AnnaMary

AnnaMary has 13 years experience and specializes in general medicine.

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1. Typical Medical cases

   AnnaMary replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in Med-Surg

   Everything you said above. We also get elderly patients from home with general deterioration, not coping at home and waiting for placement with 24 hour nursing care. They come in with dehydration, malnutrition, screwed up electrolytes and pressure ...

2. how many patients?

   AnnaMary replied to oreo75's topic in International

   On an acute medical/care of the elderly ward we have 25 patients with 2 nurses and 2 care assistants. That is an early shift. So yes you do have some help with ADL's but not enough IMHO.

3. A few observations about the nurses I work with from a new CNA...

   AnnaMary replied to GaMBA's topic in General Nursing

   I can't believe this thread. I didn't know what hard work, responsibility and all encompassing fear was while I was a CNA. I just thought I did. Now that I am an RN I get it. I wish I was a CNA again, having 10 people shouting at me to clean up pat...

4. OUTrageous Expectations w/ OUTrageous Pt Loads

   AnnaMary replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

   I do a mix of days and nights and find them both stressful. But on days I can never go more than 2 minute without having to run to the nurse's station to answer the phone. 9/10 the phone calls are from relatives who are not next of kin and no we do...

5. how many patients?

   AnnaMary replied to oreo75's topic in International

   The nurse patient ratios (on general wards in the UK) are a sick twisted freaking joke. If you go to my profile there is a link to a blog about all this. If the powers that be will not even admit that you need a certain number of nurses on the ward....

6. OUTrageous Expectations w/ OUTrageous Pt Loads

   AnnaMary replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

   At my hospital all nurses do one week of nights a month. We all know what nights are like. No one is allowed to do permanent nights and no one is allowed to do permanent days unless they have a medical reason. No shift wars on my ward. One day I m...

7. I cant take nursing anymore

   AnnaMary replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

   The thing about pharmacy is that they don't have to deal with the screaming abusive patients and relatives. In England we discharge our patients with at least a weeks supply of their prescribed medicine provided by our hospital pharmacy. The pharmac...

8. How many patients are you expected to take report on?

   AnnaMary replied to AnnaMary's topic in Med-Surg

   No you are not missing anything. Sometimes we have more than 12. This is in the UK and it is normal for medical wards.

9. I cant take nursing anymore

   AnnaMary replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

   I work in general medicine in the UK. Same problems with pharmacy and every other department....horrific nurse patient ratios etc. I have never been so scared as I am when I am at work.

10. How many patients are you expected to take report on?

    AnnaMary replied to AnnaMary's topic in Med-Surg

    The nurses themselves started creating and printing handover sheets and management put a stop to it. We hand write everything that we hear in handover.

11. How many patients are you expected to take report on?

    AnnaMary replied to AnnaMary's topic in Med-Surg

    We are lucky if we have 2 nurses and 3 hca's. That is for an early. Lates are 2 and 2 if we are lucky. Nights are 2 and 1. My managers has not been allowed to hire more staff for a long time. Usually they will float one of our HCA's away to staf...

12. Nurse/Patient Ratios

    AnnaMary replied to EJSRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on an acute assessment, general medical and care of the elderly ward that was 35 beds. We had 2 RN's per shift. It nearly killed me and ruined my family life. I cannot believe the lengths that management was going to in order to avoid hir...

13. How many patients are you expected to take report on?

    AnnaMary replied to AnnaMary's topic in Med-Surg

    Sofaraway, Just curious, what kind of ward are you working on and what are your normal staffing levels like? We can be anywhere from 25-35 beds with 2 RN's and 2HCA's and we got shot down on the idea of having printing handovers. I think it is way t...

14. Nervous over possible termination

    AnnaMary replied to funsizedliv's topic in General Nursing

    I feel so bad about your situation. So many nurses are working in these hell holes...and made to feel guilty about all the things that don't get done. That NP and DON should have to walk a mile in your shoes. People always moan about how crap nurse...

15. How many patients are you expected to take report on?

    AnnaMary replied to AnnaMary's topic in Med-Surg

    Thanks for you reply. Yeah taking report on 36 patients takes so long. So we split the ward and each took report on half and were responsible for our "side" of patients. This has lead to visitors, doctors, and patients having an absolute fit at the n...