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    Maxim Healthcare- competency/skills assessment?

    sergel02 replied to mustlovedogs's topic in Private Duty

    Is there a particular reason you stopped working for them? They seem to be the biggest employer for peds private duty in my area so I always see postings every few months from
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    Quitting first RN job

    sergel02 replied to wideyedfreedom's topic in General Nursing

    Just want to add you’re not alone for sure. I’ve been a nurse for 4 years, though not in ICU, and bedside is just burning me out. I feel like it’s worse now than earlier but maybe COVID is part...
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    How to Stop the Mass Nursing Exodus?

    sergel02 replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That makes me sad ? I had a patient who worked in my hospital decades ago and retired in the 80s. Staffing was tight and I explained to her at the end of the shift that I didn’t see her as much...
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    Patient Refusing Unvaccinated RN

    sergel02 replied to Delia37's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think overall I agree on a philosophical level since we’ve seen in history how mandating certain things can go wrong, and it’s not bad to be critical of our governments. Though I feel like...
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    How to Stop the Mass Nursing Exodus?

    sergel02 replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I remember years ago during nursing school there was lots of talk about the nursing shortage. Went to apply to a bunch of hospitals and we learned there wasn’t a shortage of nurses, hospitals just...
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    Rant About Covid Antivaxxers

    sergel02 replied to SunDazed's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think what frustrates me now compared to earlier is how many beds unvaccinated patients with COVID are taking up in the hospital. Before Covid we could reduce risk with distancing and masks...
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    How to Stop the Mass Nursing Exodus?

    sergel02 replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think the ratios are essential but as a RN in California where we do have mandated ratios we are still bleeding staff. I’ve been thinking of leaving bedside all together. Staffing...
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    Patient Refusing Unvaccinated RN

    sergel02 replied to Delia37's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don’t really understand your view so maybe you can explain, since I know others feel the same as you. Being vaccinated reduces risk of transmission. Many studies have shown that....
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    How to deal with change of shift admits

    sergel02 replied to CatieK's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Nursing is 24 hour care, especially in the hospital. The fact that you did all that was more than most would have done or been able to. The beginning of the shift is super busy but unless something...
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    Leaving bedside after pandemic

    sergel02 replied to Peachy Em's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Every new job I had ended up being a bit better than the last. With more experience you start to realize what you like and don’t like. I’ve been a bedside nurse for over 3 years and...
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    California Nurse: Ratio Laws and Rest Periods

    sergel02 replied to JacobBrown's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Definitely not normal at my facility thankfully. The break nurse covers one nurse at a time and when they aren’t available then the charge nurse will break one. Sometimes if we are behind then they...
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    Adult med-surg to peds? Advice...

    sergel02 replied to mi_dreamin's topic in Pediatric

    No sadly. Been about 2 years. The peds unit is going through a lot of changes right now anyway with no manager or director. I took a new position in the hospital so we’ll see what happens in a year...
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    Adult med-surg to peds? Advice...

    sergel02 replied to mi_dreamin's topic in Pediatric

    I’m in a similar boat with adult oncology experience hoping to get into peds. Best of luck to us
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    Sad series of peds hem-onc patient deaths

    sergel02 replied to Rhan24's topic in Pediatric

    Not a peds nurse but I am a heme-onc/BMT nurse, so I get what you're saying. The transplants and chemo themselves aren't usually that bad, but the after effects of chemo and the GVHD is absolutely...
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    Preparing to be a NICU Nurse

    sergel02 replied to ARuiz2015's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I did a quick search online out of curiosity and here is one study explaining it a little. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2728461 Reuters had a decent summary of it...
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    Is it time to stop? Adult to Neonatal.

    sergel02 replied to Lovelyrn14's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Getting a bit frazzled when starting somewhere new especially without experience is pretty normal; part of the reason we have preceptors. Remember to take a deep breath and focus on the task at
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    My IV Skills are Terrible!!!

    sergel02 replied to CardiacRNLA's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a BMT unit with lots of central lines and I swear I dont have an IV skills. I'm a lot less scared doing them now than before though. I can usually get it in, and that's the easy part for...
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    Poll: What do you love about the NICU?

    sergel02 replied to carolina_girl's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    How do they fall out of bed? I imaginet they are a bit wiggly. Whenever I hold a baby I always worry about dropping
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    New Grad NICU Support Thread

    sergel02 replied to niculove's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    3:1 can be very busy in NICU, I've noticed. Everyone seems to feed at the same time, depending on your hospital. My hospital was 3:1 for the longest time for the feeder/growers, etc., but just last...
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    NICU (Pros and Cons)

    sergel02 replied to singlesunshine's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There are lots of topics on the board with people discussing the good and bad. I only have 2nd-hand experience from what others have told me, but some of it is relative: since you're still pre-nursing...
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    How do you administer your chemo?

    sergel02 posted a topic in Pediatric

    By that I mean do you give it through a bag, syringe pump, or use a volume limiting chamber like a volutrol burrette system? All adults at my hospital now use a volume limiting chamber for all chemo...
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    Poll: What do you love about the NICU?

    sergel02 replied to carolina_girl's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    A coworker of mine who went from adults to NICU jokes they one of his favorite things is how the patients dont argue or get mad at you. Sure the family might, he said, but that is true in any unit....
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    Time commitment for NRP?

    sergel02 replied to caffianatedstudier97's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I took it as a student before preventing and only took a couple hours total. Didnt make much sense though. Like NICU Guy said, a lot of employers will pay for it. Our instructor even said it is...
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    Retuximab administration help

    sergel02 replied to PediatricRNTX's topic in Oncology

    Our hospital had a policy that if it isn't for cancer, then any nurse can administer it, like how some patients gets oral chemo for sickle cell. That said, it doesn't specify PPE in our policy....
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    CP/DD kids exhaust me, am I a bad person?

    sergel02 replied to stacylethani's topic in Pediatric

    I used to be afraid to ask for a change I assignment but it got too much, and sometimes the charge nurses dont know or dont realize how taxing a patient or their family is. I think just asking for a...