ecb

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1. Expected salary for new dialysis RN-with no experience

   ecb replied to Hum'nbird's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I was just interviewed for a job that offered 20-23 an hour, should I

2. I have a question for all nursing home nurses.

   ecb replied to chili2641's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   In our facility, and organisation, we have and create CNA Specialists, who have more education in Geriatrics and dignity, and residents rights and the stuff that is not touched on when they are in...

3. New Job- no knowledge base

   ecb replied to FranW's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I am a BRAND NEW Unit Manager, I interviewed for a supervisors position, and got hired as a Unit Manager (big raise, and better hours, very supportive DON and ADONs) but very little in the way of...

4. Has anyone ever refused an assignment?

   ecb replied to Palpitations's topic in General Nursing

   this is nice, but where I work the DON is willing to have 1 RN and 1 LPN cover the entire house of 119 residents on night shift, they "compensate" by allowing us to sometimes have 6 CNAs (noramly 3-4,...

5. Has anyone ever refused an assignment?

   ecb replied to Palpitations's topic in General Nursing

   I have informed my employer I will not accept a tripple assignment, the position I hold entails taking 2 assignments, a short floor and cover the house, but they have begun adding on the second half...

6. Consolidating Nursing Paperwork & Charting

   ecb replied to MarkRN's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry, never seen a GREAT flowsheet, but I have made spread sheets to be used as report sheets that are very helpful to float personel, and agency nurses, in my NH we have to document pain and relief...

7. 8 hour shift vs. 12 hour shift - your opinion...

   ecb replied to TovaFlynn's topic in General Nursing

   I once was asked to come up with better staffing ratios for actuall patient care, and came up with 2 possition/timed changes for a nurse to do, one was a 6a-6p and the other was a 12 nn-12mn BOTH to...

8. Starting a support group for nurses.

   ecb replied to WESLDARN's topic in General Nursing

   Does your facility/institution/corporation have an EAP (Employee Assistance Program)? They can help by getting the COMPANY to pay for some of this just a thought (My Xh used to be one)...

9. Do you feel you were adequately prepared to practice nursing when you graduated?

   ecb replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   When I graduated an ADN program in 1990 from Comunity College of Philadelphia, I was also an Exter nurse in a SMALL hospital, and my boyfriend/fiance was working a=i another hospital as a tech and had...

10. RN's removing surgical drains

    ecb replied to conniejean's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have removed penrose drains, and 1 JP, but if I were requested to do it again I might want to review a procedure book, it has been about 7 years. I go to a procedure book when I question a procedure...

11. DNR

    ecb replied to Ahn's topic in General Nursing

    Suctioning is (IMHO) a comfort measure, even as uncomfortable as it can be. I have watched a patient suffocate to near passing out (due to a growth pressing on his airway, even a trach would not...

12. poor staffing and new grad

    ecb replied to anji's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am in my 3rd job in 16 months, and it is the best facility I have worked in in al of that time, BUT (you knew there was one) we have a fairly new DON {more new than I} and she is horrible for moral,...