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  1. How Many Patients Each Shift?

    I think this is a great thread....and I'm wondering if people would include the size of their hospital and city. THANKS
  2. narcotic policy

    It's a smaller hospital, less than 100 beds, in the midwest.
  3. narcotic policy

    I should've added in my earlier reply that we allow LPN's & CNA's to take the vitals and there are parameters to follow regarding when to notify the RN.....if the RN isn't already checking them :-)
  4. narcotic policy

    In the hospital I work at we have epidural checks that are every hour (epidural site, respirations, B/P, o2 sat, pain, pulse) and PCA checks that are every two hours with the same criteria except for the site. If they are a surgical pt we do vs Q15 ...
  5. Am I incompetent or is it a staffing vs. pt acuity issue?

    Thanks for the input nurselori001...I'll keep in mind what you said. A recent shift went better....and I try to chart as I go but currently we have so many heavy care pts and/or unstable pts that I couldn't chart until after 0130. I guess that's t...
  6. Sorry this is long, but I would appreciate any input...........Please! :innerconf I work in a rural hospital on the general medical floor and there are nurses, mostly RN's, with differing years of experience from 20 years. The majority probably have...
  7. Hate the evening shift

    I can relate....when I was hired as a new RN on med/surg I did 3-11 & 7p-7a shifts. There were times when I would have 3-11's mon.-fri and I would only see my husband & kids for an hour in the morning, after two or three days it got very depr...
  8. Med-Surg Nursing,Not just another dirty job....

    I'm also a med/surg RN and I never thought of it as dirty...sure we occasionally have MRSA, pneumonia, c-diff, , etc. but that's where standard, droplet, airborn & contact precautions come into play. And many of our pts are surgical, cva, dehydra...
  9. Scared Of Poop!!!!!!!!! Help!!!!!!!

    When I entered healthcare cleaning up poop was my fear too. Sure you'll have some bad messes to clean up now & then but it's not so bad over all. At least we have gloves and disposable wipes to make it easier. As seen in earlier posts, use Vic...
  10. Do you think this will be a problem?

    This would be a great time to let them know of your vacation plans. Maybe explain that you had hoped to be working for them months ago and that you want to be up front and honest with them about your vacation plans to avoid conflicts with future sch...
  11. Got my first "med discrepancy" form

    Med errors are lessons to be learned, whether it is your error or someone else's. I agree with praying mantis......it could've been worse.
  12. New Grad No More

    congratulations!!!! it's good to hear it does get easier, i can relate to the whole task orientated thing......i think i'm starting to make the transition......but many times i second guess my critical thinking. still trying to work on the self confi...
  13. k now its every morning from 730-11 i want to quit! lol

    hey there....take it easy on yourself. i'm over half-way through my first year on a med/surg floor at our local hospital and i still have many shifts where i feel overwhelmed. when i trained for the rn position as a new grad i orientated with severa...