BELCJ

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1. What disciplines make up the Rapid Response Team?

   BELCJ replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

   What is your average census? How many RRT calls do you average? When not responding to a call, what other job duties does the ICU nurse

2. What disciplines make up the Rapid Response Team?

   BELCJ replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

   What is your average census? The RT (supervisor) that responds, I assume that they are the one to respond due to no patient

3. Length of Preceptor & patient ratio

   BELCJ replied to BELCJ's topic in General Nursing

   Quick question: The 1-2 patients for the orientee, is that 1-2 in addition to the 4-5 that you have, or is it 1-2 of your personal patient

4. Length of Preceptor & patient ratio

   BELCJ posted a topic in General Nursing

   We are trying to improve our preceptor program and are seeking advice from the general nursing population for help. 1. How long does your facility preceptor new grads? 2. How long does your facility...

5. Questions about L&D staffing and scheduling

   BELCJ replied to BELCJ's topic in Ob/Gyn

   It's only been about the last 6-9 months were this has become the "norm". The previous director submitted an FTE budget for the new year of about 36 I think, and said she wasn't adding any nurses,...

6. Questions about L&D staffing and scheduling

   BELCJ replied to BELCJ's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Our postpartum are on the same floor, but on the other side, (seperated by a walk-thru storage area) and it is staffed separately. The entire area has three actual departments, L&D, Nursery, Post...

7. Questions about L&D staffing and scheduling

   BELCJ replied to BELCJ's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Yes, those guidelines do help. That is how I'm trying to staff, but that means letting all these travelers go because we don't need them, and the nurses are saying it's not right and they can't do it...

8. Questions about L&D staffing and scheduling

   BELCJ replied to BELCJ's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Active labor is 3 nurses, but for how many patients? The antepartum is 4 nurses, but again, how many patients is

9. Questions about L&D staffing and scheduling

   BELCJ posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am a new L&D Nurse Manager, and I'm still having trouble trying to staff appropriately. We average about 2000-2100 deliveries a year, which is about 6 a day. When I look at the guidelines on...

10. do you team nurse?

    BELCJ replied to NITEOBRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You have 1 nurse per couplet? So if you have 10 postpartum couplets, you have 10 RNs? Your hospital must have very deep pockets. That would never fly here, but I wouldn't want it to either. That...

11. EMTALA question

    BELCJ replied to hogan4736's topic in General Nursing

    Emtala deals with patient care associated with their ability to pay. If the ER doc had said "we have a self pay patient needing surgery", and the OC doc had refused to come in and treat, then YES he...

12. Direct Discharges from ICU/CCU

    BELCJ posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I'm looking for information on what the standard is regarding discharges home from ICU. It's been quite a few years since I worked there, and it used to be that if the patient was well enough to go...

13. About productive hours per patient day?

    BELCJ replied to rrroyer's topic in Nurse Management

    There isn't a program per se, since each facility may define hours differently. At our facility we use only "productive" hours. We total all productive hours for the unit, (this includes the...

14. Need Help

    BELCJ replied to sheebsalt's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the state. Most states however, require you to take their exam for certification in that

15. c-section OR time study

    BELCJ replied to BELCJ's topic in Operating Room

    We don't use nurses for cleanup and restocking. We use the techs. Whether in OB or OR, the tech's job is with the patient is done once the procedure is done. They're not saying it will be an hour...