Policy on WOWs

[UnionRN2]

We are switching over to eMARS with WOWs (workstation on wheels). Policy is to take the workstation in the room to give meds. Then wheel it to the next room. Problem: We get a a lot of patients from a local nursing home that come in with MRSA, VRE, C-diff, and baumanii. I can see this stuff spreading from patient to patient with this policy.

What is the policy in your facility?

[Peoplelikeyou]

Greetings, 

This question is for experienced nurses, recent grads, and students. Why is the implementation of charting sitting or mostly standing in the hallway (3-4 hours at a time) a thing now?  I don't see Nurse managers passing meds from WOW, if any NM does have a group assigned, they pass meds using the window. When a NM is covering a shift they don't sit in the hallway nor interact with patients on a one-to-one basis, less sitting in the hallway- day or night. For context, this particular setting is in Behavioral and Psych Nursing (Adult IP). My perspective?  The most time efficient way to chart is at the nurse's station AWAY from interruptions. The rationale for charting in the hallway given by management is "Pt's won't be curious as to what we're doing". Sorry, but this is not the case, time and time again this gets disproved.  Patients approach and interrupt throughout the day, whether is a true emergency or not; irrespective to gender, sex, color, race, ethnicity (although if they pick a target, they fixate for hours even days). It seems to me as if BHA's are wanting the nurses to do their job as well as ours. I used to be a Tech/CNA, that's our job assisting with patients. If a nurse needs to print a document and is seen sitting at the nurse's station, the unit clerk will leave the station and then the phone's start ringing NON-STOP, sometimes for silly things like: Hey, how are you doing? Are you sitting in the hallway? 
Who came up with this idea? Maybe a nurse with 0 health issues? Or...?

I sincerely hope this is not the case in all nursing specialties settings. IF itis this must be taught in school. I'm pretty active besides when I do have to sit down due to my lower back issues, again, developed in nursing. The expectations should be more realistic. I truly think this and other of the many issues triggered by management- direct or higher have to be addressed. I chose nursing with the expectations shown during clinicals, hospitals, clinics, urgent care, and SNF alike. I think I may be quitting nursing altogether. How do I remind myself of my worth as a nurse and stop feeling as a glorified waitress?

No, no patronizing needed, I have my steps tracked every shift- 25,000 steps in just the first 6 hours of shift side ?. Yes, nursing has fed me and shown me I do have compassion, but...

Any career switch or area I could go to? ? 

Thank you to anybody that shares insight, thoughts, and maybe hope? respectfully as if were you or a loved/cared for one. 

Peoplelikeyou