TallRN3

TallRN3 specializes in Pediatrics and Med-Surg.

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1. on call/ low census status

   TallRN3 replied to TallRN3's topic in General Nursing

   Yes most of the other staff are running out of PTO also. I have picked up an extra shift every week for the last 7 weeks, and have never worked any that i signed up for. Always called off. But on the flip side i usually get to work my 3 12's. I wa...

2. on call/ low census status

   TallRN3 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work in a small rural hospital in Missouri, 100 beds. Our average census is anywhere between 30-50 pts. I and other staff have to take turns with on call and low census, when patient census is low. Sometimes this is a weekly ordeal. Our patient...

3. The Amazing Explosion of "Excellence"

   TallRN3 replied to rn/writer's topic in General Nursing

   it is so easy for a hospital to set all kinds of ridiculous standards that can never be practiced because of ratios. if you talk the talk you better be able to walk the walk. unfortunately most cno's and/or cfo's have no idea what goes on nursing uni...