Clever_Alias

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1. Any thoughts about Piedmont Healthcare?

   Clever_Alias posted a topic in Georgia

   I work in a facility that has just decided to merge with Piedmont. We are all a bit nervous about what to expect and have some questions. 1. Is the company good to work for overall? Or, is the pay fair, supplies and equipment available and in working...

2. Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

   Clever_Alias replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

   Stop right here. If you as a student don't get that yes, it DOES take a lot of effort to teach you why we are doing something, how we do it, the risks and benefits, and then evaluate your understanding of the lesson, you are delusional. And I'm a to...

3. Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

   Clever_Alias replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

   Yikes, you caught us. That's exactly what I'm thinking as I run down the hall and check the break room, looking my student so I can teach them to do an EKG. That's why I'm on the phone 10 minutes at the start of my shift trying to get said student in...

4. Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

   Clever_Alias replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

   There's a theme here. The students who have good experiences in clinicals have instructors who are present on the floor to do the actual teaching. Students need realize the responsibility for education lies with the clinical instructor, not the RN. W...

5. Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

   Clever_Alias replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

   This is truly an issue with the instructor, not the floor nurses. We are providing an opportunity for you to learn, a setting, NOT your actual education. That is the responsibility of your instructor. It's not right your education is being neglected,...

6. Keeping Up With Your Day

   Clever_Alias posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I am a relatively new nurse on a busy unit that is facing a staffing crisis. So far, I able to keep my patients cared for, medicated, clean and fed, and have reached out to my coworkers to find better ways to stay caught up with my charting and g...

7. Guidance on Staffing Models Please

   Clever_Alias replied to Clever_Alias's topic in Relations

   Thanks to all for the input. I'm going to try to get traction for the team nursing approach. We are supposedly hiring a new tech for days and a couple of RNs, but that doesn't solve what is now a staffing crisis. In an effort to save money, each day ...

8. Guidance on Staffing Models Please

   Clever_Alias posted a topic in Relations

   Long-time lurker, first time reader. I have worked almost a year on a busy cardiology unit., and am still unfamiliar with many things that don't involve bedside nursing. A consulting company was brought in last fall and implemented a new master staf...