Anything you'd like to change in your work environment

[gulRNBSN]

Hello everyone,

I'm new to this site and have to say I love it!

i am currently a nursing student and got an assignment to write a paper about a change I would like to make in nursing (meaning if I saw something on the unit that I would change or any certain issue that constantly arises in nursing work environment.

Since I don't have a lot of experience on the unit, it's hard for me to think of something realistic and I personally didn't encounter any problems.

So I was wondering if anyone else has seen something or constantly encounters certain issues.

Please help me find a topic.

I'd really appreciate that.

Thank you!

[chicookie, BSN, RN]

First, I'd like to thank everyone for their responses!

And here is another thought:

What do you think about the hourly nursing rounds that some of the hospitals started to implement?

I think that they are a good idea in theory. Sometimes I can see all my patients every hour. I have sometimes 6 to 8 patients! If I had less patients then yeah no problem but I can see everyone! No matter how hard I try one or two of patients I only see maybe 2 or 3 times. Sad but true.

[Elvish, BSN, DNP, RN, NP]

I would like bathrooms that don't smell moldy.