RNDTBP

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1. Med/Surg Charge Nurse on a Telemetry Floor?

   RNDTBP replied to achilliesomega3's topic in Safety

   I am a director of a Progressive Care/Telemetry Unit. The basic rule is that the Charge RN needs to be Telemetry, acls competent. The saftey of the pateits can depend upon this as the Charge may need to intervein in the care of a monitored pateint es...

2. Difference between Progressive and Intermediate Care Units

   RNDTBP replied to bunsterj's topic in Critical

   According to the AACN (American Association of Critical Care Nurses), Telemetry, Step Down, and Progressive Care units are the same. The original name for the teams was telemetry or step down. Progressive Care was developed to indicate a level of car...

3. Question for the Nurse Managers out there.

   RNDTBP replied to 240zRN's topic in Management

   I am a Director of a Progressive Care Unit. When interviewing candidates I look for certain things. Correctional background nursing is a good experience that I would readily look at. These nurses can be exceptional nurses as they deal with some of th...