ErinS

ErinS BSN, RN

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  1. Bladder scanner broke or user error?

    ErinS replied to StephRN13's topic in General Nursing

    Well how stupid you were for wondering if a piece of equipment that came up with an error message and then gave you two vastly different numbers might not be functioning properly (said with sarcasm)!...

  2. building teamwork

    ErinS replied to debRN10's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We just went through a huge change in our office of nurses. Here are a few recommendations. 1. Get every one on the bus (this is what my manager calls it). For us this meant that the only team...

  3. Whats the most money you made in a year? Fun thread

    ErinS replied to Juwon's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I have two highest paid amounts. Last year $84000 working as a hospice nurse. But when I worked as a travel nurse for NurseChoice I had an assignment that would have been $112000 a year if I...

  4. remember the flight attendent who quit creatively?

    ErinS replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what I would do. But my husband once worked in customer service, and a customer got mad at him and grabbed his arm. My husband turned around to grab the guys arm and remove it, but my...

  5. Scope of Practice

    ErinS replied to RFRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would think it would depend on your state board, but with some additional training I don't see why you could not insert a speculum. We put in catheters after all, and that is really a fairly high...

  6. Most Unusual and Most Important Interview Questions

    ErinS replied to commonsense's topic in Nursing Career

    I had a panel interview once where we had to develop a presentation. It was strange. The best person did a presentation on communication, teamwork, and making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. As...

  7. 20 Things Nurses Wish They Never Had to Say

    ErinS replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in long term care for only 3 weeks, and your comment about the pharmacies brought back so many memories. I am sitting here laughing now- nothing like 2 pharmacists and 4 techs all calling to...

  8. On-call nurses...how do you pay your bills?

    ErinS replied to Lucky724's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Well, this sounds unfair to me. Our on-call staff is paid a salary no matter how much they do or do not work. That being said, our on call staff is split: Nurse A works Mon-Thurs 5p-8a and Sat 8a-5p...

  9. Does this happen at your hospital? (Staffing related.)

    ErinS replied to nfdfiremedic's topic in General Nursing

    There is a higher level you can take it to. First, you should find a way to document your intervention in the situation. Then you may want to consider reporting to an accrediting agency. The...

  10. Question about breathing at end of life

    ErinS replied to Spotty44's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Often in my patients I have seen cheyne-stokes breathing with periods of apnea begin only at night. During the day people will sometimes be a little more arousable, and like all of us, sleep deeper...

  11. med-surg..the "trailer trash" area of nursing??

    ErinS replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I think nurses feel that anyone who stays in med-surg must not have any aspirations, because med-surg is so hard to work. Because of high patient loads, the focus often seems task oriented, so I...

  12. Would you consider me?

    ErinS replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    In our hospital system many applications are automatically kicked out, then HR screens, then it finally gets to me and the manager. I highly recommend if you are well qualified, find out who the...

  13. Working for Hospice?

    ErinS replied to nurseontheway's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I hope I can answer your questions. Being a hospice nurse is the hardest, most stressful job I have ever had. I have a level of personal responsibility that I never even came close to in the...

  14. Question for those who hire, regarding reference checks

    ErinS replied to klone's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Actually, we just had an applicant who had a bad reference. He was top contender for a high level management job. Yikes! In answer to your question- we often check references on only the top...

  15. An extremely confused new grad

    ErinS replied to paul3489's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do something that gives you a strong medical base so you have options in the future- this would be med/surg, intermediate care, ICU, float pool, or even SNF work. Doing this will give you broad...

  16. Strange day at work today

    ErinS posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Two strange things happened at work today. Tell me what you think. 1. My pt was having problems with her catheter leaking, so another nurse went out, changed the catheter, and inflated the balloon...

  17. Morphine and Hospice Patients that are dying

    ErinS replied to suzi0612's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We use 5-20 mg morphine q 1 hour prn. Most pt's do fine with it about every 4 hours, but we leave that frequency because if someone has sudden respiratory distress or pain, we want a big window to be...

  18. "You are an angel!"

    ErinS replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    I have to be honest, in our line of work just take the praise you get, no matter what it is for. Our patients can't always understand what the difference is when we start a new medication, but they...

  19. First patient complaint...

    ErinS replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work in hospice, and I get 'fired' by a patient about every 3 months. One of the things I have learned, that helps me not take it personally, is that when someone is sick, they have so much fear,...

  20. baby friendly questions

    ErinS replied to Rhee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I worked postpartum for a few years, and i encouraged mom's to get their rest for those precious few nights. If they were breastfeeding I would bring baby out and help them latch, and then round in...

  21. RE: Relocation- Tips On What Makes a Standout Nursing Applicant!

    ErinS replied to fmiller007's topic in General Nursing

    When I am screening applications and interviewing it is hard to define what makes someone 'great', but I can tell you what absolutely will keep you from being interviewed/hired: 1. Bad grammar or...

  22. Things that nobody tells you - what was your first

    ErinS replied to starsgirl78's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have actually been mentoring lots of new nurses, and one of them just had the experience with the secretions. I honestly did forget to tell them, because it is not that common. I think the first...

  23. Medicare Fraud

    ErinS replied to bwsvs's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Improper disposal= nurses taking meds out of the home and returning them to the main office so that they may be redistributed (that is what the nurse that was happening, anyhow).

  24. This is your emergency????

    ErinS replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    One of the things that always leaves me wondering is how people can not seem to take their medication without a detailed explanation. How did they take their meds before a nurse came to their house...

  25. Medicare Fraud

    ErinS replied to bwsvs's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    So I had confirmation of this the other day. I am sort of a part of management and sit in on all interviews. We had a nurse come in who told us that their hospice had been disposing meds improperly....