awrn

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1. nurse patient ratio..

   awrn replied to Lawton Nurse's topic in Safety

   I agree that it is insane to take up to 24 patients. (My staff thought they had it bad.) We are also a med/surg unit. We hold 28-29 patients and if the floor is full we usually staff with 3 RNs, 3 LPNs, and 2-3 CNAs. We also have either and RN or...

2. Change of shift report

   awrn replied to Idaho Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   What type of units are using this method for change of shift report? I work on a 29 bed Med/Surg unit, and we havebeen trying to give report as "walking rounds", but we are running into a little trouble. I would like to hear more on the process fro...

3. Orthopaedic checklist

   awrn posted a topic in Orthopaedic

   I am in the process of opening an orthopaedic unit at my hospital. I am trying to put together an orthopaedic checklist for new employees. I don't know why, but I seem to be having a hard time. My goal is to have a thorough, yet simple and user-fr...