Sweetheart2005

Sweetheart2005 ASN

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  1. Annual Learning Modules

    Sweetheart2005 replied to lilbit_23's topic in General Nursing

    I don’t know how my current employer does it. I’m new, but my last employer allowed us to access from home or come in on our time off to use computers. We would log our time in a book documenting...

  2. Work holdover/mandate

    Sweetheart2005 replied to kgirl22's topic in General Nursing

    Don’t quote me, I’d have to look it up, but I think I read somewhere (maybe a state site? I’m fairly confident I got from a reliable source) they can mandate to work up to 16 hours max but must...

  3. Relatives/friends/whoever call the operator and get transferred to the unit...what do I say?

    Sweetheart2005 replied to bella14b's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    We have passcodes for our patients that are supposed to be given in the ER or at admission. Patients rarely know what to do with the passcode or understand.. our secretaries often will ask if we can...

  4. Need new job. How to decide what’s next?

    Sweetheart2005 replied to Sweetheart2005's topic in General Nursing

    I know a couple people who moved on that weren’t really friends and others had said they loved it. I did have a friend that left med surg for home Health and she’s back on new surg because it...

  5. Need new job. How to decide what’s next?

    Sweetheart2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I’m feeling completely exhausted, probably even burnt out at my current med surg job and despite attempts cannot get a vacation. I need something new. Just looking for direction in how to...

  6. Working Less Than 8-Hour Shifts?

    Sweetheart2005 replied to FlameHeart's topic in General Nursing

    I’ve never heard of a regular schedule like that. My current job (hospital med surg) has PRN and “part time” positions that must work 8 hours per pay period. They can pick up any days as they...

  7. Days vs nights?

    Sweetheart2005 replied to nursing9462's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you want dayshift but concerned because you are new you won’t get it? If that is the primary hesitation, I would apply for it. If you don’t apply you for sure won’t get it....

  8. Days vs nights?

    Sweetheart2005 replied to nursing9462's topic in General Nursing

    I’m a day shifter currently 7a-7p, but I’ve done 3a-3p a full test a couple years back and I have picked up a couple nights shifts. The two shifts are very different. Dayshift there are more...

  9. What is your opinion on "calling in sick" when not really sick?

    Sweetheart2005 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I cant recall a time that I’ve actually called out when I wasn’t ill, but I have thought about it. I see nothing wrong with taking a sick day for mental health, burn out, overly stressed on a...

  10. Calling in the “On Call” person when someone calls out

    Sweetheart2005 replied to Ginger27's topic in General Nursing

    My unit doesn’t do on call. If we have a call off that makes us short, we’ll pull from float pool first if a reasonable option (there’s only one or max of two per shift in the hospital if...

  11. Second Guessing Myself. Did I handle this situation correctly?

    Sweetheart2005 replied to RosalindaRN's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds to me you did the right thing. The doctor was just upset because he didn’t want to be bothered and due to his lack of timeliness you went to another doctor. He didn’t like that you went...

  12. What is your favorite shift to work?

    Sweetheart2005 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    For 8 hour shifts, I prefer days 7-15. I don’t love getting up early, but I do better when I get up and get moving. my job requires full time people to do 12 hour shifts. Either 7a-7p or...

  13. Heparin drip

    Sweetheart2005 replied to MyAimIsTrue's topic in General Nursing

    I always let the pump and EHR calculate it. Either way, our pumps only program to the tenths spot. So programming at 10.25 wouldn’t be an option. You would have to round, so either way 10.3 would be...

  14. Orientation. Advice on precepting

    Sweetheart2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi experienced nurses. I’m a 5 year med/surg tele nurse at a community hospital. It’s A large unit. I just started precepting a new hire/rehire about three weeks ago. She’s at week six already....

  15. Orientation. Advice on precepting

    Sweetheart2005 replied to Sweetheart2005's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed precepting is a skill. I’ve been told multiple times I’m a good preceptor and a good teacher. I’m sure there are things I could work on. I’m usually pretty laid back and and allow my...

  16. Orientation. Advice on precepting

    Sweetheart2005 replied to Sweetheart2005's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, we do have a precepting class. I’ve been through it several years ago but they’ve revamped our orientation process since. We have a Book that has all skills and sign off on competency as...

  17. What should I wear to pick up paperwork on my day off?

    Sweetheart2005 replied to medapop's topic in General Nursing

    I wear whatever I’m wearing for the day. Just not like a slob or too revealing as others have said. Typically for me it’s jeans and a

  18. Orientation. Advice on precepting

    Sweetheart2005 replied to Sweetheart2005's topic in General Nursing

    We’ve individually have had meetings with the educator and she has individually had meetings to go over things that have been discussed with the educator. As of yet at least since I’ve been...

  19. Pediatric vaccine gone wrong

    Sweetheart2005 replied to Kazed's topic in General Nursing

    I’ve been out of family practice for five years now, but almost always went with the thigh up through age two as my injection site of choice. Seems easier to hold the younger ones effectively. I...

  20. Orientation. Advice on precepting

    Sweetheart2005 replied to Sweetheart2005's topic in General Nursing

    She’s had two others before me. I know one of them discussed same concerns with the educator. Educator, management and charge nurses are aware of the situation. I was working a day with one of her...

  21. Orientation. Advice on precepting

    Sweetheart2005 replied to Sweetheart2005's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, and several of us have voiced the need for additional orientation that have precepted her. We have a new grad program where for the first two weeks that one of our best floor preceptors has a...

  22. Orientation. Advice on precepting

    Sweetheart2005 replied to Sweetheart2005's topic in General Nursing

    I do coaching as I go. The intent is absolutely not to ty and have her fail without helping her out. Thank you for sharing that it may come across that

  23. Orientation. Advice on precepting

    Sweetheart2005 replied to Sweetheart2005's topic in General Nursing

    I address my concerns as soon as possible in real time. One example of safety, she was giving lopressor to a patient, there were no ordered parameters and the heart rate was low. She planned to just...

  24. Orientation. Advice on precepting

    Sweetheart2005 replied to Sweetheart2005's topic in General Nursing

    Being an experienced nurse it was supposed to be 6-8 weeks, but it’s likely going to be 12 weeks. We will not be able to be assigned less patients. (General culture of how it works) and there are...

  25. Team nursing?

    Sweetheart2005 replied to emergencynurse2011's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds unsafe. I’ve done a team nursing approach recently. Our pediatric nurses have been redeployed and I am a med surg nurse. Med surg has a 1:4-1:5 ratio and with team nursing I was doing up...