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  1. Does anybody remember when??............

    Oh, I love this...how about placing sandbags on both sides of the head of cataract patients, and feeding them. Also,MI patients were not allowed to raise their elbows off the mattress. We had to feed them, and give total bed baths for weeks. The urin...
  2. Gave pt the WRONG blood!

    Sorry about previous missent reply.(Learning how this BB works.) We use the same banding system at our hospital...I thought it was a national system that everyone used.Just found out few days ago..another hospital transfer..they don't use the blood ...
  3. Gave pt the WRONG blood!

  4. lay people think they know.........

    Well, lay people might have an excuse...what about your own CNA who can't do something for you because they are "too busy"...but soon you find them sitting down reading a magazine. They aren't worried about your welfare..nor the patient's..just their...
  5. Nurses Week--What did you get?

    Our admin. served us latte and coffee cart on the units, an ice cream social, logo tshirt..something every day and every year we get a big party at a hotel with gourmet meal , music and entertainment. We loved it! We have our staffing problems, too, ...
  6. Team Nursing?

    Team nursing might work well in a LTC setting where the pts. are more stable, I don't know.But on med/surg where you have 2-3 discharges out of 10- 12 pts, readmits from ER or PACU,3 new postops and 2 total care pts.....you might as well be in Olympi...
  7. Team Nursing?

    Many years ago team nursing was routine. It is raising its ugly head again.A team is one RN manager, a provider(RN or LVN) and a CNA. They have 12 pts. The manager does the assessments, charting and care plans; the provider does the meds., IVs and tr...
  8. Charge Nurse-ing

    I used to do charge all the time.A few months ago, Admin. decided to try one cn for both units, North AND South (64 beds). Now, these poor CN's have a cell phone to their ear constantly. ER calls for beds,PACU calls for beds, she has to call employee...