AMMLPN

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1. A brain teaser

   AMMLPN posted a topic in General Nursing

   This is kind of a patient question. My step daughter sent me a message last night saying she thinks she has neuropathy. She is 22 and has been an unstable diabetic for about half of her life. She had some major blood sugar drops during pregnancy, has...

2. Shifts

   AMMLPN replied to AMMLPN's topic in General Nursing

   I think when bringing us on they said it was a staffing factor. We simply don't have any can't keep enough RNs on the floor at any given time.

3. Shifts

   AMMLPN replied to AMMLPN's topic in General Nursing

   It answers quite a few. See, the way it is now, the RN and LPN don't split the 9 patients. The RN does the assessment and the LPN gives the meds. The RN does most of the charting but the LPN will call the doc just as easily on all 9.... It all seems ...

4. How many patients do you have on each shift?

   AMMLPN replied to LStgo's topic in General Nursing

   We do team nursing. On our cardiac/renal floor on nights there are 18 patients split between 2 RNs, 2LPNs and 2 aids. So each team is an R, L, and CNA for 9 patients. On days there are 4 RNs and 3 take 6 patients each but they have a separate char...

5. Shifts

   AMMLPN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am new to the hospital setting. We have a NEW team nursing model. The way this is supposed to work is that the hall of 18 patient is split down the middle. This gives 9 patients 1 RN, 1 LPN, and 1 CNA. I am very interested to know how this works i...

6. Respiration counting

   AMMLPN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Counting respirations should be easy, right? We learned this in school. You check the patient's radial pulse and switch without telling them. I am a new nurse but I have yet to work in a clinic where I take a radial pulse. We get it from the pulse ox...