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  1. Difficulties in Patient Care and Identification

    guest64485 replied to chris5720's topic in General Nursing

    Additional volunteers to utilize as mentioned earlier in this thread is a great suggestion. Regarding utilizing technology, the two things I can think of are : -improved call bell system. If a...

  2. About to quit med-surg

    guest64485 replied to Newbie_1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    7:1 dayshift is absolutely unsafe, especially when you have no tech help for some of them. Ridiculous. Is the ratio the same on nights? Perhaps request a shift

  3. Clinic vs. Floor nursing

    guest64485 replied to MingaL's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked both, and there are pros and cons to both. Inpatient all depends on the floor, the ratios that you will have and support staff available. I LOVE inpatient med surg work but the working...

  4. What have you learned in nursing school that was utter nonsense?

    guest64485 replied to TheMiss's topic in General Nursing

    Disturbed energy field. We talked in class about how ridiculous it was as we were learning about

  5. "Best Practice" would be to have more nurses.

    guest64485 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    During a meeting where staffing was brought up we were told by the manager that we had too much overtime to allow funds to hire more staff...... ......

  6. Get CNA cert? Before NP?

    guest64485 replied to Polly Peptide's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    CNA experience can be helpful. The largest positive is that it will get you comfortable with working intimately with patients. You'll also get exposure to some of the basics, such as blood sugars,...

  7. Not enough equipment

    guest64485 replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately this is a routine complaint. The most common shortages I've experienced have been dynamaps, pulse ox's, and unfortunately even christmas trees and portable oxygen. It is a frequent...

  8. Office Nurse vs Hospital Nurse

    guest64485 replied to MaleNurseYH's topic in General Nursing

    Totally depends on your individual interests, goals, lifestyle(scheduling), staffing levels at your specific facility, etc. I LOVE working hospital med-surg but the physical aspect is something I...

  9. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    guest64485 replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    So KindaBack, you quoted me, where I said that I had just responded to this issue in my last post. That post (#153) quoted/responded to you specifically and gave specific examples. So I guess you...

  10. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    guest64485 replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Several people including myself have already responded to

  11. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    guest64485 replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    People have already touched upon this issue. Report highlights important areas that might otherwise take a longer amount of time to glean from the chart and could be overlooked. In addition, there...

  12. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    guest64485 replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh, that's awful! Reports are very important to highlight critical areas of information/concern, including social issues that aren't appropriate to be written in the chart. Is there any way they can...

  13. Bedside report - hate it? Like it? Love it?

    guest64485 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Loved bedside report as a patient. Once I received important information about my condition that no one bothered to tell me earlier. Liked bedside report as a nurse too - too often something about...

  14. Advice on how to leave job

    guest64485 replied to nurse1006's topic in General Nursing

    Always offer 2 weeks notice. It is up to the manager if they want to take you up on that offer or not. Always word your resignation letter very vague and positive "This letter is to inform you of my...

  15. Floor Nursing vs. Doctor's Office

    guest64485 replied to addiewaad's topic in General Nursing

    Working conditions are a major difference between the two. It is SO nice to be able to go to the bathroom in the clinic without your phone ringing in there. You can get an actual lunch and sometimes...

  16. New nurse-what do I bring daily for work?

    guest64485 replied to Kebby1016's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not something you have to bring from home, but when you get to work put a bunch of alcohol swabs and a few small gauzes in your pocket. You never know when you'll need

  17. So fed up with my coworker

    guest64485 replied to Rainy day RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    sounds like your best bet is to find another RN to switch days with if the PRN one can't cover no big deal for you but when you have 4 other people you are responsible for, lining up childcare is a...

  18. Bedside Reporting

    guest64485 replied to Bluebell.'s topic in Medical-Surgical

    Our techs generally have 8-10 patients day shift, while the nurse has 6 days and 7-8 nights. If the tech can't start their pre shift rounds earlier, then there are several other options. The...

  19. Bedside Reporting

    guest64485 replied to Bluebell.'s topic in Medical-Surgical

    That's why I wrote unusual wounds, I'm definitely not referring to your daily skin assessment We don't wake patients. I could see how that would be a problem if we had to. I'm referring to...

  20. Bedside Reporting

    guest64485 replied to Bluebell.'s topic in Medical-Surgical

    That really stinks. In my hospital its the norm that the offgoing nurse round prior to giving report so that these issues don't pop up. If they haven't and there's an immediate need such as pain,...

  21. Bedside Reporting

    guest64485 replied to Bluebell.'s topic in Medical-Surgical

    As a patient I loved bedside report. I found out additional information that I never was told before and it really helped me better understand my condition and plan of care. As a nurse, I think one...

  22. Is being a CNA imperative?

    guest64485 replied to chloeluvsutoo's topic in General Nursing

    Most hospitals will let you become a nursing assistant (health care tech/et) after you've completed your first semester of nursing school, so no additional classes are needed. You could always work...

  23. Nursing Morale

    guest64485 replied to lumberjackAZRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've noticed that I only care about being shown appreciation from management when they are coming down on us. This may be for frivolous things, or, when we are stretched super thin and they are...

  24. What's it like being a nurse?

    guest64485 replied to timeedson's topic in General Nursing

    Narrowing it down to what area of nursing would help

  25. Average time to administer flu shot?

    guest64485 replied to JimmyDurham9's topic in Patient Medications

    The time it takes to chart would probably be the biggest