dimples38

dimples38 has 19 years experience and specializes in ortho/neuro/trauma/general surgical.

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1. How many patients are you assigned?

   dimples38 replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Orthopaedic

   I'm sorry to hear your staffing is so terrible. I'll tell you, the more I read about this, the luckier I feel. We usually have 5-6 patients, and ALWAYS have someone with us, whether it be a CNA or sometimes even an LPN.

2. New RN to ortho

   dimples38 replied to superkyky's topic in Orthopaedic

   First of all Kyle, I would have to say take a deep breath and RELAX. You hopefully will be getting about what 12 weeks of orientation? My first point of advice would be to buy yourself a small notepad to keep in your pocket. You will need to know ...

3. How many patients are you assigned?

   dimples38 replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Orthopaedic

   Boy I really fortunate after reading some of your posts. At our hospital, we built a patient care tower about 3 years ago. We went from a 28 bed unit to a 55 bed unit. We deal with ortho/neuro/trauma/general surgical/plastics/ and then of course t...

4. Work Environment / Work Culture - How to Improve in Orthopedics?

   dimples38 replied to logique's topic in Orthopaedic

   Boy, I feel very fortunate. Our orthopedic docs for the most part are wonderful. The nurses and docs have a great rapport. Of course, there are always certain circumstances where "things" aren't always easy, but we really can't complain here at th...