Good Morning, Gil

Good Morning, Gil

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  1. Attention all night shift nurses, techs, cnas, and pcts...

    Good Morning, Gil replied to LifesAJourney's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and same level of staffing, still have same number of nurses. Don't always have a unit secretary, but usually do, so not that

  2. Attention all night shift nurses, techs, cnas, and pcts...

    Good Morning, Gil replied to LifesAJourney's topic in General Nursing

    There's not a huge difference b/w days and nights on my unit. Same number of admissions/discharges, patients awake at night and during the day lol, families there at night and during the day (though...

  3. Am I wrong for calling off? Please help!

    Good Morning, Gil replied to np2b4me's topic in General Nursing

    I really hope they found staffing for the LPN. Actually, they would have to...legally, an LPN can't be without an RN when there's meds that she would need the RN to check or administer, etc. What...

  4. Can you help me with this schedule?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to UnicornRN's topic in General Nursing

    That just depends on the schedule they give you when you start. You could have 1, 2, 3, or 4 days off in between shifts, and that will probably vary week by week (but your schedule usually is the...

  5. Float ICU RN to Med-Surg?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to mturner88's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't see her being inflexible. She did what she thought was right and safe. If she has done nothing but ICU for several years, then she would be unprepared to work in M/S with several patients...

  6. Graduate Studies after Nursing

    Good Morning, Gil replied to breakfastfood's topic in General Nursing

    You definitely could do something other than nursing, research wise, if you decided; that may take more pre-reqs, etc, though, not sure. But, you can use your nursing degree to do research....for...

  7. How do I find out about a place's reputation?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to people. That's probably your best source of information, and if the general consensus is good, then that's a good sign. That might be more difficult with HH, though. You can also look them...

  8. INTERNSHIP??????

    Good Morning, Gil replied to promote.health's topic in General Nursing

    Just for clarification: the internship turns into a job at the end of 11 months? And you get to choose which specialty area you go into from those choices? Are you interested in any of the...

  9. classic littman vs cardiology scope?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Good Morning, Gil's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    So you recommend it just for CVICU nurses? (I'm in the MICU). Can you hear everything better, even breath sounds? Think I may get this as my next steth. Thanks!

  10. Ethical dilemmas...

    Good Morning, Gil posted a topic in General Nursing

    http://news.nurse.com/article/20090525/NATIONAL01/90520001 Just came across this article, interesting. It was published in 2009, so many changes have already been made. As far as the SICU case, I...

  11. Does the thought of going to your job make you sick?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Lucky724's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Or you could work for blue cross as the telephone nurse? things like

  12. Does the thought of going to your job make you sick?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Lucky724's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Sounds like you made the right decision, Lucky...Better jobs are out there. Nursing is not an easy job, but we should at least have microwaves lol, geesh. Sorry to hear that, Gooey. How many...

  13. Nursing Student- Unclear Answers

    Good Morning, Gil replied to msygrnbw's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Tiny air bubbles will not hurt a patient, but you're probably talking about that little air bubble at the end of the syringe. Yes, you should expel the air, and use positive pressure flushing when...

  14. EKG tech vs ICU tech

    Good Morning, Gil replied to ngerste's topic in MICU, SICU

    My unit is total care, so we don't have CNA's, but if we did, that would be the most valuable experience you could gain while in school (either that or monitor tech since you would really know your...

  15. Advice for new nursing grad...

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Abbles's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I should say "recent past" like in the past year b/c as we know, the economy has changed

  16. Advice for new nursing grad...

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Abbles's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, the longer you wait to get a job, the less marketable you become (b/c you become stale). So, a few months probably wouldn't be a bad thing, and you don't have to take the first undesirable...

  17. All Those NPs with No Bedside Experience

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    That paced rhythm situation was downright scary. Any ICU nurse should know that is a paced rhythm, experienced or inexperienced, and an NP needs to know that for obvious reasons, as well. I agree...

  18. Silly question about 3 mL prefilled NS syringes

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Unknown member's topic in General Nursing

    What they said. Just use the 5 or 10 ml syringe, no harm in flushing with a little extra saline. :). And, it just takes practice. Your post took me back a few years.... I remember the first few...

  19. Nursing burnout vs. happy nurse

    Good Morning, Gil posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello allnurses, This isn't a post saying that I'm burnt out or venting. I love my job, and expect to love it for the duration. Yes, there's withdrawal patients at times trying to crawl out of bed,...

  20. Georgetown's online program

    Good Morning, Gil posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hey everyone, I am working as an ICU nurse now, and won't go back to school for a few years since I really like my current job and want valuable experience prior to being an NP. Just kind of looking...

  21. Nursing burnout vs. happy nurse

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Good Morning, Gil's topic in General Nursing

    Oh sorry...that ended up being super long. Should have made that more concise. My apologies

  22. New grad seeking advice

    Good Morning, Gil replied to senfly2012's topic in General Nursing

    Since you will be taking your NCLEX in NYC, I would try getting a job there first since you already live there and won't have to worry about moving costs. (unless you really want to move in which...

  23. what items could you not go a nursing shift without?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Diet coke with lime (love that everyone mentions caffeine as the first necessary item lol), the obvious: stethoscope, pens, sharpie, scissors/hemostats, mini pocket notebook so I can write my lil'...

  24. How often do you get called and asked to work on days off?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to limonada's topic in General Nursing

    All of the time before at my last job. Current job: never! I have heard a nurse or 2 say they got called in once, but that's only when there's multiple call offs, which is pretty rare. I can still...

  25. Why do you like being a nurse?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Kendel.G's topic in General Nursing

    I love leaving work everyday knowing that I am making a difference in someone else's life. Sounds corny, but it's true. That's why I go to work every day (well that, and bills to pay). Very few...