Ginger's Mom

Ginger's Mom MSN, RN

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  1. New Graduate Nurse Residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Ginger's Mom replied to aaro's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

    Plenty of overtime, rumor has it they cap you 78 hours in one week. My last position was in case management for the oncology units. The patient ratio was from 2-3 on oncology. Med Surg floors up...

  2. New Graduate Nurse Residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Ginger's Mom replied to aaro's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

    I retired last year after working at BWH for 19 + years. The Nurses just signed an MNA contract which has very good rates. The pros are that you get a raise of 5% each year. You are working...

  3. Transferring positions prior to 1 year in first nursing job

    Ginger's Mom replied to 01.rn.10's topic in General Nursing

    Was this schedule discussed with you prior to you signing the contract? who do you feel should be working weekends? I am guessing you did not rotate during orientation so you are talking about...

  4. How many Secretaries/Monitor Techs are staffed on your unit?

    Ginger's Mom replied to X620's topic in General Nursing

    IIt sounds like a flawed system, a couple of monitors in the hall way and the nurses can monitor there own patients. sounds like you are trying to lobby for another tech while in my opinion your...

  5. How many Secretaries/Monitor Techs are staffed on your unit?

    Ginger's Mom replied to X620's topic in General Nursing

    Are you the nurse or the secretary? If you are the secretary, the nurse is ultimately responsible not you. I am guessing the telemetry units have alarms which the nurses can also monitor and the you...

  6. Any Success stories of an LVN accomplishing their RN degree

    Ginger's Mom replied to youngstud17's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have been an instructor in a lpn to rn program. I have had many success stories. Most of my students worked full time and were mothers . You can do it. It helps if your work can accommodate your...

  7. Green card holder nurses

    Ginger's Mom replied to ScaredRN's topic in General Nursing

    And apply for more than one position at the same hospital, good

  8. Green card holder nurses

    Ginger's Mom replied to ScaredRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above poster widen your search not every application will get a response... keep applying and apply to more then one

  9. My CI is doing things that are unsafe

    Ginger's Mom replied to bootsandcats's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have a hard time believing that your instructor is so unsafe her nursing license should be pulled. do that staff nurses feel she is unfit? The staff are her clinical equals not the students. You...

  10. Med error . I’m devastated

    Ginger's Mom replied to Stephen ww's topic in General Nursing

    you admitted the error and you saw the patient got treatment, yes you are human and made an error but you owned up to it and it will never happen

  11. Medication error

    Ginger's Mom replied to red426's topic in General Nursing

    A patient this ill needed a physician to see the patient, second the pharmacy should have questioned the order, it was a chain of errors you were just the last

  12. RN on probation trying to find a job

    Ginger's Mom replied to sonyarn88's topic in General Nursing

    I believe your story, did you hire a lawyer to help you when it went to the board. Years ago I would have handled the narcotic the same way but times have changed especially with Pyxis systems. I wish...

  13. CRNA vs MD

    Ginger's Mom replied to RickTodd11C's topic in General Nursing

    I would start your premed courses now, I would not take the courses at the community college though since it is frowned upon for MED school admissions. if you are interested in becoming a physician I...

  14. CBD & Nursing don't mix

    Ginger's Mom replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Rather then wonder about a substance that may or may not be benifical, I would spend my time on finding a n evidence based treatment for your disease

  15. Training for data abstractor

    Ginger's Mom replied to Nursechichi's topic in General Nursing

    Q Centrix, have you looked at their job requirements. they ask you come in fully certified and ask you to pass their test. There are trauma registries, Get with the guidelines, NSQIP. and Bariatric...

  16. Fired for Falsifying Documents. What to expect

    Ginger's Mom replied to LPNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    If this med was a countable med, I can see why you were fired. What was the medication that needed to be

  17. Unit terminology

    Ginger's Mom replied to SpidersWeb's topic in Critical Care

    What country is this? Every hospital in the US sets up their units differently. Some hospitals would call your unit a step down unit,a place in between icu and medical

  18. Rehab pts, cabulances, and toileting

    Ginger's Mom replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    How about they straight cath prior to her leaving? Or a foley for the day ?Good

  19. Really, Doctor?!

    Ginger's Mom replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    In most hospitals a "code" is for someone who does not have a heart beat or unable to breathe. In the hospitals I have worked at a rapid response team would be the right call. It does not seem like...

  20. Chances for the green card sponsorship

    Ginger's Mom replied to Agnieshka's topic in Immigration Advice

    The bill was not passed it died in Sub Committee, sorry. In the news there is much discussion about immigration, I doubt anything will get passed easliy this

  21. How My Orientation is Going

    Ginger's Mom replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    While you have the time read and learning the policy manual especially about narcotics. What is your difficulty with pyxis and narcotics? You just have to take time. If you have to waste narcotics...

  22. Great opportunity, might lose a friend???

    Ginger's Mom replied to LVNblue8's topic in Home Health

    From the Medicare Home Care Manual - you are violating number 5- the agency is responsible for the scheduling, not you. Bringing this up about "your visits" just sheds light on the fact you had a...

  23. Great opportunity, might lose a friend???

    Ginger's Mom replied to LVNblue8's topic in Home Health

    Your agency is doing it right it is the regulation. The agency if Medicare Certified is responsible for staffing not an individual. I understand how you can become familiar with an assignment but it...

  24. Great opportunity, might lose a friend???

    Ginger's Mom replied to LVNblue8's topic in Home Health

    Unless you own the agency you do not own the patients. The other nurse has the same rights you do. Good agencies would encourage different nurses to rotate in, why you may ask? Patients benefit from...

  25. What Else Can I Do For A Living?

    Ginger's Mom replied to RNCM123's topic in Nursing Career

    Have you found another job? Insurance companies here in the northeast do not pay that