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I recently took on a nurse manager position. I've never really worked in leadership before other than being a charge nurse. I really want to focus on building the employees up. I am not the type that wants to discipline or write them up all the time....

Does your facility/unit do any type of employee of the month or something similar? we are trying to increase morale on our unit and focus on positive things. do you get awards or some type of gift? Just looking for ideas. Thanks

I went to a CCRN Review over the weekend and we watched the 2 Day Laura Gasparis CCRN Review Seminar. We didn't have handouts so I tried my best to take some notes but I know I missed a lot. Does anyone have any of the slides used in the lecture? I...

I've seen a lot of my nurse friends on Facebook sharing a link from mysavings.com saying Dunkin Donuts is giving nurses free coffee starting this week. I decided to go to their official Facebook page and saw this: I guess finding out now is better ...

how many call outs does your job allow you per year before you get a warning? Also, what setting do you work in?

After 4 call outs in 1 year, you get a verbal warning. After 5 in a year you get a written warning and are no longer eligible for a yearly raise

Does anyone else have problems with CNAs (or other subordinate staff) who was generally disrespectful, insubordinate and lazy? I know this is a problem since the dawn of time and will continue to be a problem, but what about when they bully & tak...

I saw an article on Medscape Nurses about how the ANA has released a statement saying they will not tolerate violence and bullying against nurses. The article says: In a recent survey of 3765 registered nurses, almost one quarter of respondents sai...

Maybe it's just my facility, but I don't remember any kind of training in descalating other than to talk in a calm quiet voice. That includes nursing school, as well.

DD is a franchise business. It may have been just that location offering it. There is nothing national going on

It's a shame this website took it upon themselves to advertise something like this falsely. I feel like maybe some nurses will be going into DD asking for their free coffee and be embarrassed.

Not sure why this was moved to Nurse First Job Hunt board. I am not helping her find a new job. It's a gift.

I am currently precepting a young new grad RN. I have known her since she was in nursing school and I know she is destined for a great career. I would like to get her some small gifts for when she gets off orientation. I remember when I was a new nu...

I was taught in nursing school if you have an issue with someone you work with, then you speak to said person first.

I just bought a badge clip with the monogram (and some cute charms/beads on it) for her and I did find an Etsy shop that has a nursing theme etched personalized wine glass (I know she likes wine, so I might buy her some wine to go with it!) for her. ...

Just curious if any of you who have cold sores still go to work when you get one? I am asking this because I currently have one and it's still in the blister-stage. For some reason, I never get the prodrome stage with the tingling. I just usuall...

Same... Been a nurse over 7 years and never even heard of it being hung in a piggyback.

Well, my director actually came into work and asked me about my lip. I explained it was a cold sore and nothing else was said.

For those involved with Shared Leadership, just wondering what your councils are doing . Looking for ideas, as my unit council is having difficulty getting off the ground and looking for some ideas.

I am writing a reference letter for a nursing student I precepted for an extended period of time. She is graduating soon and is applying to places and I'd like for her to have this to take to interviews with her. I'm just looking for some help on wh...

Looking for ideas to decrease the amount of lost patient belongings while in the hospital. Does your facility require them to sign something saying the facility isn't responsible for lost belongings? Do you have some type of checklist or whatnot whe...

Does anyone have the lap band? I was banded almost 2 months ago and with lap band we are supposed to eat small, frequent meals and take 30 minutes to eat each meal. Unfortunately, I have found this does not mesh well with nursing. I work 12 hour shif...

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For our yearly evaluations, we get to choose one nurse to review us and also a random nurse is picked to evaluate us. I recently filled out a peer evaluation for another nurse who has caused issues on the unit. Needless to say, the evaluation was not...

I am not sure. This is a new process