HeySis BSN, RN

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    MDS?

    HeySis replied to Melcraft91's topic in General Nursing

    I know exactly what an MDS coordinator does, I use to complete parts of those monster forms upon admission, then day 7, 14, 21, with any significant change of status....... There is a ton to know with...
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    Afraid of the *really* gross/gorey stuff

    HeySis replied to mirem's topic in General Nursing

    There are so many different types of nursing, you should be able to stay way from the things that gross you out.... most of the time. You may also find once you are in this situations, that the...
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    Do you have a free charge nurse on your unit?

    HeySis replied to EllaBella1's topic in General Nursing

    This may not be helpful since our unit is so different. PACU - upto 10 beds, most patients require 1:1 care as they are not holding their own airways when they first arrive and some come still...
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    Discouraged New Nurse

    HeySis replied to RMRN16's topic in General Nursing

    OP I'm confused, did you get 8 weeks of orientation or 3 days? Or was it 8 weeks on day shift and then 3 days on nights (same unit?) and now you are on your own? If you had 8 weeks, did you at anytime...
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    pyxis inventory

    HeySis replied to everlearning2016's topic in General Nursing

    We do narcotic inventory, but two people have to sign in and do it together... I just let the senior person take the lead for a while until I learned the station better. Our works this way: 1. I sign...
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    Anxious!

    HeySis replied to Just me1's topic in General Nursing

    I cope because my job isn't like that. We are conscientious about safety, work together as a team and rarely have staffing issues. When we do it was an unforeseeable thing and there is usually someone...
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    Calling off :-(

    HeySis replied to gaby19's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a LTC facility that had the policy (i'm sure not written, but verbal) that if you called in with 4 hours of the start of your shift you had to find your replacement. They "waved it" for...
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    New manager needs help

    HeySis replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with others, make sure your compliments are specific to what that nurse actually did/does. This means getting to know your employees and working side by side with them occasionally. I love the...
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    Need help..hate my job :(

    HeySis replied to butters9812's topic in General Nursing

    One thing I love to ask other nurses (friends) is what they like most and least about their unit. The ones that have answered the time they are able to spend with their patients have been in psych,...
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    Submit a School Review and Qualify to Win $100!

    HeySis replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    I searched and cannot find. Weber State University (public) University of Utah
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    PACU vs OR

    HeySis replied to LuvScrubs2's topic in PACU

    I know that our OR nurses go through a six month orientation! There is so much for them to learn (all the names of the instruments, dressings and what each surgeon likes to use for each type of case...
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    Medical assistant vs lpn

    HeySis replied to Sweetheartxoxo's topic in General Nursing

    In my area, MA'a are employed in physician's offices. They do the intake on patients, (VS and chart the reason for the visit). They make phone calls to insurance companies for pre-approval of...
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    Documentation of times

    HeySis replied to hlnorrn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure that you'll find best practice in literature that defines who completes the documentation of off unit times. Because that type of documentation does not require a license, it is normally...
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    MMR didn't take

    HeySis replied to Jen51685's topic in General Nursing

    I've had this also, my NP states that I probably have some sort of natural immunity that is counter acting the immunization and making it so it doesn't show. She wrote a note after several boosters so...
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    What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

    HeySis replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

    Flowers on our unit, with a card stating "we know you are doing... listed the mission and values". A BBQ lunch, so if you work another shift and want to come in, please bring your name badge. (this...
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    New Nurse Blues

    HeySis replied to susie1969's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Even after years in one nursing field, if you change specialities you can feel that way again. And it can be doubly hard for a mature person to feel like they are being bossed around by the...
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    How did you decide on Nursing?

    HeySis replied to guest723's topic in General Students

    You have listed a lot of reasons why not and none for why you should go into nursing. My reasons (or anybody else's) for going into nursing shouldn't influence you. Only you can make this decision for...
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    Concerned..please help

    HeySis replied to Maria1308's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I'm finding several other things here, the dosage made me gasp first of all, and I wondering if the following sentence was going to be the pt stopped breathing.... So while it was apparent you did...
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    Documentation of times

    HeySis replied to hlnorrn's topic in General Nursing

    Even if someone else was "responsible" for documenting off the unit times I would still do it myself. It's a CYB thing. If anything were to happen, I wold want the exact times I was not responsible...
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    Essay wueztion

    HeySis replied to Desiree1816's topic in General Nursing

    I always started papers by sifting through the resources. Check your universities online search for an EBSCO host and place in the search the criteria you need. Example: select nursing journals, peer...
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    Western Governer's University online MSN

    HeySis replied to natalie29's topic in General Nursing

    I was just taking to my manager about WGU, she went for her MSN in leadership. She loved it and completed the course work in 11 months. I'm looking at the MSN in education, but she still recommended...
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    Med-surg to PACU

    HeySis replied to CCC_nursing's topic in PACU

    I agree with the above posters.... It's the same for the OR circulators... they always wander in between rushes and think we do nothing... they don't see it when we are slammed and the floor is not...
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    Lower level Anotomy course

    HeySis replied to Rasema's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My anatomy class was hard, and the instructor had a reputation for difficult to pass classes.... it seemed he expected the whole book to be memorized. But there was a lot of help and support if you...
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    The good ole days of nursing...share your stories!

    HeySis replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    As a student.... In clinical I never talked or consulted another nurse outside my own instructor..... she was responsible for the patents the students took that day. Had to line up before clinical and...
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    Feeling Bad Looking for Another Job

    HeySis replied to motor_mouth's topic in General Nursing

    I would not feel guilty at all. You gave them 2 years, enough time to recoup the money spent on hiring and training (assuming they did orient you properly, if they didn't all the less guilt). It's...