Mini2544 ASN, RN

1) Pfizer 100% took operation warp speed money for production. They may not have needed it for development but they also took advantage of the expedited FDA process, Which is the main point of Warp Speed. Not just the funding. It’s so funny you focu...

Both hospital systems I’ve worked for required a negative tobacco test.. if it comes back positive you will not be hired. It is what it is. Prior to my healthcare experience, my prior jobs would ask when I signed up for benefits and it was 600$ cheap...

Mistakes were made in 2020 and mistakes are still being made today. IF it wasn’t for the administration in charge prior, we wouldn’t have a vaccine. End of story. You can try to argue semantics but this current one can’t even get the story straight o...

Same thing. Point is, he has openly questioned both of those current guidelines. well, while we are limiting care to those who are partially responsible.. why should we stop with those not vaccinated for Covid? Maybe overweight people who have ma...

While I agree no one should be spreading misinformation, although even our former FDA chief, Scott Gottlieb, has said our current social distancing guidelines and masking aren’t really based in sound science.. IF I was going to report anyone to the B...

My former unit really had no rhyme or reason for who floated but it was disorganized and awful. I was pool and actually our hospital guidelines were that pool employees were cancelled first (if the census was low) so we weren’t supposed to float sinc...

Oh boy are you correct. I used to work hospital outpatient surgery and while the “ratios” were 2-1 pre op and pacu… it’s different because on top of that the hospital is supposed to be following ASPAN staffing standards and they never did. When you h...

Agree 1000000%. I love the idea of training on two different units, specific pool float nurses etc, but without those mandatory radios.. it’s all useless. I also think hospitals should pretty much double their tech count as well. Especially for med s...

This sounds very much like a job I used to have. The hours varied each shift so there was no consistency. Also if you ended up staying over 10 hours one day, they would flex you the next day so you basically work all these weird late hours and end up...

Also, I have had patients (while working in post op) hours after GA go to the restroom by themselves. I am always right by the door but I try to give them privacy since its an outpatient setting and these folks are rather healthy. I don't know the ...

Hello! Pre op nurse here... To be honest, I skim the H&P to make sure the plan for the surgery is in there, the date is within 30 days and the review of systems is complete. Those are the areas we are required to check before the pat...

This is the best way to get rid of lobbyist. High level I agree with all of this, maybe just differ a bit on the judges etc. There has to be more accountability

AMEN. My gosh if I see another virtue signaling nurse complaining and saying they don’t want to treat covid patients if they don’t wear their mask.. I’m going to scream. Can you imagine if we said we didn’t want to give Narcan to OD victims because i...

Do you ever have more than 2 patients at 1 time? Also does your facility use ASPAN guidelines? Do you medicate patients with versed and fentanyl before the procedure? Also I assume there is a post op nurse somewhere in the near area?

Hi everyone! I am just curious if anyone else’s hospital adopted this same policy, as far as our clinical ladder in nursing is concerned. Currently we have a Nurse 1,2,3,4 etc. In order to progress to the next “rung” per se you have to meet certain ...

If your facility is a trauma 1 center in Disney world.. than it’s prob the same place LOL

Unfortunately not. Union politics aside... I really wish we had a strong presence of one in Florida.

I agree with all you said. 6 months is a short time frame! I think a year would be more appropriate

I actually think that’s a great idea! I also tend to agree with your last statement as well. They are still doing merit raises this year so I kind of think they already assumed some people would move down so if they do.. it prob won’t be much of a pa...

That sounds like our previous ladder. So basically if your hospital decided to make a clinical 3 require both the BSN and certification for everybody.. even those who started under the old ladder. That’s interesting you are a magnet hospital currentl...

I am involved in the magnet process on a unit level the BSN portion is really the main focus. The certification is an absolute plus so you’re probably correct. I actually understand wanting someone to have both the BSN and certification for the 3, it...

That is a great question, there def is but the timeline to obtain a BSN is already 36 months so I assume it’s the same for the ladder. From what I understand the only real change is the certification plus BSN.

Same thing for me. There are many times when I don’t think it’s necessary to give 6.25 of Phenergan or 50mcg of fentanyl. However according to the powers at hand, if we don’t give the exact order.. we are practicing outside our scope. We always have ...

That’s awful. I’m so sorry. My hospital has assistant managers from different floors doing this on occasion but never floor nurses. I would look for a new job ASAP!

You are 100% incorrect. The heritage foundation estimated a few years back, and given the fact our illegal immigration has soared im sure it’s higher now, illegal immigrants pay into our system around 19 billion a year and cost the country 116 billio...