Perhaps one of the agencies that govern your type of facility might be useful. https://www.cms.gov/GuidanceforLawsandRegulations/05_Dialysis.asp Remember any place that accepts payment from medicare has to be licensed and have to follow certain rules...
I started working as a nurse a little over 10 years ago when my hospital was always critically short staffed. Every night they asked us to stay over and many times had mandatory overtime. I was in my thirty's and was used to standing up for myself....
chebre62 replied to skyandsydneysmom's topic in Cardiac
This is a great line -Learn to prioritize and learn to say "I will take care of it as soon as I can, but I have a critical situation right now." My version is "The good news is that you are stable. The bad news is that you are stable and that means ...
chebre62 replied to skyandsydneysmom's topic in Cardiac
Everyone is overwhelmed in the beginning. Take a deep breath. It's nice that you have a long orientation (at my hospital it's two weeks, even for new grads). During your orientation, find out who else is a good resource. Knowing who your resourc...
OK, let me rephrase the question. In the state of Oregon our hospital has a link which shows were the hospital ranks on core measures. For example http://www.peacehealth.org/apps/quality/QReport.asp In Indiana where does one find that info? And ho...
Hi everyone. I have a friend that is having cardiac problems and she lives in Fort Wayne, IN. Between Lutheran and Dupont hospitals, which is has the better outcomes and has the better MD's/nurses? This friend has no insurance and is waiting for a...
It had to be a full moon. While getting report, I overheard bits of other reports. Looked like the cardiac floor I was working had suddenly changed to a psych ward. In room 9 was a dying patient. Unfortunately, half the family wanted us to "do everyt...