Bridgid Joseph BSN, MSN, APRN, CNS

Surgery,Critical Care,Transplant,Neuro

Member

All Content by Bridgid Joseph

  1. Bridgid Joseph

    Clinical Ladders, Advancement, and Development...Oh My!

    Bridgid Joseph posted a topic in General Nursing

    When I started my first job as a Medical-Surgical nurse on a solid transplant organ unit, I was so nervous, all I could focus on were the tasks in front of me, learning medications, and keeping my...
  2. Bridgid Joseph

    Code Blue: What Should I Do?

    Bridgid Joseph posted a topic in General Nursing

    Code Blue (cardiac/respiratory arrest) events in-hospital can be really scary, especially if you work in the Medical-Surgical or procedural areas because they are so unexpected (most often, I should...
  3. Bridgid Joseph

    Our Current Reality: Are You Going to Work Scared?

    Bridgid Joseph posted a topic in General Nursing

    Every time there is some horrible mass casualty that happens anywhere in the world, we see immediate and intense video, usually raw footage, streamed live to our computers, TVs, and smartphones. All...
  4. Bridgid Joseph

    Our Current Reality: Are You Going to Work Scared?

    Bridgid Joseph replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's great that so many of us are not impacted by mass casualties. For those of us who have been impacted (for me it was the Boston Marathon bombing and one of our MDs shot in a clinic by an...
  5. Bridgid Joseph

    We are getting a therapy dog!

    Bridgid Joseph replied to OhioBPH's topic in School

    This is great! I love to hear of therapy pets being used and
  6. Bridgid Joseph

    Job Stagnation: How to recognize and what to do about it!

    Bridgid Joseph posted a topic in General Nursing

    Job stagnation is when you are no longer challenged at a job, but stay with the position because of the paycheck, the benefits, or possibly relationships with co-workers. How do you know that what you...
  7. Bridgid Joseph

    Job Stagnation: How to recognize and what to do about it!

    Bridgid Joseph replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    I hope it helps! I think we have all felt this way at some time in our
  8. Bridgid Joseph

    Emergency Calls- How long do we wait?

    Bridgid Joseph replied to Amethya's topic in School

    As the parent of an asthmatic child (and an APRN).....YES! If they cannot speak, call 911 and let me know which hospital they are heading
  9. Bridgid Joseph

    Emergency Calls- How long do we wait?

    Bridgid Joseph replied to Amethya's topic in School

    As the parent of an asthmatic child (and an APRN).....YES! If they cannot speak, call 911 and let me know which hospital they are heading
  10. Bridgid Joseph

    Animal Cuddles at the Hospital? Yes Please!

    Bridgid Joseph posted a topic in General Nursing

    There have been lots of articles about animals at Nursing Homes and long-term care facilities, but there isn't a lot out there about animals brought to the in-patient setting. Animals are almost...
  11. Bridgid Joseph

    Animal Cuddles at the Hospital? Yes Please!

    Bridgid Joseph replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry you had a bad experience with both therapy cats and dogs (in general)! For sure staff and patients are able to opt out and both are notified well before the furry visitors arrive- they are...
  12. Bridgid Joseph

    Animal Cuddles at the Hospital? Yes Please!

    Bridgid Joseph replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you- they are AMAZING especially with the pedi population :) Glad you had a good
  13. Bridgid Joseph

    Peer Support: How much do I really need it?

    Bridgid Joseph posted a topic in General Nursing

    Due to the burnout rates of our profession, and because administrators are starting to realize the impact of the everyday physical, emotional, and ethical issues that we deal with daily, some...
  14. Bridgid Joseph

    Peer Support: How much do I really need it?

    Bridgid Joseph replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    It is a great start and was a pilot, and has flourished into a true program at my hospital, however I know that other hospitals are struggling with their programs. We have CISD after true critical...
  15. Bridgid Joseph

    Forced to resign after 7 weeks

    Bridgid Joseph replied to porkdumpling's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am an experienced RN- now an APRN, but my first job as an APRN, I resigned during orientation knowing that it was not the right fit. I have never put it on a resume because I didn't actually work...
  16. Bridgid Joseph

    Just Say No to Lateral Violence in the Workplace!

    Bridgid Joseph replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

  17. Bridgid Joseph

    Just Say No to Lateral Violence in the Workplace!

    Bridgid Joseph posted a topic in General Nursing

    I hear too often in the nursing world that we "eat our young". This is not OK on quite a few levels, but the biggest concern is how often this happens and, despite the fact that so many of us disagree...
  18. Bridgid Joseph

    Professionalism in Nursing? Yes, Please!

    Bridgid Joseph posted a topic in General Nursing

    Nurses are seen by the general public as healers, that are thoughtful, kind, and will go above and beyond to help someone, which we are. All of us in our crisp white caps, and sparkly white nurses'...
  19. Bridgid Joseph

    Professionalism in Nursing? Yes, Please!

    Bridgid Joseph replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    I love
  20. Bridgid Joseph

    Professionalism in Nursing? Yes, Please!

    Bridgid Joseph replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen hair (from RNs and MDs) touching patients and grazing open wounds and it totally skeeves me out: YOU don't want MRSA hair and THEY don't need anything else crawling around in that festering...
  21. Bridgid Joseph

    Baby Boomers, Gen X'ers, & GenY/Millennials: Can We Work Together?

    Bridgid Joseph posted a topic in General Nursing

    There is so much talk about generational differences in the workplace, and the reason that it gets a lot of attention, is because it is actually a source of dissention. Have you ever noticed the...
  22. Bridgid Joseph

    Baby Boomers, Gen X'ers, & GenY/Millennials: Can We Work Together?

    Bridgid Joseph replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, I am not a millenial....I just had a moment to catch up :) Timing is
  23. Bridgid Joseph

    Baby Boomers, Gen X'ers, & GenY/Millennials: Can We Work Together?

    Bridgid Joseph replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that geography is a part of it. The descriptors of the generations, are widely accepted generalities....I don't agree that everyone fits in a box in each category. I also don't think that...
  24. Bridgid Joseph

    Baby Boomers, Gen X'ers, & GenY/Millennials: Can We Work Together?

    Bridgid Joseph replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not fixated :) It's just one of the gaps (yes I am speaking in generalizations) between generations, and an area that I see day to day in my hospital as as staff dis-satisfier for the boomers, and...
  25. Bridgid Joseph

    Baby Boomers, Gen X'ers, & GenY/Millennials: Can We Work Together?

    Bridgid Joseph replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    Altra, I appreciate your comment, however, that assumption is not correct at all. I actually appreciate all aspects of my coworkers attributes. The reason we work together so well is that we all have...