AttagirlRN

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1. How much autonomy do nurses have??

   AttagirlRN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

   James, I recall a meeting where an administrator said "how can we identify problems within a field that has the most general of definitions and encompasses the largest group of health care employees?" Of course he was referring to nurses, and the de...

2. Nurse manager email - Opinions?

   AttagirlRN replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

   I don't get it...as nurses we should expect ongoing education, however the wording on this memo was counterproductive to the end goal. Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA) is the quality measurement division within Medicare. They measure reporting hospi...

3. A few questions for the "older" new nurses...

   AttagirlRN replied to adiliegro's topic in General Nursing

   I was 39 and looking at a 2 year waiting list, too. The list was comprised of reserved seats for those high school sterling scholars with a perfect SAT and thousands of hours of community service. The handful of remaining openings were reserved for u...

4. Anyone have hospitalists that are just plain dangerous Docs?

   AttagirlRN replied to grinnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Jnette, Your right, that's probably the biggest concern facing Hospitalist medicine...what is a reasonable load? I personally think 20 is too much, maybe 15 is a more manageable number. I've heard of one program that caps their Hospitalist's at 30.....

5. Anyone have hospitalists that are just plain dangerous Docs?

   AttagirlRN replied to grinnurse's topic in General Nursing

   There are officially 90 family practice physicians/NP's/PA's signed up for Hospitalist coverage. In addition, they "unofficially" cover everyone from the cardiologists to ortho to neurology who have requests for a Hospitalist to help them admit or co...

6. Anyone have hospitalists that are just plain dangerous Docs?

   AttagirlRN replied to grinnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Jnette, Lord, YES!!! Especially the 80 year old who has had Dr. So&So for the last 5 decades as their primary physician. They want to see that familiar face walk through that door, even if he comes through the door on a walker and doesn't know ...

7. Anyone have hospitalists that are just plain dangerous Docs?

   AttagirlRN replied to grinnurse's topic in General Nursing

   [OK.. so just what IS a hospitalist, anyway? I don't work in a hospital, so this is something I've not come across.. a new term to me. Just what do they do? Hospitalists are usually Internists (in small hospitals they often use GP's) that specialize ...

8. Anyone have hospitalists that are just plain dangerous Docs?

   AttagirlRN replied to grinnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I'm sorry to hear of this lousy doctor. Most internists are NOT cut out to be Hospitalists, and certainly this guy is one of them. It's a hard job, long hours, and incredibly high stress. All hospitals are required to have a mode of communicating p...

9. Magnet Status

   AttagirlRN replied to HuggyPuglet's topic in General Nursing

   My hospital is in the process of filing for Magnet status, though it takes about 2 years from filing to complete accredidation. My understanding is less than 2% of US hospitals are Magnet. It's a designation, cream of the crop of all hospitals so to...

10. Solution to ADN vs BSN--Revamp Nursing Education?

    AttagirlRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard that too. This "come with the room" mentality is what keeps nursing in the oppressive shape it's in. As a profession, we haven't done ourselves any service by allowing others to dictate our worth. After all, how many beds can you fill with...

11. Solution to ADN vs BSN--Revamp Nursing Education?

    AttagirlRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well said! I, too, believe the bigger problem lies with the employers who do not have the time nor the staffing models to accommodate the new nurse. While my university required a CNA certificate to accompany an application plus a high GPA and SAT sc...