VANurse2010

VANurse2010

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  1. ER rushing patients to the floor

    VANurse2010 replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    ER nurses have never transported any but vented patients anywhere I"ve worked. Nice

  2. What is a Cardiac Surgery Step Down Unit Like?

    VANurse2010 replied to rcnursing's topic in General Nursing

    The best person to answer these questions is your unit director, but in general... Telemetry and step-down are the same thing in some hospitals, and in others step-down is higher acuity with lower...

  3. Staff Development Coordinator

    VANurse2010 replied to cbrue645's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Your opinion that you're qualified for this job is objectively

  4. ER rushing patients to the floor

    VANurse2010 replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    Are you people serious? The floor nurse is supposed to leave her other 4-6 patients to go transport a patient from the ED? Does your director have a picture of the CNO with a goat? Utter

  5. Nurses pulling rank on assignments

    VANurse2010 replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    Really? You triple the travelers and floats first - the ones who bail you out of staffing clusters? What a s show of a

  6. Nurses pulling rank on assignments

    VANurse2010 replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    None of those are legitimate reason except perhaps the orientee. I am an experienced ICU

  7. Hoyer Lift Issue

    VANurse2010 replied to HomeHealthLPN's topic in Home Health

    Inform them that an order to use equipment against safety guidelines is not a valid order and you won't be doing it. Document the date and time of the conversation. You'll get nailed if you lie in...

  8. Staff Development Coordinator

    VANurse2010 replied to cbrue645's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    You are throwing out the "insulting" and "rude" bits to distract from the substance of what's actually being said. Frankly, the "tone" is irrelevant, and you're still not

  9. Staff Development Coordinator

    VANurse2010 replied to cbrue645's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Don't confuse your getting an interview or even getting hired with actually being qualified for the job. They aren't indicators for that and you're not

  10. Staff Development Coordinator

    VANurse2010 replied to cbrue645's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    You are not qualified for that job, irrespective of your masters and administrative positions. You have to have some clinical expertise or at least a lot of clinical exposure. You don't have it. The...

  11. Almost fired for med error

    VANurse2010 replied to mellybelly27's topic in Emergency

    I hope you enjoy your moral superiority on the unemployment

  12. Annoying words/behaviours during report

    VANurse2010 replied to NewRN'16's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's all well and good but it's not a "medication error" if the doctor's order doesn't match what they take at

  13. Almost fired for med error

    VANurse2010 replied to mellybelly27's topic in Emergency

    Why did you write it up if the doctor changed the order? Why do people insist on hanging

  14. Denied PTO for my marriage

    VANurse2010 replied to ryuunohime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I get that, but this is supposedly a professional job and management should be a bit more collaborative with solutions. I would expect this type of condescension from a retail or hospitality outfit,...

  15. Denied PTO for my marriage

    VANurse2010 replied to ryuunohime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is far enough in advance that you should just find a new job and quit. I'm a little put off by all the advocates for putting the unit before your life, but that's the lay of (some people's) land...

  16. Annoying words/behaviours during report

    VANurse2010 replied to NewRN'16's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is all valid and I get the frustration. However, legally the med. rec. is ultimately the physician's responsibility. It is his/her job to ensure the right meds are ordered. Community hospitals...

  17. Incident Reports: Who deals with this situation?

    VANurse2010 replied to jigi888's topic in General Nursing

    Your manager is full of s. This isn't some interpersonal conflict over a minor policy. This is a major health and safety issue that involves documentation and BON issues - not something you "work...

  18. Horribly under staffed unit. What can be done?

    VANurse2010 replied to bear94's topic in General Nursing

    I sort of agree, but to me a unit where the director is taking patients on the floor is not a functional unit. *that* is a big red flag to

  19. I'm a new grad nurse

    VANurse2010 replied to NewRN'16's topic in General Nursing

  20. I'm a new grad nurse

    VANurse2010 replied to NewRN'16's topic in General Nursing

    In the event that you're actually serious and not a troll - you're not actually qualified as a new grad to really know what is a dangerous, busy, or inappropriate environment. So

  21. Annoying preceptor advice wanted

    VANurse2010 replied to 0blam0v's topic in General Nursing

    Neither of those two require 12 narrative notes. Most EMRs have checkbox functions for this

  22. code signs

    VANurse2010 replied to mbarakhan18's topic in General Nursing

    Tell us your thoughts first and then we can provide more insight. What have you seen thus

  23. Recommended experience for first time travel assignment.

    VANurse2010 replied to Samc144's topic in Travel

    It's not rude, at all. Not even

  24. Recommended experience for first time travel assignment.

    VANurse2010 replied to Samc144's topic in Travel

    You are not experienced enough in acute care nursing to travel. You have to have good patient care and assessment skills to deal with all the BS that's thrown at you traveling. You need AT LEAST a...

  25. New grad-How to learn med dosing when you have tons to give?!

    VANurse2010 replied to Summers3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Most of us have worked in specialities long enough to know. I would suggest making a list of the most common medications on your unit and memorizing the purpose/dosages/precautions of them. Keep in...