Since you have been there less than 90 days I don’t think they can ding you. You can say it’s not the right fit for you, and then say you are moving. Most places have a 90 day probational period. If you quit after 6-12 months that would look worse...
Is there any correlation with Sulfa, shellfish, latex, and iodine? A coworker tried to tell me that I need to ask if pts re allergic to shellfish if they are allergic to Sulfa? Is this true? It must be wrong. So confused! What do I need to know a...
I work in an outpatient psych clinic. We are a specialty clinic within a larger primary care clinic. I was asked by one of the MDs I work with to tell a new patient via telephone (all of our patient contact is via telephone except for in person MD ...
I completely understand your frustration. You are so right how we are constantly making sure the doctors don't "accidentally" kill the patients. I think there's even a facebook page called that. Nurses we do so many jobs and get no credit or appre...
is it computerized charting? I think that's the way to HH. That way you don't have to go in to the office every day and can chart in the patient's home. I try to chart as much as I can in the home, then try to finish my charting in the car in the ...
Jeesh? A real nurse? What's that supposed to mean? We are all nurses, whether we are school nurses, home health nurses, hospital nurses, retired nurses, former nurses, nurse managers. We need good school nurses, too, because perhaps you may be th...
Maybe get a small used car like a Yaris, Ford Focus, or Honda with really great gas mileage, is cheap, low maintenance, and inconspicious. Then buy a nice car for your husband/weekends. It's a bonus to have a small car cause you can fit in tight sp...
Two questions: 1)how to remove IVs without getting drops of blood on patients? 2) Do you always glove your removed IV and then throw in trash? I just feel like I will stick myself doing that.
While I do not have any experience in nurse research, I would suggest find work on a gero or gero-psych unit preferably in a teaching hospital/hospital affiliated with a university. Stay there for at least 2 years. Maybe even work part-time/per die...
I think the best thing that your employer should do is hire a safety officer (a vet to give them a job and put their skills to good use as a civilian) to be on-site should any threats occur. I think it's absurd you would bring a gun to work and even...
hi everyone, I came across an embarrassing situation last week and want to know if I did the right thing. We have our patients write down their medications and we go over it with them to double check for accuracy. The patient had their BP and chol ...
LOL. I'm sure there's plenty of times I would've loved to do that!!. Pack some power bars that you can just chow down for a half minute in the break room and finish the other half before you see the next patient. Or you can get that guu stuff that...
Thanks guys. I understand the whole iodine thing, but the tech(?) was like, ask if they are allergic to shellfish if they are allergic to Sulfa? WTH? Ok well I ask a patient all of their allergies but this was a bit strange. English wasn't his fi...
I was recovering a patient who was a doctor and could not get the bed to go down straight. so I had to do the head down then feet down back and forth so it was incredibly embarrassing for me. After the patient was discharged, I tried to put the bed...
Hi Nurses, I recently moved to AZ (a compact state) from WA state (NOT compact). My AZ license lasts for 4 years, my WA state license needs to be renewed every year. Do I need to keep my WA state license active, or do I let it lapse? Would I be ab...
Thanks everyone for your responses! I think I will check with the WA BON about making my license inactive. Luckily, it doesn't need to be taken care of until May.
You could always try home health for a year or two. You are essentially a case manager for a caseload, and lots of what you do is help them manage their disease on a day to day basis in their home. So different from the hospital or clinic.
I would suggest doing home health for a few years before transitioning into this type of position. I just got a job with a similar company with 2+ years of HH. You'll learn case management as well as the insurance woes. Good Luck!