Mrlabrie

https://nurse.org/articles/nurse-robots/ not sure if some of the readers on this thread realize how much "nurse robots" are already utilized in healthcare

What are some things you do to give yourself time to think and breathe? Planning deliberate personal breaks such as a lunch break or stepping off the unit for 15 minutes to regroup. Planning and few minutes of “closed door time” daily is critical to allow me to review my day and ensure follow up is addressed; as it is easy to get buried & overwhelmed . ~What do you think is the most important attribute of today's professional nurse case manager? The most important attribute of a nurse CM is having the ability to effectively & meaningfully communicate in a fast paced and often chaotic work environment. The nurse case manager is the critical link in care coordination interactions; utilizing discernment of cultural, educational and social dynamics is crucial to being a successful case manager. Follow through is an imperative component of communication in order to provide quality care, customer service, and to prevent potential rehospitalization.

My grandma drove herself to the ER for possible MI(in her Dodge Challenger that she hand washes daily!!) She is a tough cookie & believes doctors are more like car salesmen & “they just want To run all those tests on you to make money off you” so normally I must be present or able to speak to her on the phone to confirm what is medically necessary versus a “scam” I was working a nursing shift and requested a phone update from the ER nurse once they assessed her. She called me frantically stating that the ER doctor told her she needed to be admitted inpatient to have a cardiac cath done; when he said she had to stay overnight my grandma immediately started removing her IV’s when they attempted to talk her out of it she told the doc “I'm not staying for that- you just don’t know the difference between a heart attack and really bad gas!!” ?

Hey guys look!! I told you superheroes were REAL!!

Hospitals & healthcare facilities want all the patients to have COVID-19 and are falsely documenting COVID DX on patients charts & death certificates for the BONUS COVID $$ ?

Coronavirus isn’t real it’s a publicity stunt to discredit trump!

Thank goodness your nursing shift is over honey - COVID quarantine is boring and It’s too quiet!

every MDS nurse secretly wishes they had ?‍♂️?‍♂️to file the piles lol. My plan is to someday have the "dramatic walkout/quitting scene" and I will take a huge pile of papers and throw them in the air (like 52 card pick up- or "making it rain" lol). Then I will look awkwardly at my boss for a reaction to see if I can play it off with a laugh off or if I need to keep walking towards the time punch! Seriously though to save my sanity and to keep from being buried alive I have had to adapt- hopefully this will help you brainstorm. I got a few plastic stackable drawers (the small size so it can slide under a desk ) these are my "to file" drawers I can automatically toss in the non urgent items such as discharges/trackers etc. It keeps the piles and stress at bay & I don't have to dig through unnecessary junk to get to my active/current files. Then periodically (frequency will depend on your facility size/case load etc) my MDS counterpart and I have a regrouping day lol - we set aside a day where we don't schedule ANYTHING (care plans, meetings, assessments etc.) we put on some music and devote the day to our department & MDS IDT-whatever that may be including filing, organizing, planning, etc. For active/current assess. get alphabetized tabs(heavy duty cardstock work great) and choose whatever works best for you binder/expandable file/ stacking trays. We keep all of our MDS trackers together in one binder for easy access to the entire team- We ONLY allow the face sheet/and 100 day tracker into this binder. Thus allowing the illusion of organized medical professionals who've got their lives together. ?‍⚕️