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Jul 28, 2003 04:51 PM

What's a bed bath worth?

by AndyLyn

We've been talking some about nursing as an independent profession, and that if that is ever really to happen, nurses have to be able to charge a fee for service rendered... Well, that got me to thinkin'. If that's ever going to happen, we'll have to agree on a number ($) for everything!

So, for starters...

Just what would you charge for a linen-changing, bottom scrubbing, hair brushing, all-over washing with good mouth care and all?

Can't wait to see what everyone else thinks.


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Old Jul 28, 2003, 04:53 PM

This is not a new concept or idea. Charges for nursing services has been discussed here before. Get the CEO's/administrators, HMO/PPO's and the public to buy off on it-----I am ALREADY SOLD. You would be preaching to a choir here.
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No. 2
Old Jul 28, 2003, 05:06 PM
Updated Jul 28, 2003 at 05:09 PM by Spaniel gal

Nothing...
(i mean it should be paid for!)

I think bed baths are an important part of nursing care and shouldn’t have a 'price' as many would choose not to have one or try to do it themselves when they are unable to. I enjoy the interaction between my patient and myself. Patients cannot see their backs/ shoulders they wouldn’t know if skin was breaking down.


I appreciate that being a paediatric nurse, we are generally better staffed than general adults nurses. This is my experience anyway in the UK. Its seems in the USA it is acceptable for nurses to have a huge caseload were you don’t have much time.

Ruby

Please don’t flame me its just my thought on this!
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No. 3
from BrandieRNq
Old Jul 28, 2003, 05:19 PM

Imagine what you pay for beauty services...?
This could get interesting...
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No. 4
from NancyRN
Old Jul 28, 2003, 05:22 PM

Haha Brandie! I just paid over $100 for a shampoo, cut and color that took an hour. Didn't even get styled! Hmmmm....
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No. 5
Old Jul 28, 2003, 05:59 PM

Throw in a good back rub and I have $50 with your name on it.
-R
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No. 6
from dawngloves
Old Jul 28, 2003, 07:45 PM

Depends on who the patient is?
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No. 7
from Jayne LPN
Old Jul 28, 2003, 07:51 PM

HOW ABOUT A NECK RUB? I WAS ASKED LAST NITE AT WORK BY A PT IF THAT WAS CONSIDERED TO FALL UNDER MY JOB DESCRIPTION.......!!!!!!!!!!! (YEAH RIGHT!!!!!)
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No. 8
Old Jul 28, 2003, 07:51 PM

Default Re: What's a bed bath worth?
Originally posted by AndyLyn
So, for starters...

Just what would you charge for a linen-changing, bottom scrubbing, hair brushing, all-over washing with good mouth care and all?
My fee would be $50.00 per session including all the above. Extra for backrubs.
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No. 9
Old Jul 28, 2003, 08:15 PM

I'm sorry
But I don't think nurses should be required to perform personal hygeine duties. These are exact reasons that nurses are going to be expected to suck it up, or not think they are better, or not have a defined role. Hell if we are washing people we should be able to brush their hair, and shave them, and clean the rooms, and everything else. What about what we go to school and learn, what about the patient's cardiac status, etc. I am sorry but I just think that is tooooooo much. Times have changed, they keep increasing the education and skills required of nurses, yet keep adding more to our workload. Expecting nurses to do everything they used too, plus a million more things. And if it's about "being too good" why doesn't everyone help to do am care, why not the doctors, resp therapists, etc??? I mean it's all fine and dandy to want close interaction with the patient, but when you have to assess two times a day(baseline), take orders, do admissions and discharges, draw bloods, start IV's, pass meds, pick on on docs mistakes, keep an eye on the monitors, and print and name EKG's then having to worry about washing people and passing trays seems to be a little much.
Just my opinion.
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