[rotty2chicago]

If you could have anything to make your job easier- what would it be? LTC is sometimes monotonous for me. I worked in a hospital for a few months and they had a pneumatic tube system and some type of vehicle that moved the laundry and stuff....do any of you think those technologies would work in a LTC setting?

Louann

[kiszi]

All I want is a hand-held pulse ox machine. I hate having to drag my "little friend" all over the place!

[michelle126]

Ohh....were to start. Just having things organized would make a world of difference, paperwork where it should be, supplies etc.

A nice med or treatment cart helps. Bp cuffs, pulse ox and other equiptment that works.

A unit secretary...OMG, I'd love one! Or a fax machine at the nuses station.

I'm iffy on the computerized charting. If everything is computerized...maybe.

[jetscreamer101]

If I can dream: Supplies there and readily available
Staffing according to acuity, not numbers
Management that backs me up
Co-workers that actually DO their jobs
Uninterupted breaks (and being able to take said breaks)
Equipment that is current technology
An admission/discharge nurse
I could go on.....

[brendamyheart]

[quote=jetscreamer101;2113043]If I can dream: Supplies there and readily available
Staffing according to acuity, not numbers
Management that backs me up
Co-workers that actually DO their jobs
Uninterupted breaks (and being able to take said breaks)
Equipment that is current technology
An admission/discharge nurse
I could go on.....[/quote
Ditto on that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MS._Jen_RN]

Brendamyheart I love your sig line- ME TOO!!!
~Jen

[jetscreamer101]

oh yeah, I also want electric beds. I am tired of cranking feet and heads up and down, not to mention the bruises on my shins from someone not putting the crank away.

[19571975]

I work in LTC and we have the hand held portable pulse oximeters and these really do come in handy. I am considering accepting part time home care and I am considering buying a pulse ox of my own.

[kwagner_51]

Let's see:

Each unit organized the exact same way so that the forms are all in the same place

Each cart has all meds prescribed for each pt so no borrowing is required

I only have 10 pts instead of 56

There are enough CNAs to cover those 56 pts [ currently there is 1] so I can get the vitals, bs, bp etc without having to stop to answer call lights q2m

BP cuffs, pulse ox, thermometers, BS testers for each cart that work so I don't have to walk to another unit to use theirs.

Having enough supplies to be able to do bed checks on all 56 pts more than 1x

Getting out in 8 hrs because thats what you were scheduled to work instead of 14 hrs [12 actual hrs]

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In His Grace,

Karen

Failure is NOT an option!!

[catslave]

Originally Posted by jetscreamer101

If I can dream: Supplies there and readily available
Staffing according to acuity, not numbers
Management that backs me up
Co-workers that actually DO their jobs
Uninterupted breaks (and being able to take said breaks)
Equipment that is current technology
An admission/discharge nurse
I could go on.....

I hear ya, jetscreamer!