As much as I despise the facility that I am at now, I do respect the nursing model. One UAP assigned to an RN, the UAP doing fingersticks, vitals, I&O, basic personal care, etc. It really frees the RN up to be at the bedside more, I even had time to sit and share ice cream with a young woman dying of cancer, which is what I love to do, take time to spend with the patients. I was wondering how many of you have the same nursing model, or do you have to do all of your pts personal care as well as meds, paperwork, assessments, etc.?
