Galendria

Galendria

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  1. Pt.s Ordering Food from Outside Hospital?

    Galendria replied to annie.rn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that it can be frustrating to see patients eating food that is counterproductive to their health. At the hospital I work at patients don't order delivery super often, but there is a cookie...

  2. Hands break out.

    Galendria replied to Nurse_Brezo's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the previous poster that it could be the brand of soup/sanitizer used. If so human resources needs to provide you with an alternative if you have a documented allergy. Also, does your...

  3. Patient Nurse Ratio

    Galendria replied to ambobam's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a level 1 trauma/regional referral teaching hospital on a very busy med surg/telemetry floor. Our matrix calls for us to have a 1:5 nurse patient ratio, with the occasional nurse able to...

  4. heparin drips

    Galendria replied to SN2014's topic in Patient Medications

    A lot of great info has been brought up (and debated!) in previous posts. Back to the original question of the poster though I think several points are important to keep in mind... 1. Run heparin...

  5. Would you hire an MUSC grad over anyone else?

    Galendria replied to lowkey_44's topic in General Nursing

    I know of the school b/c I'm originally from South Carolina. No one where I live now would know what I meant if I said MUSC

  6. 2016 Salary thread

    Galendria replied to kbrn2002's topic in General Nursing

    1. Urban Ohio teaching hospital 2. 11 years experience--med surg 3. Base pay=$30.71 4. $5 shift dif from 3pm-7am. Additional $5 weekend dif. $3 charge dif. $3 over-percent dif (for hours 36-40)....

  7. Should Healthcare Professionals Ask About Guns in the Home?

    Galendria replied to P-RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is a crazy long thread, but I just wanted to add my 2 cents in. 1. I'm a gun owner. I grew up in the southeast where guns, bows, hunting, and fishing are a way of life. 2. I would never be...

  8. to intervene or not to intervene

    Galendria replied to nursephillyphil's topic in General Nursing

    I would respond as a visitor the same way I respond if there is a car accident, someone collapsing at the gym, etc. I would offer first responder CPR/first aid until more advanced help arrived...

  9. Approriate PCA use

    Galendria replied to Alphabet soup nurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Is your clinical coordinator a RN or advance practice nurse? I'm a bit confused because in your story she seems to be suggesting a plan of care/new orders to the family which isn't really in a...

  10. oxygen in dying hospice patients

    Galendria replied to bmel's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you *so* much for linking the medical mistakes thread. I have been solid laughing for 15 minutes now. I had no idea so many miracles happen around us, every

  11. New nurse terrified of harming pts

    Galendria replied to Robin1990's topic in General Nursing

    If you are only 2 weeks into your orientation, then as a new grad (ideally) you should still be receiving quite a lot of support and assistance from your preceptor. Do you have a consistent preceptor...

  12. How long is your commute?

    Galendria replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    We can phone in for meetings at my hospital, and they actually still pay us for our time! Its magical

  13. How long is your commute?

    Galendria replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    Both my nursing jobs have been at large teaching hospitals in the heart of big cities. I just love the action, learning experience, and variety that big hospitals provide over smaller community...

  14. Charging with a patient family member

    Galendria replied to etymed's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your post title made me *giggle*. What exactly are you and the family charging? The exit...the new snack machine...the cafeteria before all the coffee is

  15. New grads are expensive...really?

    Galendria replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Like other posters have said, my hospital gives a bit longer orientation to new grads than experienced nurses (12 weeks vs. 8 weeks). However, I think the real reason (and its controversial) that...

  16. Should Nurses have to clean patients rooms after a patient dies or is discharged??

    Galendria replied to Pride/hardwork17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Like a previous poster, my facility asks us to strip the linen off the bed, and remove all tubing/suction/containers with bodily fluid in them after a patient is discharged. Housekeeping then comes...

  17. Is it true all nurses get MRSA or C-DIFF?

    Galendria replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    My husband got an abscess, and our doctor jumped to the conclusion that it was MRSA since I've been in the healthcare field for 17 years now. Cultures came back and turns out our house still has...

  18. Certified Child Life Specialist?

    Galendria replied to southerngirl92's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a pediatric nurse for 7 years before relocation made me move back into the world of adult nursing. First of all, I'm happy that the nurses in your life made such an impact on you, and...

  19. admission/transfers during shift change

    Galendria replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    I also work from 7am to 7:30pm. The unofficial "rule" for both shifts is that if a admission comes before 6:30 am/pm the previous shift will attempt to do most of the admission. If they arrive after...

  20. Got written up AGAIN

    Galendria replied to Justliving00's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, and I thought my short LPN gig before I finished nursing school was bad! That place had a ratio of 22 patients to 1 LPN on 7am-7pm shift and 44 patients to 1 LPN on 7pm-7am shift. I still felt...

  21. DNR and Hospice

    Galendria replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Loriangel I agree with your puzzlement. I care for many patients in their 40's and 50's who are DNR-arrest, and I personally will probably change my code status to DNR when and if I am lucky enough...

  22. Unsafe assignment?

    Galendria replied to _Skittles_'s topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Is your assistant nurse manager also the charge nurse? If not, were they available to help? Its also ok to ask other nurses for help (and ideally on floors with good teamwork, they should be offering...

  23. Do comfort care patients get oxygen?

    Galendria replied to quirkystar's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work in a state where patients can ask to be DNR--comfort care without a terminal diagnosis, so the amount of supportive care we give is quite varied...from traditional comfort care for the dying...

  24. That nagging feeling...

    Galendria replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There's a reason our hospital has "gut feeling something is wrong" on the list of reasons nurses can call for the emergency response team. Sometimes we "just

  25. What did you do when you got burnt out?

    Galendria replied to dreamer30's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I agree with RubyVee that exercise can be extremely helpful. I prefer biking to walking, but there's nothing like pounding out the miles and getting endorphins flowing to relieve some of the tension...