TKHnurse

TKHnurse has 21 years experience.

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1. Does floating kill patients?

   TKHnurse replied to TKHnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Any evidence base floating kills patients? Any recommendations on articles to counter this CNO’s directive and no floating policy?

2. Does floating kill patients?

   TKHnurse replied to TKHnurse's topic in General Nursing

   The consultant CNO brought in mid this pandemic, and she has made it clear her focus for our hospital is addressing COVID. She has created an environment where 3-4 units are understaffed on any given day, and the other units are overstaffed since sup...

3. Does floating kill patients?

   TKHnurse replied to TKHnurse's topic in General Nursing

   No mid-shift floating is occurring, before this directive, nurses were floated from clean to clean units then go home. CNO abolished the float pool and assigned agency nurses to specific units to “stop the floating.” This is impractical dealing wit...

4. Does floating kill patients?

   TKHnurse replied to TKHnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Very true, we all float to our families every day our nursing supervisors float clean to clean, and “dirty to dirty” theses (dirty units) are units in the hospital placed under quarantine any given day for 14 days after a staff member tests positive ...

5. Does floating kill patients?

   TKHnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all, We have a Consultant Chief Nursing Officer at our hospital since July 2020 who made the statement in front of seasoned nurse leaders that “Floating Kills Patients.” She is against the nursing supervisors floating nurses across the hospital...