Ele_123

Ele_123

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  1. stethoscope sliding around on neck

    Ele_123 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I usually keep my stethoscope in my scrub pocket, but lately I've been wearing it around my neck and it just keeps sliding around. There have been several times where I have caught it is falling off...

  2. Oxygen requirements & level of care

    Ele_123 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Part of our floor is COVID med-surg. When we first opened we were told patients had to be stable on 6L or less per nasal cannula for at least 2 hours before they could come. Last week it changed to...

  3. Oxygen requirements & level of care

    Ele_123 replied to Ele_123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thanks for the info. Our unit originally started out as COVID overflow.... Typically patients who were being admitted for other issues, but tested positive. It's been the past 2-3 weeks we've been...

  4. Oxygen requirements & level of care

    Ele_123 replied to Ele_123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    How did this become religious & political? I was simply wanting resources on switching between oxygen

  5. Bedside career with hand tremors?

    Ele_123 replied to poweringthrough's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Your tremors are probably worse than mine., but I've learned to rest my hands/arms on the counter or wall with injections/ivs. The pandemic was a key for me to land a job. Previously at interviews...

  6. Doctors not assessing COVID patients?

    Ele_123 replied to orchidflower's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hospitalist where I work still see patients daily most of the time. I've seen a couple exceptions, but its usually patients waiting for placement or a specialist to clear them. Consults/Specialists...

  7. Preventative Care for Nurses During Pandemic

    Ele_123 replied to City-Girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I've been to a few different types of appointments since the pandemic. The main issue I think is the screeners are not thoroughly educated. Some are just from the valet service or people from other...

  8. What is your minimum base pay on Covid-19 unit???

    Ele_123 replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Part of our unit recently became COVID overflow. No hourly/shift bonus for working on that side. Our "bonus" is that we have better

  9. Employee treatment after exposure

    Ele_123 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Do you think that the way employees- nurses, techs, etc. are treated after exposure by the company/hospital will effect self-reporting during employee risk management? I work on a COVID negative unit...

  10. COVID in the Break Room?

    Ele_123 replied to adventure_rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Our manager reminded us to social distance while on lunch. Due to our staffing or lack of in order to maintain minimum floor coverage we have few enough people on break if we sit at opposite ends of...

  11. face shields

    Ele_123 replied to Guest219794's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My hospital had staff wear face shields for all patient interaction until a couple months ago when the state started opening up and we had "adequate" PPE & it was changed to droplet/airborne...

  12. Employee treatment after exposure

    Ele_123 replied to Ele_123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I live in a different "right to work" state. They sent me home and once they determined I didn't qualify for COVID leave/pay like they thought they tried to insist I use what little PTO I have to help...

  13. Employee treatment after exposure

    Ele_123 replied to Ele_123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I pretty much already know this & that no matter how much better one healthcare Corp looks than the rest they always have their own "quirks". I can see it getting to the point where nurses who...

  14. New Job during COVID-19

    Ele_123 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Blindly accepting job offer? I have a med-surg job offer at a large hospital in the metropolitan area. I am an LPN and acute care is extremely tough to get- I've been looking for a full-time for over...

  15. online PALS

    Ele_123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work with a staffing agency on the weekends & am wanting to get PALS certification so I can go to have more opportunities- mixed med/surg & ED. The locations close to me- within an hour or...

  16. Ambulating post op day zero

    Ele_123 replied to oceangirl1234's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked ortho/neuro/bariatric with some general surgery mixed in. The only time we definetly didn't ambulate a patient POD 0 was if they had a suspected or at high risk for a CSF leak or if they...

  17. LPN using the title of MA

    Ele_123 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I took a job in a doctor's office. The majority of LPNs work in the nurse "closet" taking phone calls all day, mainly medication refills, insurance pre-auths, & post-op questions & occasional...

  18. Should a nurse suggest a different doctor?

    Ele_123 replied to brownbook's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If the patient expresses concerns to the nurse about the care the doctor is providing. It would be appropriate to remind the patient that they have the right to participate in their health care &...

  19. Can they ask this during an interview?

    Ele_123 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    During an interview can an employer ask if you need to/plan on getting/using their health insurance policy? I didn't think much of this at first because I had several other interviews where they...

  20. Can they ask this during an interview?

    Ele_123 replied to Ele_123's topic in Nursing Career

    This is what I'm thinking too. If they have several qualified applicants the doctors might consider saving the 200ish dollars a month and hire someone who has no interest in a company health insurance...

  21. Hydration Stations in the Nursing Station

    Ele_123 replied to 1Crazynurse's topic in General Nursing

    If shifts are 12 hours long & adults are supposed to sleep for 8 hours, that leaves 4 hours of the day to get in the classic 8 cups of water a day. Then figure in that a nurse could need more...

  22. Can they ask this during an interview?

    Ele_123 replied to Ele_123's topic in Nursing Career

    No, they asked me what my desired wage is. I had already been to a few other interviews and it seems like the starting wage for clinics in the area is about $17/hr, so I told the $17 was my desired...

  23. Transitioning from ICU/Med-Surg to Outpatient

    Ele_123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm an LPN and for the past few years I've worked in acute care on med-surg & ICU units. My current job is cutting hours and wants me to drive almost 100 miles (1 hour 45 minutes) to another...

  24. RN license without Nursing major

    Ele_123 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hopefully the title doesn't scare people away or make them think I'm lazy looking for a shortcut. After 5 years at a private college working towards a BSN I was 8 credit hours short of having a...

  25. Pt. regurgitated/vomited NG tube

    Ele_123 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    My patient was NPO & had been coughing up a moderate amount of sputum. Had current NG tube in place for approximately two days. About 1700 I retaped it to his nose, 1845 before shift change NG...