RN1963

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1. Gave pt the WRONG blood!

   RN1963 replied to codebluechic's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Sorry about previous missent reply.(Learning how this BB works.) We use the same banding system at our hospital...I thought it was a national system that everyone used.Just found out few days...

2. Gave pt the WRONG blood!

   RN1963 replied to codebluechic's topic in Patient Safety Issues

3. Team Nursing?

   RN1963 replied to plumrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Team nursing might work well in a LTC setting where the pts. are more stable, I don't know.But on med/surg where you have 2-3 discharges out of 10- 12 pts, readmits from ER or PACU,3 new postops and 2...

4. Team Nursing?

   RN1963 replied to plumrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Many years ago team nursing was routine. It is raising its ugly head again.A team is one RN manager, a provider(RN or LVN) and a CNA. They have 12 pts. The manager does the assessments, charting and...

5. Charge Nurse-ing

   RN1963 replied to ccunite's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I used to do charge all the time.A few months ago, Admin. decided to try one cn for both units, North AND South (64 beds). Now, these poor CN's have a cell phone to their ear constantly. ER calls for...