justavolunteer

justavolunteer

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  1. 4 Reasons Ghosting an Employer is a Bad Idea

    I had jobs in a different field than healthcare. I always figured it was good to go without shooting flame or just walking away. Once, my company was taken over by someone else & I decided...
  2. Older Doctor doesn't think nurses should be in charge

    I would say as 'justavolunteer' that there is a job ranking in the sense that RN's have to get a doctor's order for many things. However, that does NOT mean that a physician is God & the nurse is...
  3. Accomadating patients racist request?

    The only time I could see doing such an assignment is for a dementia patient, so the staff person wouldn't get such grief. Otherwise, the choice should be 1.) you get who you get or 2.) we'll be...
  4. This was a phone call I heard as 'justavolunteer' once. To start, one day I showed up to volunteer. Every few minutes, the overhead page was "Dr.X, call 1234", "Dr X, call 7890", lots of different...
  5. Staff Retention Policies

    How about having enough nurses for the type of unit + enough support staff (CNA's) for the needed help. The good news is that I'm really appreciated as a volunteer. The bad news is that there aren't...
  6. Why Do Nurses Quit?

    I am 'justavolunteer' on a patient unit. I think a new job in any field has the potential to cause a person to feel overwhelmed at first. This is especially true of nursing because the stress level...
  7. I think I will give negative feedback

    I am 'justavolunteer'. I have volunteered more than one place in my life. Practically the first thing I was told each time is to stay away from politics or religion. Two very incendiary
  8. You know the shift is gonna be a hot mess when ...

    Obviously not the same when you're 'justavolunteer', but I have walked in to have charge nurse & clerk both say "thank goodness you're here". It will busy for me & probably a day from hell...
  9. Patient drives off after anesthesia

    I have had outpatient procedures myself & so has my wife. The pre-procedure instructions generally say "responsible person has to come with you, stay during procedure, then drive you home. No...
  10. Entering ANY career field hoping to meet a spouse would be a really bad idea (my opinion). If you do, that's nice. But what if you actually hate your chosen field? Hopes & dreams won't...
  11. Any good patient prank stories?!

    As a volunteer, occasionally I've volunteered on a day when I'm not usually there. Someone inevitably asks why I'm there. I will say "but I'm always here on Wednesday (when it's actually Thursday)....
  12. The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    !. I am 'justavolunteer' on a pt. unit. Everyone, where I volunteer, including volunteers, is required to get the vaccine. I have a bigger concern about the flu itself, rather than the vaccine,...
  13. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    Even as 'justavolunteer', I can figure out pretty quickly about pts. who are hitting their call button constantly for every little thing. Those are the people who will have someone in there...
  14. I am 'justavolunteer' & once a pt even complained about ME! He had been hollering all morning (on a weekend) about having to wait for his tests. He finally went AMA (said "I have to be elsewhere...
  15. a friend's pt satisfaction survey

    The last time I got one of those, a lot of the questions were 'did the nurse always do immediately?' or 'did someone always show up immediately when you hit the call light?'. Well of course not!...
  16. Nurses don't do anything

    I am 'justavulunteer' on a pt unit. I have had patients tell me "You're the only one who does anything around here". (I stock gloves, pass out water, etc., so the pts may see more of me at times)....
  17. Volunteering at a hospital questions

    I have been 'justavolunteer' long enough that I have helped turn pts. that need to be cleaned up, repositioned, etc. I have also helped wheel deceased pts. (on a covered cart) down to the morgue...
  18. Losing respect for nursing students

    I am 'justavolunteer' who is probably older than many of the nurses, so I grew up in a totally different time. Generally, the students here have the instructor continually roaming on the unit. They...
  19. Labor Dispute

    'Labor dispute' means the nurses are currently on strike somewhere, or about to be. They want you as a strikebreaker if the strike happens. You may be called a 'temporary worker' or some such, but...
  20. Misogyny in Nursing

    The problem with most discussions about ANYTHING are words like 'all' and 'every'. If someone says "it ALWAYS rains on a day I want to have a picnic", it probably doesn't, even if it happened a lot...
  21. Dietary policy- vent

    I am 'justavolunteer' on a pt. unit. The policy where I am is that if something is not on a patient's diet, the kitchen will not send it. Most patients accept the fact (the kitchen will suggest...
  22. Texting while doing patient care?

    I am 'justavolunteer' on a pt. unit. I don't get paid for that, but still, I would consider it rude to be on a cell phone while with a patient. The focus of everyone there is supposed to be on THEM,...
  23. pet peeves when nursing students arrive

    I have a slightly different perspective on this because I am 'justavolunteer' on a pt unit. I have noticed that most nursing students are eager to learn & glad to help out. (The troublesome...
  24. Customer Service? Maybe on your home planet.

    I am 'justavolunteer' (on a pt. unit). Hospitals are big on the 'hospitals as hotel' concept these days, but there a few key differences that really matter in the comparison: 1. Hospitals will often...
  25. Unfortunately, there are students who reach college after skating through the lower grades. Colleges devote a great deal of time these days to remedial instruction. It is one thing to need remedial...