KYnightnurse replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in General Nursing
Thank You for what you do, and Thank God for you! :) And thank goodness we all have our specialty areas. I couldn't do PICU because I enjoy a lot of interaction with my patients. I've been pulled to...
We do a 12-hour chart check with the oncoming nurse (or 4 or 8 depending on how much time has gone by since a change of care givers). Going back 24 hrs is overkill, imho. And it is not done for the...
KYnightnurse replied to oldiebutgoodie's topic in General Nursing
Here's what 'Joint' did to us last year: we now have to lock up our IVF bags, which were in a Staff Only supply room to begin with. Now they are in a locked med room and locked AGAIN in a cabinet, in...
KYnightnurse replied to javajaydon's topic in General Nursing
Three cheers for you!! I couldn't agree with you more! My husband calls it the 'microwave generation'. They want everything now and they want it quick. I've read numerous articles about lack of...
I dealt with this for years before realizing what it was. Here is my experience. I tried to fix it myself by using motrin and icing my heel a few times a day. I got to the point I was driving to work...
Does your hospital make you go in the patient room with the oncoming nurse at shift change, introduce yourself, check IVF, etc. etc? The floor I work on just started making us do this, they are...
I work in Louisville with a nurse from the Phillipines. She has been here less than a year, here is what she said (she isn't sure of the cost): take the local exam, it is the prerequisite to take the...
Once you get to L'ville, go to the hospital you are interested in working at and ask to see the Nurse Recruiter. He or she should be able to guide you in the right
Are you sure it is cell phones that your hospital is handing out to the staff? Where I work they hand out cordless phones. No cells allowed in the ICU areas but they are allowed on the general...
KYnightnurse replied to sstromberg's topic in General Nursing
The biggest negative to computer charting is the time it takes to log in and wait for the screen(s) you want to pop up. I work on a floor with high pt. turnover. The average pt. stay is 3 days. It...
KYnightnurse replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing
I work in pediatrics (but not a PICU). When I start IVF's on a pt. I show the parents where the Alarm Silence button is located. I've learned over the years if I don't show them, they start pressing...