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1. Career Advice Please

   OCRN replied to rnrn1's topic in Med-Surg

   Your unit really needs a manager. Is that position up for hire? Do they have an acting interim manager? If not then go to the Director and/or HR, tell them what's happening on the unit, voice your concerns, and ask what is going to be done. What abou...

2. Patient Satisfaction scores

   OCRN replied to OCRN's topic in Management

   I believe our pt satisfaction team follows-up after discharge if there was a complaint made during admission. Managers make daily pt rounds & initiate service recovery. We use the NRC+Picker survey and ask questions during rounding that relate to...

3. Patient Satisfaction scores

   OCRN posted a topic in Management

   I would love to hear what other managers are doing to increase your unit's pt satisfaction scores. Anything outside the box? Simple but works really well? How do you get the staff on board? Thanks!

4. Nurse Patient Ratios for Med Surg, Step-down, ICU

   OCRN replied to Luv Nursing's topic in Management

   I manage a 24 bed medical unit. We have a 1:5 or 1:6 nurse to patient ratio with 7.86 HPPD. The FY09 budget has totally wiped out CNA's in lieu of Tech's to have more licensed staff with the plan of "modified primary nursing."

5. Why Are Nurses Given Such A Bad Rap Today?

   OCRN replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

   I work on a medical/oncology unit in a large regional hospital. The nurses on my unit believe we get a bad rap from the family members of our patients. If one thing happens that they don't understand or don't like they want to tell the world how aw...