amarilla

amarilla RN

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  1. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    amarilla replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with most that the patient in the original post was entitled and certainly arrogant to expect caregivers be required to speak her language. Like another post - Ruby's, likely - I take it as...

  2. I need to teach an Inservice for Leadership Clinical

    amarilla replied to rollyp80's topic in General Nursing

    Good reply from Korky above; it really depends on the type of floor, the relationship you have with the nurses, and the culture of the unit. Personally, I loathe most inservices on my floor because...

  3. First week on Unit in orientation...and I am feeling stupid! Is that normal?

    amarilla replied to HeatherGurl84's topic in First Year After Licensure

    cosign this. i've been working six months in med-surg and i felt that way too, especially in the beginning. trying to decipher the on-call schedules, figure out who to call when a patient has four...

  4. Advice for new grad getting ready to go solo!

    amarilla replied to iloveny68's topic in Medical-Surgical

    First thing: congrats on the job! I am a fellow new grad; I've been on my own about four months or so now on a med-surg floor. I think we all organize our shifts differently, according to unit...

  5. New grad needs some honest advice

    amarilla replied to Ilovethe80s's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm a fellow new grad 6 months in on a surgical floor. First thing - congrats on graduating and passing NCLEX! Second: congrats on multiple job offers/interests! It's a refreshing change to hear...

  6. Looking for a new job after 4 months...

    amarilla replied to sunshine547's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Agree with the advice already given, and wanted to add that you sometimes can specify that you prefer your current employer only be contacted if an employment offer is being extended to you. Good...

  7. Hospice for New Grad?

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

    I am a new grad also, working since June on a surgical floor. On the 'do I need to start on the floor' question, I'm of two minds: first, that yes, we can start anywhere and learn to adapt to that...

  8. Tips on what to do in school to help find a job after

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

    Great advice from everyone; yes, absolutely - a CNA job isn't a guarantee of a RN job after graduation, but you'll gain much more confidence and opportunities to observe care, routine and procedures...

  9. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    amarilla replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    There really aren't enough kudos I can give this post.

  10. Nurses: If jobs were equally abundant in America, where would you most want to work?

    amarilla replied to Samian Q's topic in General Nursing

    I'd leave the northeast for good and move back to the south in a second flat, (if DH were

  11. Magnet - Turnoff For Anyone Else?

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

    Cosign this - same here. I am disappointed to see that my hospital system widely publicized programs and incentives for education, support for system-wide initiatives, improvements in patient safety...

  12. Those in Med Surg

    amarilla replied to BettyBoop01's topic in General Nursing

    34 bed unit: days are 6:1 with 2-4 techs on the floor dependent on census. Nights: 8:1 or more, if the ER explodes, with two techs sharing the

  13. Where to find good short term health insurance

    amarilla replied to AnonyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Further to this - many COBRA policy coverages include wording stipulating a 30 day (current month) grace period for payment. It is understood that if you do not pay for the monthly coverage by the...

  14. Night/ Evening Shift Clarification

    amarilla replied to ahhdrey's topic in General Nursing

    It really depends on the facility and the shifts they offer. We have a mix of eights and twelves, (mostly twelves), on my floor; for us, 'evening' refers to 3p-11p and 'night' to 11p-7a or 7p-7a...

  15. Who starts IV's at night at your workplace?

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

    We do our own IVs, day or night. If someone is particularly hard to get and multiple nurses have already tried, we might ask an ICU nurse to come over, (we're next door to the SICU.) We are a teaching...

  16. Post op Admissions During Shift Change?

    amarilla replied to All4Seasons's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work on a med-surg floor in a 475 bed level 1 trauma hospital. Our PACU will hold off (if asked) between 7 - 7:30 pm while nurses are walking through report, (we do bedside.) It really is...

  17. Change of shift call lights

    amarilla replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    We have the same problem with change of shift call lights (virtually ignored by both shifts) on my unit. We now are doing bedside report rather than face-to-face in the report room, which has only...

  18. new grad might be hired in psych but debating whether or not to take the job

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

    Take any nursing job which can help you learn to delegate, organize, prioritize and implement! From a former manager's perspective, I would rather see that you took a job, dedicated yourself to...

  19. Can I be a nurse if I'm not a morning person?

    amarilla replied to wannabeanRN90's topic in General Nursing

    I am *not* a morning person, but I work regular 12s on the 7-7:30 day shift without much fuss. Unfortunately, DH is one of those invigorated morning folks, so I accepted a day shift assignment as a...

  20. Fitting in on the floor

    amarilla posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, this is the first thread I've posted on AN, so kindly bear with me as I try to ask my question as plainly as possible... how did you learn to get along on your floor as a new nurse, (whether...

  21. Fitting in on the floor

    amarilla replied to amarilla's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all so much for your replies, kind words and advice! :hug: To answer a few questions: I don't know that anyone has written me up, and neither of the people who complained to this other...

  22. Most RN's first borns?

    amarilla replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    Youngest child, alcoholic

  23. Bedside/Face-to-Face Shift Report

    amarilla replied to Northwest_RN_4's topic in General Nursing

    We are in transition from face-to-face report, (in nurses' report room), to bedside reporting. While I concede that it's helpful to see or lay hands on something you're getting in report, I don't care...

  24. Most difficult to learn as student and nurse?

    amarilla replied to Despareux's topic in General Nursing

    The hardest thing for me to learn so far is to anticipate everything that may be needed for a patient with a particular dx/surgery. Right when I think I have all my bases covered for...

  25. Question about student nurses working at your facility

    amarilla replied to karenbear's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a student, we had individual booklets each week outlining assessments and shift notes for our patients. We would complete them using the charts and bring them to post conference to discuss...