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1. When to bring your rollerskates...

   weatherwoman replied to weatherwoman's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your response. The East Coast Study underway is only looking at overall census. Hopefully, the future efforts will include more patient specific info... Any thoughts you have about census/patients/weather/moon I would appreciate. Take...

2. When to bring your rollerskates...

   weatherwoman replied to weatherwoman's topic in General Nursing

   Hello in Vermont. Thank you for your response. By the way, if you are currently working in a hospital you may have experienced a surge in census from June 1, 2008 (last Sunday) and today Sunday Jue 8, 2008. If you did I would really like to known...

3. When to bring your rollerskates...

   weatherwoman replied to weatherwoman's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Southern Nurse. Your observations are right on! On November 5, 2008 my hospital is sponsoring the first conference on Nursing Meteorological Studies. I've been working with local members of the US Weather Service and they have formally been hav...

4. When to bring your rollerskates...

   weatherwoman posted a topic in General Nursing

   If your shift greeting is "did you bring your roller skates?" a whirl wind of activity awaits you. Skyrocketing admissions, crashing patients and frightened patients/family members will need your skills and empathy. I have been researching abrupt ce...

5. Small hospital staffing concerns for high census

   weatherwoman replied to Northernlights's topic in Rural

   As a nursing supervisor on the 4p-12mn shift, one of my responsibilities is staffing the nursing units. Abrupt surges in hospital patient census has been a concern of mine. With the nursing shortage, it is difficult to hire multiple RNs for a shift...