NurseConnieR

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1. Unit Managers Working as Staff

   NurseConnieR replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

   Our Directors are expected to step in and work if staffing is unsafe. One floor's nurses call in sick all the time and therefore, their Director has no time to make things any better for them because she is always working staff. It makes absolutely...

2. Leadership and risk management?

   NurseConnieR replied to drooping eyes's topic in Safety

   You make some valid points Angie. Specifically, it was good to be reminded that there are many hospitals so lacking in responsible, trustworthy leadership that they would purposefully put patients in unsafe situations. It's been a while since I've ...

3. Pay Scale

   NurseConnieR replied to Trauma's topic in CCU

   In Oklahoma, new grads are starting out at between $17 and $18/hr not including differentials. There's normally not a difference between specialty units beginning pay (although some hospitals do pay as high as $4/hr specialty differential). The wa...

4. Open heart ICU

   NurseConnieR replied to Kiwi's topic in CCU

   Have your instructor do some recent research... lots of articles saying the BEST place for new graduate these days is the ICU because you get a better orientation and are able to be watched much more closely.. interesting trend. I have trained MANY n...

5. Unique ways to state the obvious . . . .

   NurseConnieR replied to Ruby Vee's topic in CCU

   He's got the "q" sign (tongue sticking out of the corner of his mouth) He's getting transferred to SKY C. U. He's a "turn and burn" patient (you know, the kind you turn and they go asystole) Michelin Man's gonna blow (septic patient about to die)

6. Need help with rapid response team

   NurseConnieR replied to CCU NRS's topic in CCU

   We're in the process of forming the team. As I know more I'll update the link. Right now, like you, we are gathering information. THIS THREAD HELPED!

7. Leadership and risk management?

   NurseConnieR replied to drooping eyes's topic in Safety

   I suppose we really need more details to make a judgment. I'm going to add some "facts" and see how it changes the picture? You're a med/surg nurse with 6 years of experience and a specialty certification in medical/surgery nursing. You frequently...

8. I was fired for refusing to give injections incorrectly!

   NurseConnieR replied to katlpn6's topic in Safety

   I think there's another way to look at this situation, another perspective. Many of us have been in clinical situations where the practice ranged from "not supported by research" to "unsafe". I wonder if the time had been taken to build rapport and...