melodebbz

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1. Nurse to patient ratios

   melodebbz replied to stellaCat4's topic in Cardiac

   I work on a 30 bed tele unit with 22 monitored beds. we use pagers for alarms on our computerized monitors. we have 4 rns and 2 rpn's on days, 3 rn's and 2 rpn's on pm shift, 3 rn's on nights. ratio is 1:8, 1:10, 1:10. we recieve cardiac cath pts, ...

2. Let's All Just Wear Bags

   melodebbz replied to thisnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I am glad I am not the only one who thought this was about wearing a foley bag! lol! Nurses are bad for not emptying their bladder when they should. As for the uniforms, I have to hem them myself. The shapier uniforms are very expensive and why...

3. pt to nurse ratio

   melodebbz replied to michellelpn's topic in General Nursing

   Our nurse/patient ratio is 1-8 on day shift, 1-10 on pm shift and 1-10 on midnight shift!! This is a telemetry unit! We have 30 beds and 22 cardiac monitors.

4. i need some feedback regarding h.s. care.

   melodebbz posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone. I need some feedback on what your routine consists of re: last rounds on pm shift. Do you do back rubs?Clean around the bedside? Basically make sure all is well so night shift can start without call bells etc? Is this a practice you o...