Just wondering how it works at your hospital when you are full to the gills.
Last weekend we were full, people in the halls, long line at triage, ect. The problem is we were boarding admited pts for ICU and tele. It was not because there were not rooms it was because they were short staffed. Why can't the floors work short staffed when we have to? We were over our ratio but that doesn't seem to matter. We keep filling the hallways, trudging through without lunch or anything. I just don't get it. I'm not even asking you to use your hallways just fill the rooms!!!! Why is it expected that the ER house all the pts when we are out of rooms, short on staff, no breaks just so the floor nurses can stay in their ratios?
The ER is not set up for long stays. We don't have comfortable beds, no tv's, no phones in the rooms. Dietary does not deliever trays. Pharmacy does not send daily meds. We have to do each of these things ourselves on top of the regular ER pts.
Not to get off topic but I think ikimiwi is definitely on to something..a nurse ganey where we all could rate the hospitals and their work environment...great idea!
How about rating your own hospital internally? I have said FOR YEARS that the nurses should be able to fill out a survey... Was the patient courteous at all times?..etc. Of course, I don't mean those who are in terrible pain, psych issue, etc. Anyway, it is off topic, deserves a thread I think!
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Not to get off topic but I think ikimiwi is definitely on to something..a nurse ganey where we all could rate the hospitals and their work environment...great idea!