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  1. What does the assistant nurse manager DO on your unit ?

    nursemaa replied to passing thru's topic in Nurse Management

    Try asking your HR dept for a job description for that position; they should be able to provide one. The role probably varies from one organization to the next.

  2. Difference in roles between a clinical nurse specialist and an NP

    nursemaa replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    An NP usually work in places like the ED and physician offices, to evaluate and treat patients. A CNS usually works in nursing departments for the purposes of staff development/education, patient...

  3. Research Question

    nursemaa replied to Richo's topic in Research

    I know, the terminology itself can give you quite a headache! Just keep asking yourself "What is it that I want to find out?" and read examples of questions to help you formulate yours. Good luck!!...

  4. Research Question

    nursemaa replied to Richo's topic in Research

    Here are some ideas: "Do men who receive education demonstrate increased adherence to recommended schedules for testicular self-examination than men who do not receive education?" Your sample could...

  5. If you could get a masters degree now, what would you get?

    nursemaa replied to t2000JC's topic in General Nursing

    Almost finished with my MSN- Nursing

  6. Thoughts regarding MALE RNs?

    nursemaa replied to Riceburner's topic in California Nursing

    I'd much rather work with the guys- it's been my experience that they are less "catty", less backstabbing, way more laid back. Now of course there are exceptions to that, but overall I think men are...

  7. Patient Care Technician.............

    nursemaa replied to dansamy's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, Patient Care Technicians are night shift CNA's who do the things you describe, and are cross-trained to perform clerical work too. They set up charts for new admits, process physician...

  8. Patient Care Technician.............

    nursemaa replied to dansamy's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, Patient Care Technicians are night shift CNA's who do the things you describe, and are cross-trained to perform clerical work too. They set up charts for new admits, process physician...

  9. What are your favorite nursing shoes?

    nursemaa replied to mollyjeanrn's topic in General Nursing

    I like Ryka shoes, lots of arch support and a little wider at the toe. They're kind of expensive too, but you can sometimes find them on sale at QVC.com. Never could get the hang of walking fast in...

  10. Pt refusing basic nursing care

    nursemaa replied to kellyann0198's topic in Medical-Surgical

    As frustrating as it is, a patient who is not suicidal/homicidal, or has not been declared incompetent to make decisions for herself/himself has the right to make a bad decision. That means refusing...

  11. ICU nurse managers lack of support.......

    nursemaa replied to melrey11's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Just another fine example of the culture of nursing- beat each other up, put each other down, don't support each other....why are we doing this, people? And how do we stop it? There are so many...

  12. Nursing Theory - Please help me!

    nursemaa replied to Richo's topic in Research

    Let me begin by saying that these are not theories. There are numerous nursing theorist that you could write about, try looking at this website to get you started:...

  13. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    nursemaa replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    I agree 100% !! I get tired of listening to nurses bash each other, talk down to and about each other, or go into passive-agressive mode at the blink of an eye ! We are so quick to criticize;...

  14. Change of Shift Admissions

    nursemaa replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    What really worries me is patient safety. A patient that arrives during change of shift is not likely to be seen right away, other than possibly to "settle them in" and grab a set of vitals. And with...

  15. telemetry

    nursemaa replied to nursemichelle's topic in General Nursing

    Reading and interpreting telemetry is definitely a specialty skill. We have classes that we send nurses to who are going to be working on the tele

  16. Staff Meetings

    nursemaa replied to MayBaby's topic in General Nursing

    I pay my staff when they come in for meetings. I charge it to a portion of my budget called "seminar time" so that it does not affect my productivity report. Mention that to your manager, I'm sure...

  17. Losing your license

    nursemaa replied to nursemichelle's topic in General Nursing

    Ohio publishes suspended and revoked licenses. Most of the time it's for drug diversion, testing positive on drug testing, and patient

  18. New Nurse manager and view from both sides

    nursemaa replied to AMV's topic in Nurse Management

    The key is balance. You can't be in the office all of the time, and you can't be out on the unit all of the time. You will burn out fast unless you realize that. Some days I can be on the unit most...

  19. I wish I had a nickel for........

    nursemaa replied to petiteflower's topic in Emergency

    OK, I'll bite- what is a positive samsonite

  20. I wish I had a nickel for........

    nursemaa replied to petiteflower's topic in Emergency

    OOh, I hate that! Someone writes "see list", but there is no list to be found!! Then when you ask the patient what meds they're on, they look at you like you're stupid- "They copied my list and put...

  21. Can you believe this?

    nursemaa replied to LolaRN's topic in General Nursing

    So...I wonder what the answer is? Have security make the patient stay on the unit (could this be false imprisonment?)...Spend huge amounts of valuable nursing time pleading with the patient to stay...

  22. Can you believe this?

    nursemaa replied to LolaRN's topic in General Nursing

    According to our hospital's legal counsel, the best thing to do is explain the risks of leaving the unit to smoke, notify the physician, document this, and if the patient still leaves it's their...

  23. Standards of care

    nursemaa replied to stawman53's topic in General Nursing

    A standard of care tells you what care should be provided for particular patient situations. They can come from the board of nursing, specialty organizations, and can be established by your...

  24. Magnet status what does it mean

    nursemaa replied to kids's topic in General Nursing

    I thought that the original idea behind magnet status was great- better ratios, more nursing involvement in policies, decision-making, etc. My concern all along has been that it would become more...

  25. Hi! I'm Tweety Your Critical Care Med Surg Nurse (Or long waits for ICU beds)

    nursemaa replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    We try very hard to keep an ICU/CCU bed open for that unexpected "crash and burn" (or someone like your patient) from the floors. That means getting after docs to transfer patients out who no longer...