yfloridanurse

yfloridanurse has 7 years experience and specializes in ER, ICU, Telemetry, Home Health..

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1. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

   yfloridanurse replied to laurasc's topic in Relations

   I am a former ER nurse, done triage many times and almost everyday at the end of the shift and overwhelmed like any ER nurse would get when they have 75 patinets on triage waiting to be seen but the attitude no toward another nurse but to a patient l...

2. We are looking for home health nursing software

   yfloridanurse replied to PALOMAHOMEHEALTH's topic in Home Health

   I have Igea, and its an easy software but very limited on reporting as well as efficiency and the issues with antivirus are a big problem. I have been using it for two years and I am ready to shoot myself because I have to depend on google docs to ca...

3. Can an LPN train/precept and RN?

   yfloridanurse replied to yfloridanurse's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks all for your inputs. I have a great respect for LPN, and for the matter for any person jobs. My questions was not about LPN being good nurses or not, was about being appropiate and provide appropiate training, from the skill standpoint I under...

4. Can an LPN train/precept and RN?

   yfloridanurse replied to yfloridanurse's topic in General Nursing

   No, unless you are precepting them to do nursing duties, that normally a doctor does not do. Otherwise we are short handing the peson being precepted. Like I said, I belive LPN are good and they have a wealth a knowledge but there is an educational g...

5. Can an LPN train/precept and RN?

   yfloridanurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   Where I am presently working I seen some practices that I do not think is beneficial. Have you ever have the experience where an LPN train an RN being their preceptor? I beleive LPN are an asset to anunit, and they can be very prepared but their Sco...

6. Where would your least favorite area to work be?

   yfloridanurse replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

   :banghead:ICU, I worked there for five months and hate it. The patient lying there for four months, not getting better, or worse, every day a different hole, a different machine, a rotorest bed and so many machines to deal, so many lines and every s...

7. Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

   yfloridanurse replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with some of the post, I always worked day shift, 12 and 8hours and just recently started as ANM in night shift. I can say there both busy its just a different kind of busy and the support is much more less in the night as well as the telepho...

8. From a happy and lucky Nurse

   yfloridanurse replied to odobodoko's topic in General Nursing

   Very nice article and very inspirational. I do agree wit you in treating everybody like you like to be treated. I have been a nurse for seven years and one thing that bothers me a lot is when I have somebody from patient care or any department come a...

9. Classic Residence by Hyatt job

   yfloridanurse posted a topic in Florida

   Anyone has a review or any information about classic residence by Hyatt Home health agency?