Jon J

Its the hospital you work at. A good hospital will maintain a culture of excellence.

...doctor's office

Appreciate the advice. I hadn't thought about that before.

Bump. No ideas, really?

I have extra time on my hands now that I'm done with school and I was wondering what education or certifications are available to me that can get me a raise. I just graduated this past December and I passed boards late January 2013. I'm going to take an ACLS class next month but aside from that what else can I do to increase my pay? I'm working med-surg of course...

Awesome!!!

@Nickle & Ivana: Ha! That is motivating! Hopefully there isn't any prerequisites to taking that exam.. Is there? Ive only been a nurse for about a month hehe

Six patients should be upper limit. Greedy ppl at the top have no clue what it takes to take good care of ppl >.>

I agree with this. I've been practicing this for time saving purposes. This is more advanced stuff though Get a hang of the basics before you start grouping tasks. I've been a nurse for like a month now. I'm still trying to get a hang of grouping stuff.

Well I had written a long paragraph but I got tired.. 1. Receive report 2. Check charts 3. Assess patients 4. Pass meds These 4 steps to start the day. If you want rationales or have f/u questions just ask. I'm too lazy to commit to fully answering this right now. I don't know how everyone else does it lol -.-

Nurse aides are awesome But yeah I'd say what you have so far is great. Orientation status is also important. Falls are a big deal so if you could team up with the nurses on trying to prevent falls, everyone stays employed and paid. So I guess whether or not a bed alarm is on is important too.

This thread is depressing lol.

I've never seen one MAR for multiple patients. Do you mind describing it? Sounds like it could be a good idea.

I'm a new nurse so don't take this the wrong way: What good is this certification (advantages)?