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  1. Forgot to renew my BLS!

    You are a professional, your educator should not have to remind you. In my hospital you are off the schedule if you do not renew your BLS/ACLS on time. You have to retake the entire course if your BLS is expired. I think this is a requirement from th...
  2. Average day in the life of a nurse

    See if you can shadow a nurse for a shift. In my hospital we often have high school students or others for a shadowing experience, nothing replaces experiencing it for yourself.
  3. Do you prefer 8 hour or 12 hour shifts?

    My unit has only 12 hr shifts and everybody loves it. Easier for scheduling also.
  4. hourly rounding

    We have an hourly rounding check in the computer. However, if anything pertinent is charted every hour: vs, pain, ambulation etc. that counts as hourly rounding. When we had a pt fall out of bed, DOH insisted in seeing documentation of hourly roundin...
  5. Number of patients that the monitor tech observes

    We are a 30 bed high acuity Intermediate Care Unit with the monitors at the nurses station. Our HUC (Health Unit Coordinator) watches at the most 32 beds (30 of our unit, 2 remote if needed), answers the phone and the call light. The other HUC puts i...
  6. In which category do you see yourself?
  7. Unusual/Disruptive ways my unit functions

    Our charge nurse comes in 15 minutes before the shift starts so he/she can take report from the preceding charge nurse. They stay in the nurses station during this hand off.
  8. Going from a career in nursing to med school

    One of my nurses went to MedSchool 4 yrs ago, now graduated and going into a 3 year residency. She tells me that she will have $ 250,000 study debt. The first year of Med School she still worked part time as an RN, after that impossible because of th...
  9. Pathway to (UGH) Excellence?

    As a nurse manager in a Magnet hospital we had a very enthusiastic nursing staff because it is a recognition of the great work the nurse do every day. I think it depends on how management 'brings' the message. All staff felt honored when we received ...
  10. Compassion required???

    Most hospitals have 'compassion' one way or another in their core values. I am a manager and I would NEVER hire you, even if you were technically and excellent nurse. People are not machines.
  11. Best way to space out 12-hr night shifts?

    I am a nurse managers and all my night nurses work 3 in a row, they prefer it. Some work 6 in a row (3 one week th, fr, sat and 3 the next sun, mond, tues) and have 8 nights off. Some work every week the same nights (sun, mon, tues). A fan in your be...
  12. RN to BSN..does it pay more??

    In WA state you do not receive more for your BSN. However, if you want 'more' than bedside nursing you need a BSN. Also several nurses on my floor got injured or are getting older and without a BSN there are not many alternatives.
  13. Who to Contact to Shadow Nursing Professions

    I am a nurse manager and am contacted regularly about shadowing. I interview the person in question to see what he/she is interested in and to see what kind of person they are. Afterwards they go to the volunteer services to fill out paperwork (confi...
  14. Teacher to nurse? Questions from a military spouse

    I am a nurse manager and my nurses love their 3 x 12 hr shifts. I have several military spouses and always try to work with them regarding their schedule but I know not everybody is willing to do that. School or doctor's office jobs are not easy to g...
  15. Direct entry Master of Science in Nursing programs

    I did hire 2 graduates from a zero to MSN program. Disaster! Not enough clinical time. Not a realistic attitude.
  16. do you put patient teaching in a nurses note?

    Joint Commission requires education charting. We do it in the care plans.
  17. Standards of Behaviour

    Our hospital has also Standards of Behavior which are based on our Core Values and put together by representatives of the nurses and Union! They look a lot like yours. Nobody has a problem with them. Every employee signs one when they are hired and a...
  18. (RN) Salaries

    Depends on the State/Hospital. In our hospital (and most other) no difference between BSN or ADN. Starting $ 25/hr, $ 4.25 night diff.
  19. Is this common?

    In all hospitals I have worked, you could give meds and hour earlier or an hour later than the scheduled time. also, it would help to 'chart as you go'. Other staff can help you with baths, walks etc. but not with your charting to save your overtime...
  20. advice, please?

    You still will be considered a new grad, sorry. Your letter etc. looks excellent. I would look for a 'residency' position. I am a nurse manager of a large hospital and we offer residency positions in med/surg 3 x year. These are especially for new gr...
  21. giving report

    On our floor we do bedside report and the floor decided on a format. Everybody follows the same format in the same order so nothing is missed. This might be a project for your Unit Council if you have one, or for your educator.
  22. Nursing the old fashioned way

    Milk and molasses enema's!
  23. telemetry

    I am nurse manager of a telemetry floor (not in CA). Monitors have to be watched 24/7. They are NEVER left alone! We have a monitor tech/HUC sitting at the desk at all times. I have never worked in a hospital were the monitors were not constantly wat...
  24. New RN, not interested in bedside nursing

    Look into informatics if you like computers!
  25. Any Regrets on becoming a nurse?

    I started in 1989 as a CNA by accident because as a foreigner I could only work if "I did not displace and American worker". I continued to attend school and I am now the nurse manager of a step down ICU unit. I have never, ever regretted this new ca...