cskjjk

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1. nurse to patient ratio orthopaedic floor?

   cskjjk replied to nurseortho's topic in Orthopaedic

   I work in an orthopedic,neuro unit. We have a lot of surgeries. We have had 10 patients per nurse on days with 1 aide for 20 patients and a charge nurse.I am talking 7am to 7pm. Most of the time we have a ratio of 7 or 8 patients each. RN's and LPN's...

2. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   cskjjk replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I worked in a rehab facility that half of the building was closed off and that is where the call lights kept coming on by themselves. We would go turn them off and they would come back on. Just 2 rooms that this happened in. It was kinda spooky.

3. Xarelto

   cskjjk replied to Morainey's topic in Orthopaedic

   We give it in our hospital on a daily basis after orthopedic surgery. It is cheaper and easier for the pt. to take themselves at home.WE still have some old school doctors who still order the Lovenox sub q and don't use Xarelto. I look at Xarelto fav...

4. Nursing Funnies: Hilarity from the Trenches

   cskjjk replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Humor

   never heard that one before. Kudos for helping her.

5. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   cskjjk replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I was working in a nursing home that was having some "state" issues and one entire wing of the building was empty because we had temporarily lost Medicare patients. Anyway, we had to do rounds of every wing of the building every shift and I would not...

6. Improving patient satisfaction

   cskjjk posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been asked to serve on a committee to improve patient satisfaction in our 5 star hospital. What are some things your workplace has implemented that has helped? We have surveys, after discharge feedback forms and we send thank you cards for ch...