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1. care of patient post code

   pk1 replied to pk1's topic in CCU

   I do believe in allowing families to be allowed to be present in a code if they wish. I am all about the patient and family. I just could not believe that a nurse would insist that the room remain trashed and the patient left as he was just so the ...

2. care of patient post code

   pk1 posted a topic in CCU

   question---after a code blue has ended and the patient has expired---what do you do, (1) leave all the tubes in place, all the trash laying where it fell, code cart visible and trashed and bring the family in to see their love one in this state, so ...

3. Rapid Response Team

   pk1 posted a topic in Management

   Anyone have suggestions as to the best way to get a Rapid Response Team up and running in a rual hospital with limited staff. Day shihft is not a problem. Evening and nights, where it is needed the most, there is limited inexperienced staff and cont...

4. Visiting Hours

   pk1 replied to NURSJADED's topic in CCU

   I have worked it both ways. Scheduled visiting hours-they come in by the herds and don't want to leave. Our ICU now has open visiting hours, but they also have a lock on the door, so when there are times visitors should not come in, the door is cl...

5. please help us help night shift!

   pk1 replied to pk1's topic in General Nursing

   Please keep the ideas coming. This is really helpful. Really good idea on inservices. Also, how do you get people to pass on information, not report? We have a write on board in the break room, they have individual mailboxes, communication box in...

6. please help us help night shift!

   pk1 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Need ideas that would make night shift staff happy. Already do self scheduling, with changes ongoing between them as they desire, already have increased staffing numbers on nights, have staff meeting at convient time for them-they do not attend, euc...

7. voice care reporting

   pk1 replied to pk1's topic in Management

   Voice care is a program that can be purchased for recording reports and or messages. It is tied into the phone system.Each nurse is assigned a number and use a password to record or listen to the previous report. What is SBAR? How is your instituti...

8. voice care reporting

   pk1 posted a topic in Management

   Are there any facilities using voice care reporting system, for handing off reports shift to shift on your units? If so, do you think it will meet the National Safety Goal for handoffs?

9. Admission/Discharge nurse

   pk1 replied to pk1's topic in Med-Surg

   You are lucky to have others who willingly help, from other units. I saw that more years ago, but less often these days. Everything is so rush-rush!

10. Admission/Discharge nurse

    pk1 replied to pk1's topic in Med-Surg

    Lori, where are you located? I'm in rural Virginia, in a small hospital also. Our unit is telemetry with 24 private rooms. We have a discharge planner that helps coordinate home care needs and transfers to nursing homes. We are interested to tryin...

11. Admission/Discharge nurse

    pk1 replied to pk1's topic in Med-Surg

    I like the sound of a pharmacist on the floor. How many beds do you have on your unit?

12. Admission/Discharge nurse

    pk1 replied to pk1's topic in Med-Surg

    Good point! Our Charge nurse picks up the slack and helps as much as she can with the admits and discharges, but its working her to death. Plus, there are too many people doing parts, easy to miss something!

13. Admission/Discharge nurse

    pk1 replied to pk1's topic in Med-Surg

    What two shifts is there an admission nurse present? What are their duties exactly? Is there a written job description for them? Do they recieve, complete interview, discharge planning, care paln, initiate orders?

14. Admission/Discharge nurse

    pk1 replied to pk1's topic in Med-Surg

    Tell me about your team. Who and how many, does it consist of? How many patients does your team care for? And who is responsibable for what?

15. Admission/Discharge nurse

    pk1 posted a topic in Med-Surg

    Does anyone utilize an Adm./Discharge nurse during the peak hours that adm./discharges occur? We stay on diversion alot, and were trying to think of a way we can speed up these processes. Possibly create a position for a nurse to work these busy hou...