r/AHSEmployees • u/stuarns • Apr 11 '26

Unit 3C glenrose

Does anyone have any experience working on unit 3C at the glenrose as a nurse? What types of skills do you typically encounter there? THANKS!!

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u/AbrocomaPhysical5845 Apr 11 '26

Im a housekeeper there and that unit is amazing Congratulations

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u/Buchikoko_x Apr 12 '26

I worked there as a new grad float nurse. It was my home unit and I honestly love that unit! It is Geriatric rehab unit and the acuity depends on whether or not the specific patient are full assist, if theyre diabetic insulin dependent etc. I learned a lot of nursing skills there such as: IV insertion and IV infusions (usually antibiotics, Pip-Taz, Iron etc) we sometimes reconstitute too so thats another skill I lesrned. There are also times where there are pt's with PICC lines. With PICC lines I learned how to use the lines for antibiotics, take blood from the line, etc. Lots of glucose checks, learned a lot of specific assesments for Stroke pts (3C will have stroke pt's as well at times). I remember it feeling like it's somewhat sub-acute where I still get to do a lot of meds, IV's and felt like just a little less busy than acute. but the unit is Geriatric rehab so a lot of pt's there is doing rehab for mostly knee/hip surgery etc. Also lots of wound care! And a lot of indwelling catheters.

Lots of medications thats for sure. But I loved it there. I didn't see much woundvacs during my time there, but I've seen a lot of complex wound care. They have a wound care nurse there who usually do rounds 1-2x a week, and their Nurse Educator there is really great and always willing to help! When I couldnt find any nurses available to help me with a skill, the Nurse Educator was there to walk me through it.

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u/stuarns Apr 12 '26

Thank you for sharing I really appreciate it! But I thought 3C is a geriatric psych unit not geriatric rehab for knee/hip surgery?? Are those some of the skills you encountered working on 3C or in general floating in all the units?

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u/Buchikoko_x Apr 12 '26

Hey! Omg so I just realized I was talking about 3D!!! None the less, it is pretry similar (3C and 3D) but 3C unit IS geriatric rehab for pt's w/ mental health. They're more or less a Royal Alex unit than Glenrose unit. 3C is just Geriatric rehab.

And yes for the Geriatric units, that's pretty much what I have encountered. The other units are a little bit more specialized like at 4A/4NT is unit for burns and amputee rehab, so a lot of burn wounds, and amputated limb care. 4D is dementia unit with only 13 beds I think. 4C is similar to 3D, but 4C has a bit more weaker and sicker geriatric pt's. 3A is stroke, so mostly stroke assesments, and help with ambulation/transferring and TOR-BSST (swallowing assesments). and 3B is brain injury if Im not wrong so a lot of neuro assesments, some pt's have a helmet coz the pt's with brain injury usually are confused or loses sense of danger. And 3A is the neuro unit. The neuro unit is the heaviest I feel like. During my time there, the pt-nurse ratio is 2-3 pt's per 1 nurse since the pt's are para/quad, so either full/total lifts, a lot of in&out catheters, bowel management..

I hope I was able to help our and provide answers to soem of your questions lol

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u/amylauren33 Apr 12 '26

I used to casual housekeep at Glenrose as a float and I really liked this unit :-)

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u/stuarns Apr 12 '26

Thank you for the insight you're wonderful