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stineknight

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  1. RN staffing for Home Health/Hospice

    stineknight posted a topic in Home Health

    I am a Home Health/Hospice (HHH) RN in Northwest WI. We are growing fast and looking for creative ways to staff nurse positions. We currently have RN that case manage both HHH patients. These RN's...

  2. RN staffing for Home Health/Hospice

    stineknight replied to stineknight's topic in Home Health

    20-25 calls per week. What does that mean? What is your area of coverage? City or rural? Do you have staff that take "call' for home health and hospice patients that call with needs during the...

  3. RN staffing ideas for HHH agency

    stineknight posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am a Home Health/Hospice (HHH) RN in Northwest WI. We are growing fast and looking for creative ways to staff nurse positions. We currently have RN that case manage both HHH patients. These RN's...

  4. RN staffing ideas for HHH agency

    stineknight replied to stineknight's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thank you for sharing your staffing solutions with me. We are growing so fast we have just been approved to hire 2 more nurses as there is so much overtime and we are trying to reduce this. Always...

  5. Performance recognition in your facility...

    stineknight posted a topic in Emergency

    I am trying to gather information about ways to recognize excellent performance in units/departments or facilities. How does your place of employment recognize employees? Do you have ideas on how you...

  6. Recognizing Excellent Performance

    stineknight posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am trying to gather information about ways to recognize excellent performance in units/departments or facilities. How does your place of employment recognize employees? Do you have ideas on how...

  7. Recognizing Excellent Performance

    stineknight replied to stineknight's topic in General Nursing

    We are looking for a parking spot for an "employee of the month" recognition. I like the idea of the online nomination that goes directly to the manager! What a great idea! I was also thinking of...

  8. Best ER Tricks what it meant is like putting two tourniquet to get the IV

    stineknight replied to Wantoknow-rn's topic in Emergency

    To keep those squirmy patients from sliding to the bottom of the bed, pull the pt. to the top of the bed, put the bed in slight trendelenberg, then sit the head of the bed up to position of comfort....

  9. Recognizing Excellent Performance

    stineknight replied to stineknight's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for responding! It is a huge morale booster to receive recognition whether in the form of a raise, or praise, reward. Does your facility offer incentives for exceeding the standards, going...

  10. CCRN

    stineknight replied to Zaphod's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Congrats! Be loud and be proud that you have passed! Those with the rolling eyes are probably complacent and settled into their work. Don't let them get you down. You have now shown yourself,...

  11. Ekg help

    stineknight replied to newrn05's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    In my experience the EKG tests' standard rythms and arrhtmias you would encounter on a regular basis. NSR, SB, ST, heart blocks (know all three types), VF, VT, AFib, AFlutter, Junctionals, SVT,...

  12. So my heart broke when I saw this patient....

    stineknight replied to Da_Milk_of_Amnesia's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes you just have to follow your heart. Keep up the good work, and I hope his appetite picks up. God bless you