catlover314

catlover314

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  1. Share some brillaint cost saving ideas?

    catlover314 replied to NPs4health's topic in Nurse Management

    I don't manage a surgical unit, and I know costs in the OR are usually higher than other floors, but what I've done is centered on close work with materials mgmt. They send me a report of the top 100...

  2. advice for barcode scanning of infants

    catlover314 replied to kimbittybabyrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    For those of you who have bar-coded bands that actually FIT the babies, what is the manufacturer's name? The bands we are currently issued are more 'adult sized' and thus are just taped to the...

  3. How did you get your job?

    catlover314 replied to grandmawrinkle's topic in Nurse Management

    If you can get feedback from anyone who sat on the interview panel, grab that opportunity; if someone would coach you in how to bring out the skills you possess that could compensate somewhat for your...

  4. About productive hours per patient day?

    catlover314 replied to rrroyer's topic in Nurse Management

    @ hunt 95: My organization also includes the items you name in productive

  5. Do you, as a unit manager, have to come in to cover shifts?

    catlover314 replied to stephva1008's topic in Nurse Management

    I've been in my NM job for almost a year and have worked on the floor twice so far. I'm their last resort, but they know they can call me anytime. NM's also take one weekend a month of Admin call...

  6. New manager seeks input

    catlover314 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Greetings all. I am a relatively new manager and I was wondering if anyone would share stories about the best manager you've had...what did they do to support staff after a negative patient event...

  7. New manager seeks input

    catlover314 replied to catlover314's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for the input! Anyone

  8. Help with Staff Moral

    catlover314 replied to NurseDawn10's topic in Nurse Management

    Find a copy of a book called Eat That Cookie. I also read Crucial Conversations, and found both to be extremely helpful. Agree with the response about asking "what did you mean when you answered the...

  9. best book for a new nurse manager?

    catlover314 replied to stephva1008's topic in Nurse Management

    The 4 Agreements Not nursing management, but extremely

  10. NICU Pet Peeves

    catlover314 replied to heartwort's topic in NICU, Neonatal

  11. Cross Country vs. American Mobile

    catlover314 replied to jack4408's topic in Travel

    american mobile (amn healthcare services inc.) american mobile has total revenue of 1.14 billion dollars annually as of 2007. about 70% of that is travel nursing and allied health. pantravelers...

  12. Fall from weighing scale

    catlover314 replied to johan john's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Have seen this happen once in over 20 yrs. Agree with previous post. It is the worst sound you can imagine. That baby wasn't so lucky and the nurse (who was a really good nurse, actually) quit...

  13. Flagstaff Nurses; feedback please

    catlover314 posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    Looking to relocate to Flagstaff. I understand the expensive cost of living, but I am mostly interested in feedback about the places you work. Am considering the local hospital, but also hospices,...

  14. Visitation and family centered care

    catlover314 replied to HighCensus's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Question #1: Are grandparents and/or siblings limited to certain hours for visitation? (i.e. 0900-2100). We use the 2 band system already described. One visitor must be a banded person. Can have 2...

  15. what's your policy on switching out isolettes?

    catlover314 replied to luv-r-babies's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Has anyone found any evidence based research on change time-frame? We do weekly, marking the date to be changed on a tape label on the isolette. If the baby is stable I also change if a septic...

  16. Move to new facility: staff orientation

    catlover314 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    We are building a new hospital and will be moving around September or so. I am working on facility wide staff orientation/education to the new building. What suggestions do others have who have done...

  17. Funny Names

    catlover314 replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I heard this name once before. A fellow NICU nurse said she took care of twins; one was Regina (Re-gee-na) and the other was lady parts (Va-gee-na). Lucky

  18. Did you hear this about Medicaid?

    catlover314 replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I knew Medicare was doing this, but hadn't heard Medicaids were following suit already. Agree with other posters...the smallest and most immunocompromised can't really avoid some infections. I'd be...

  19. Insightful answers please. . . . .

    catlover314 replied to kcalohagirl's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    RNKittyKat; what a beautiful answer. Your perceptive and descriptive abilities are a true gift. Hope you find a nursing niche that fits those gifts. kcalohagirl: The best hospice nurse I've ever...

  20. End stage CHF symptoms?

    catlover314 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    My Mom had CHF and Asthma...the last time she was in the hospital for decompensated CHF she said to me and my siblings, "you guys are going to make me live forever, aren't you?" I told her, no, we...

  21. What to do??????????secretions.....

    catlover314 replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Used atropine gtts when my Mom was in Hospice and had horrid noisy resps. It was really for me and my sibs, not her; she was peacefully oblivious to the whole issue. The Atropine didn't really...

  22. Death stories?

    catlover314 replied to Teachchildren123's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    A second recommendation to read Final Gifts by Callanan and Kelley. Amazing book. It helped me and my family make sense of my Dad's death because we were prepared for the possibility of 'nearing...

  23. Do I really want to be a nurse?

    catlover314 replied to sassiebaz's topic in Arizona Nursing

    IMHO: The best nurses I've met seem to share a common trait; they didn't choose nursing as much as they nurtured and educated that part of their core that was already a nurse. Balancing out the hard...

  24. Flagstaff Nurses; feedback please

    catlover314 replied to catlover314's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Anyone out there with any current wage range information? Or feedback on the hospital working environment...there were so many posts about attempts to unionize then nothing further. Any updates...

  25. home visit teaching plan help please

    catlover314 replied to elizabetta's topic in General Nursing

    How about some health maintenance information? If she is a computer oriented person, show her how to navigate her insurance site(s), how to access reliable health care information, etc. If she is not...