KKERRN

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1. Rooming In-Are there any written hospital policies ??

   KKERRN replied to KKERRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Arwen U: Thanks so much!! I will send for this book and put it to good use!! I appreciate such quick reply. I haven't used this site for awhile, but I have returned to Mother/Baby nursing this past year...where my heart of nursing was born!! Our unit...

2. Rooming In-Are there any written hospital policies ??

   KKERRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Our hospital in Southwest Ohio is now urging nightshift to have parents Room in-but don't seem concerned about having policy with guidelines to be followed! What about the nurses liability??? I'm researching to see if policies exist in other hospital...

3. Press Gainey in the ER

   KKERRN replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

   I don't like it either. It seems only the unhappy ones reply. Our scores for the ER are low again this year! I don't feel it should be used in the ER's.

4. etomidate

   KKERRN replied to TinyNurse's topic in Emergency

   We use it for conscious sedation to reduce dislocations mostly. We have policy and procedure to follow. We also use versed and sucs. Patient arouse better with the etomidate and seem to be discharged sooner than when we give versed.

5. Is your charge & triage RN included in nurse/patient ratio grid?

   KKERRN replied to KKERRN's topic in Emergency

   stevemartin, We all suffer through low times. You say things will get better. How do ya know it will get better?? I worked at a hospital that told us that for 3 years and then they closed!!

6. Is your charge & triage RN included in nurse/patient ratio grid?

   KKERRN replied to KKERRN's topic in Emergency

   stevemartin, I'll have to ask how the administration determines our FTE's. I only know they use a 1 nurse to 4 patient ratio which include our charge nurse and triage nurse. Again, how can they count your hours, the nurse manager and clerk??? When i...

7. Is your charge & triage RN included in nurse/patient ratio grid?

   KKERRN replied to KKERRN's topic in Emergency

   luv2nurseinER, Thanks for responding to my question. It seems the 1/4 ratio is a standard for ER's, but the charge and triage RN resposibilities differ. Glad to hear your have some Quiet time...we seldom do anymore! I work weekend 1900-0700 only, bu...

8. Hot Pepper Anaphylaxis

   KKERRN replied to EastCoast's topic in Emergency

   We had a security officer spray someone unnecessarily...had to evacuate the ER and fire dept hooked up fans to blow the bad air out the doors!! What a night that was.

9. Is your charge & triage RN included in nurse/patient ratio grid?

   KKERRN replied to KKERRN's topic in Emergency

   Thanks everyone for your responses! I can see staffing is terrible in ER's all over. This will help give me information to help fight the staffing battle and to stop counting our triage and charge RN's in the ratio for actual pt care. I need all the...

10. on call policies

    KKERRN replied to UKRN88's topic in Safety

    I work in ER and we must take on call 8hrs for our 6 week work schedule. We are given 4 hr slots to sign up our choice. We are paid $3/hr for being on call and paid premium pay if we are called in to work.

11. A nurses poem- for those who haven't read it yet

    KKERRN replied to leesonlpn's topic in Safety

    Your poem is beautiful and so true! I copied and posted at my break area also. You need to publish it. Thanks.

12. Is your charge & triage RN included in nurse/patient ratio grid?

    KKERRN replied to KKERRN's topic in Emergency

    renerian, Please tell me more about your ER. How many beds,rooms/zones, how many patients does one nurse usually care for? Our charge is called CTF, meaning charge to float. The other nurses depend on charge to assist in codes, get the IV on hard sti...

13. report on er nursing

    KKERRN replied to loveliiedimplez's topic in Emergency

    Nurses in our ER triage patients, start IV, draw labs, do EKG's, draw ABG's (arterial blood gases), apply telemetry, do FHT (fetal heart tones), get vital signs, give meds all routes, assess and reassess patient, observe the monitors, assist with pro...

14. Hot Pepper Anaphylaxis

    KKERRN replied to EastCoast's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for sharing your food for thought! This has happened in our ER...yet. How long did it take for bronchospasms to resolve?

15. Your Standard of Practice for Maternity MVC Patients

    KKERRN replied to jeannet83's topic in Emergency

    We ususally do FHT spot checks too, but can call L&D for monitor in ER and L&D nurse does the monitoring and charting for this.