BiohazardBetty

BiohazardBetty

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  1. Thank You Notes to Patients?

    BiohazardBetty posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hey y'all! Do any of you hand write thank you notes? If you do, what do you say? My facility sends pre-printed notes that all of us sign, but for the last month or so I've started sending a...

  2. CNA Survival Kit

    BiohazardBetty posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have a little 'nursling' buddy that I've mentored through high school and her first year of college and she starts her first job as a CNA on Monday. What things would you consider useful for a new...

  3. Interesting name for Palliative Care training?

    BiohazardBetty posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi, do y'all have any ideas for a good name for monthly Palliative Care training? I'd like to make it sound a little more interesting... maybe "Palliative Pearls"?? Another suggestion was "Palliative...

  4. Interesting name for Palliative Care training?

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Not looking for unique either, so if the expression "clinical pearls" may be familiar to some staff then that may be the way to go.

  5. Interesting name for Palliative Care training?

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks, I like that. I'm definitely going for cutesy... Just trying to make something unfamiliar seem a little less scary. I love your

  6. Interesting name for Palliative Care training?

    BiohazardBetty posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, do y'all have any ideas for a good name for monthly Palliative Care training? I'd like to make it sound a little more interesting... maybe "Palliative Pearls"?? Another suggestion was "Palliative...

  7. Interesting name for Palliative Care training?

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    I'm the Palliative Care Coordinator at my hospital & I think it's so interesting too... I wish everyone shared our passion! We are really ramping up our house-wide education. I hope the more...

  8. Interesting name for Palliative Care training?

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Just trying to make it sound a little more interesting & not quite so foreign/boring/institutional is all. I thought "Palliative Care Pearls" was more interesting than "tips" and referred to the...

  9. Is a patient out of my care if he is in another department off the floor?

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The patient was coming from a regular medical bed for a routine CT. I really appreciate your input. It always helps to see it from another

  10. Is a patient out of my care if he is in another department off the floor?

    BiohazardBetty posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I had a patient code (and ultimately die) while in radiology. The patient had been off the floor, and out of my care for all practical purposes, for about 55 minutes prior to coding and was stable...

  11. Palliative Bedside Fans

    BiohazardBetty posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does your facility allow fans at the bedside? If so, do you have a specific policy for infection control? I'm a palliative care nurse & I'd like to be able to provide bedside fans for dyspnea...

  12. Palliative Bedside Fans

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Does your facility have a

  13. Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    BiohazardBetty posted a topic in General Nursing

    The organization I work for has started making our morning "huddles" mandatory for each unit. In case you aren't familiar, it's where the charge nurse tells us a little about what to expect that day...

  14. Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty sure 'tempest in a teapot' is my new favorite phrase. Totally had to google it

  15. Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure where the misunderstanding occurred, but it was never my intention to manipulate or guilt anyone into anything... I was just replying to another persons comment that they would...

  16. Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Semantics regarding the true definition of a martyr aside, there certainly is a time & place for the solution SummitRN proposed, so I don't think it's necessarily a bad attitude to have... Had...

  17. Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Of course, I did not approach the issue citing unfair or illegal actions, I just asked if she wanted to pay everybody else more to be there early or not... Ultimately it was clearly her decision &...

  18. Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry that happened to you. I'm very lucky to have an honest, ethical nurse manager I can go to with my

  19. Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Bless your heart. It doesn't have to be quite so dramatic. All it took was asking the nurse manager if we should all start clocking in by 0630 to ensure everyone was compensated for their time in the...

  20. Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    No, if it's worth addressing then it's worth putting my name on

  21. Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Just to be clear, I never approached this a a hill to die on or not die on, y'all! LOL I just wanted to hear y'all's thoughts before I considered approaching the issue with the powers that be

  22. Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    They would basically be withheld without meeting 95% on huddles, even if we met on everything else. I'm kind of starting to agree with the people saying its a sure fire way to keep us from getting...

  23. Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    We have to sign a sheet that is kept in a log

  24. Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    If you skip it then you are affecting everyone's end of the year bonus/raise ! Unless the unit has 95% or greater attendance, the whole unit misses out on that point for a

  25. Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    You are required to clock in between 631 & 645, but you are not actually paid until 645, which is when the shift is considered to begin. If we were to clock in before 631, the organization would...