kgoode0919

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1. 50 Things New Nurses Need to Know About Calling Doctors and Other Providers

   kgoode0919 replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   You should report this, not the nurse calling, but the situation itself. My facility has a policy that I must call all critical labs within 30 minutes of the lab reporting it as

2. Transport

   kgoode0919 replied to roma4204's topic in PACU

   The RN always comes to the floor with PACU patients where I work. The RN will call the charge and let them know that they are rolling. When the RN leaves from PACU another nurse watches their other pt...

3. Most annoying reason for admission?

   kgoode0919 replied to HakunaMatata<3's topic in General Nursing

   I had one for "fever". Her temp was 100.0 Also had another for "weakness and diarrhea" for a 60yo. Really? Take some Imodium and drink fluids! He wasn't even

4. How do you feel about professors locking the door?

   kgoode0919 replied to Amnesty's topic in General Students

   Honestly, in your situation, I would have pecked on the door. I would gradually excelled to a knock. It would have become very distracting to hear someone knocking every 30 seconds. I would have...

5. What's your dress code at work?

   kgoode0919 replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

   The facility I work for is color coded. Nurses must buy navy blue and have the facilities' name with "Nursing" embroidered on each top or lab coat. We buy the scrubs out of pocket and then must have...

6. Does your facility ask you to sleep over when it snows?

   kgoode0919 replied to oliveleaf's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   The hospital I work for encourages us to stay so that we can make it in. If you call out for weather, it's a write up. No excuses or reasons are valid unless someone has

7. Atheist at Catholic hospital

   kgoode0919 replied to kaydensmom01's topic in Spirituality, Religion

   I work for a Catholic hospital and I have co workers who are Atheist. No one cares. If the hospital wanted only Catholics, they would not have enough staff to keep the doors open. I wouldn't worry...

8. Graduated with high honors - is there any point in saying so on my resume?

   kgoode0919 replied to Raviepoo's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   I listed my deans list designation on my resume and a unit manager brought it up in my interview and was impressed. Put it on

9. Lessons on why not to "Assume" things.

   kgoode0919 replied to TigerxLiLy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Holy hell! That poor patient. You did a wonderful

10. What are the stress level ranking for these units?

    kgoode0919 replied to Humaneclowninscrubs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would hope that the ICU would be more stressful. I work in Ortho and it is not a cake walk. We have surgery days where we crank out about 25 fresh post ops to the floor. I have come on at 7p and had...

11. How Is Your Census?

    kgoode0919 replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    Our census is high because everyone has their deductible paid (elective ortho surgeries). It's awful, but I'm getting OT like

12. Flushing IV line

    kgoode0919 replied to canard's topic in Pediatric

    in place*

13. Flushing IV line

    kgoode0919 replied to canard's topic in Pediatric

    My facility requires at least 15ml. Each facility should have a protocol I'm

14. Doing away with Scrubs

    kgoode0919 replied to Kcwestportboy's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    NO WAY I'm going to change an incontinent pt in my business clothes. Pffff, what are they

15. Need a Nurse to Interview

    kgoode0919 replied to daniellecorbitt's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Call a local hospital and ask to speak with a nurse in infection control. Every hospital will have an infection control dept. Sorry, but I would not feel comfortable doing this without my employers...