amarilla replied to icedtea's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I'm sorry to hear that you're still looking. Lots of good advice in this thread so perhaps this was mentioned before, (if it was, it bears repeating!). I'm a thirty-something career changer;...

  7. why do teachers turn a blind eye to cheating??

    amarilla replied to catz123's topic in General Nursing

    This wasn't what you originally wrote nor what I responded to. Rather, this is what you wrote: and I believe that said enough. Getting questions and answers to upcoming tests certainly sounds like...

  8. patient assignment

    amarilla replied to nurselyman's topic in General Nursing

    We divide by number; usually we all start with 6 or 7, unless you're one of the unfortunate folks to come on in-between at 3-11 and get whoever is left as well as 2-3 admissions. Our unit is shaped...

  9. Patient acuity based staffing

    amarilla replied to HRSBSNRNC's topic in Medical-Surgical

    While I don't have specific information to contribute, I just wanted to reply to say what a great project this is, and very much needed! I work on a very busy general surgical floor (trauma and...

  10. why do teachers turn a blind eye to cheating??

    amarilla replied to catz123's topic in General Nursing

    No need to bold words and get upset. I used the word cheating, not you, because that's what it is. You wrote that your insider source gave you questions and answers to those questions from the tests...

  11. PCT/ Nursing Student Tech scope of practice?

    amarilla replied to mamaxmaria's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    IME, most hospitals aren't going to assign you much in the way of procedures, nursing student or not, unless you are in a specialized unit (like ICU, CVICU, CCU, etc.) and it seems that you already do...

  12. What do you consider to be nursing's biggest setback?

    amarilla replied to almost30's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Lots of good replies in this thread. I agree - poor staffing, poor treatment, the passive aggressiveness tolerated and even perpetuated in many nursing units, unsafe conditions. Lots to talk about. My...

  13. why do teachers turn a blind eye to cheating??

    amarilla replied to catz123's topic in General Nursing

    So, you're upset that people were cheating - on behalf of others, not yourself - but took answers for yourself throughout the semester? Ugh, I'm not sure you have an ethical leg to stand on. Maybe...

  14. why do teachers turn a blind eye to cheating??

    amarilla replied to catz123's topic in General Nursing

    Would you be comfortable if your instructors knew that you were using notes and test questions leaked from upperclassmen? I'm guessing not; when I was in school, this was considered an unfair...

  15. DON telling me to omit facts from documentation

    amarilla replied to sugarbetty's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am also a new nurse, finishing my first year on a post-op floor, but I think we both know that omitting information or altering documentation is not in your best interest. You're right - the...

  16. What is something from nursing school that has been the most beneficial to you

    amarilla replied to almost30's topic in General Nursing

    1. Not documented, not done. 2. Check the pt, not the monitor. 3. Tubing/syringe/kit not labeled? Throw it out and start new! 4. Always have fresh vital signs when something seems afoot. 5. Something...

  17. Are Baylor positions easier or harder to get?

    amarilla replied to cokeforbreakfast's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Honestly, a lot of facilities seemed to have or be eliminating baylor positions. I only know of one acute facility in my area offering them. As for whether they're in demand...it really runs the...

  18. Hiring outlook for ADN vs. BSN in your town?

    amarilla replied to sugarmagnoliaRN's topic in Texas Nursing

    OP, did you post this in the Texas forum as well to get feedback from some locals? I'm a fellow Texan but now live in the New York City area, or I'd be happy to offer you some tailored advice. I am a...

  19. Please help me understand

    amarilla replied to missingmydad's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I am a new nurse - coming up on my first year - but I can understand how you feel. I lost my dad when I was a child and I picked apart his passing, mostly for worry of what may have happened to him....

  20. How to deal with low morale?

    amarilla replied to Aeterna's topic in General Nursing

    OP, if you didn't mention oncology, I'd think we're on the same floor. I too am coming up on one year on my floor (June) and have been contemplating what to do in consideration of a wave of...

  21. Advice regarding internship in the OR

    amarilla replied to MRN3089's topic in Operating Room

    We both graduated May 2010 and I can feel your frustration regarding jobs in this area, (I'm also in NNJ.) I work at the same hospital where I was employed as a tech; that being said, I'd really look...

  22. Med-surg to ASC?

    amarilla replied to amarilla's topic in Operating Room

    Update! I got a call back, met the rest of the staff and doctors and was hired last week! I was ultimately offered a position in pre-op with rotation to learn to circulate one day each week. I'm so...

  23. Med-surg to ASC?

    amarilla posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hi all: I graduated May 2010 and have been working since June on the general surgical floor I worked on for two years as a tech. I live in the New York City area and new grad jobs here have been...

  24. Med-surg to ASC?

    amarilla replied to amarilla's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you both for your replies! The position they are trying to fill is for a circulating RN. I've applied several times, updating my cover letter and resume each time I finished a certification or...

  25. Kicking myself...

    amarilla replied to iloveny68's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Aww, OP.....:hug: Don't beat yourself up! It happens to everybody, particularly on dayshift, (truly brutal.) I have been on my own for a few months now and can tell you that it does start to come...