I'm in my final semester of nursing school, and I've heard multiple opinions at our facility about new grads being hired/allowed in critical care areas. I would like to know your thoughts? Do you...
I just finished precepting in the ICU/IMCU. By the end of the 5 weeks, I was able to keep up on assessments, medication, documentation, patient care, etc. However, I realized it's so much...
What do you believe to be an appropriate, safe, and effective nurse to patient ratio? At my facility, floor nurses have 5 (rarely, 6) patients an assignment. Of course, depending on the load, this can...