JenFad

JenFad

Member

  • Content

    34

  • Visitors

    1,398

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    0

All Content by JenFad

  1. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    JenFad replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've called the Licensing and Regulating Body in my State before. I'm not sure if that's an option where you are or perhaps if its something the Union at your place of employment can look

  2. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    JenFad replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    @ Steelerfan502 ..."(And of course the administrators- many of whom have never been nurses- that are all about keeping everything moving, moving, moving, $, $, $!)...Pt safety should come first, but...

  3. Disciplining employee in front of other employees?!

    JenFad replied to Seas's topic in General Nursing

    Some managers don't offer an apology at

  4. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    JenFad replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    @ Ellie G ..." Report at my hospital unfortunately can be contentious."...

  5. Disciplining employee in front of other employees?!

    JenFad replied to Seas's topic in General Nursing

    This is a good

  6. Disciplining employee in front of other employees?!

    JenFad replied to Seas's topic in General Nursing

    Smart move on your

  7. Disciplining employee in front of other employees?!

    JenFad replied to Seas's topic in General Nursing

  8. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    JenFad replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Although I can appreciate the challenges around ED nursing, the solution shouldn't exclude best practice(s) as its in the interest of both patient safety and best practice to give bedside handoff....

  9. Disciplining employee in front of other employees?!

    JenFad replied to Seas's topic in General Nursing

    Let it go for now but document it in your own personal notebook of incidents for future referencing in the event something like this happens again. Perhaps it's just that your mgr was off her game...

  10. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    JenFad replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I believe best practice has gone to bedside reporting; Therefore, ED should just bring the patient up if the bed's ready and give a bedside

  11. Seven Hells: Vent

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

    Med Surg vs Peds experience for NICU? I'd think Peds is the precursor / prerequisite for working with little human beings...not Med

  12. Seven Hells: Vent

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

    Nursing and it's Petty politics.... what does her user name have to do with her Question? Not relevant and very

  13. Seven Hells: Vent

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

    It appears that hiring cheaper labor is the priority. You can hang on since you have seniority in that facility and wade the waters out... but be proactive and look for part time, per diem, and or...

  14. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    JenFad replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It depends on which entity you as because to me shortage in nursing is relative if not all but a cliche'. Nursing economist, professors, strategist day there is. Hospital CEO's and Exec's pretend...

  15. Travel with American Mobile?

    JenFad replied to gogetter73's topic in Travel

    @ NedRN, ...", but knowing the upsides and downsides of working with different agencies is valuable. My general advice of working with several agencies is more work, but can lead to better outcomes...