DisneyNurseGal

DisneyNurseGal BSN, RN

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  1. resume/job change

    DisneyNurseGal replied to misdmnr's topic in General Nursing

    It does not matter the reason for a job switch (whether relocation, job incompatibility, illness), leaving jobs multiple times shows prospective employers that you have a habit, regardless of reason,...

  2. resume/job change

    DisneyNurseGal replied to misdmnr's topic in General Nursing

    Hiring people and training them is expensive. Does not matter how much notice you have given them of your departure, it is not going sit well with your manager; whether or not you are "eligible for...

  3. How to eat on night shift

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Birdy2's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry you are struggling with night shift! I love it! I work 1800-0630 and this is what i found kept the pounds away. ***I don't eat a big meal right after I wake up (1400), I get up, shower, get my...

  4. Is the BSN worth it?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to NurseCalamity's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My BSN program had the following classes (I already had my ADN) Transcultural Nursing, Geriatric Nursing, Professional Nursing Roles, Management and Leadership, Community Health Nursing, Advanced...

  5. Charge Nurses and Shift Report

    DisneyNurseGal posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all! I have been a charge nurse on a 36 bed medical oncology unit for about 3 months, and my manager has asked me to investigate ways to streamline our charge nurse shift report process....

  6. Charge Nurses and Shift Report

    DisneyNurseGal replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for posting. We mostly use the information for what we call care coordination. Which is a meeting that is held daily with all disciplines (nutrition, respiratory, PT and OT, Social...

  7. Bedpan? Why not a Poise pad?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to TryVeganToday's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN! My thoughts exactly. It like telling your 95 year old patient to go PeePee. It is not age appropriate and that word has negative connotations. You are more likely to get a patient into said...

  8. SHORTAGE OF NURSES

    DisneyNurseGal replied to shermainenevels's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    "Very Rural" I disagree. My employer is the second largest employer in my whole state and is experiencing shortages everywhere from the smallest of towns to the state capital. I get a letter or...

  9. Bedpan? Why not a Poise pad?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to TryVeganToday's topic in General Nursing

    You are

  10. Bedpan? Why not a Poise pad?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to TryVeganToday's topic in General Nursing

    To me.. the chux over the bedpan makes it worse, the urine has to roll off not stay down and in. Slather on some barrier cream (lotion or lube) right on the top of the pan, and it rarely sticks even...

  11. Travel Nurse Eduation

    DisneyNurseGal replied to CardinalSyn's topic in Travel

    I just met a bunch of traveler nurses who are coming to my hospital to assist with the transition to a new computer system. A few of them have masters degrees in Nursing Informatics so they can help...

  12. Tylenol ordered for pain.

    DisneyNurseGal replied to gouranga's topic in Patient Medications

    No, you should not give a medication for reasons other than what is indicated; however some fevers are painful. With some directed questions "are you achy", "does your head hurt from the fever", even...

  13. I failed my preemployment drug test :/ what now...?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Juankiters08's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This last line troubles me. The fact you would even think about it... we are supposed to be an ethical profession. Furthermore, the fact you would say this... written... you don't think employers can...

  14. Eves or Day/Night???

    DisneyNurseGal replied to annag23's topic in General Nursing

    I think everyone's situation is different. I work 1900-0630 three days a week. I am a wife and mother to three teenagers. Me working NOC shift works for us, partly because of the age of my kids....

  15. New Grad Hiring

    DisneyNurseGal replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had a job as a nurse graduate at a hospital before I even passed the NCLEX. 100% of my class (of 36) had employment within a month of graduating. I would think that we might be unique as our town...

  16. difficulty with bureaucracy

    DisneyNurseGal replied to klmartin08's topic in General Nursing

    As someone who's in nursing as a second career, I can tell you the grass is always greener. In my previous career, I had problems with corporate policies, OSHA oversight and endless reams of...

  17. Easter??

    DisneyNurseGal replied to breane3's topic in General Nursing

    Only extra money I will get for working Easter is the weekend

  18. lost my RN job for a second time

    DisneyNurseGal replied to RNNEWOLD's topic in General Nursing

    It really irritates me when new nurses or nurses in training blame their preceptor for their shortcomings. Yes some preceptors are better than others, however you are a professional. Take charge of...

  19. How aggressive do you get with PCA in a comfort care setting.

    DisneyNurseGal posted a topic in General Nursing

    On my unit, we care for many patients who are on comfort care, and more times than not, it includes a PCA drip, usually with continuous setting (instead of demand dose). The continuous order is...

  20. How aggressive do you get with PCA in a comfort care setting.

    DisneyNurseGal replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the input. I know that these patients are going to pass regardless of what we do; however, it must happen in due time and euthanasia is not legal. I just see some of my coworkers adjusting...

  21. Code situation

    DisneyNurseGal replied to KeitanTaylor's topic in General Students

    On my unit, we ask the family to step out during the code because there is just not enough room. Our rooms are on the smaller side and by the time we get the code cart, 2-3 respiratory therapists,...

  22. Grief - how can we avoid it as nurses loosing a patient?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to lnxyourxeyez's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you should try to avoid grief, to me that is akin to burying your feelings. Death is a part of life and we need to deal with it. I work on an oncology unit, so I see my fair share of...

  23. Cheaters.... What is our responsibility?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to PlayaChickRN's topic in General Students

    My school has an honor code that says that if we see cheating and do not report it then we are just as guilty as the cheaters. Would you turn a blind eye if your coworker was doing something...

  24. Central line dressing days

    DisneyNurseGal replied to ngodin's topic in General Nursing

    We do them every hospital wide on Thursday (or PRN as needed). This is shown to increase employee compliance with dressing changes, and to decrease confusion or misunderstandings as to when a dressing...

  25. What is your average amount of shift cancellations

    DisneyNurseGal replied to grammy57's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a 500 bed hospital in a town of 125,000. In the last six months I have not been put on call a single time; in fact, all nurses have to do two mandatory on call shifts every six weeks. We...