This is always a sticky subject. What is safe? Our VIP of clinical practice has a goal of about 5:1. That's 1.5 hours per patient on a med-surg, post-Op floor. Nurse Assistants do all the baths, pass...
Our Senior Leaders have been trying to reduce infection rates, as everyone in Nursing is. Recently, a memo was sent to all employees that if anyone witnesses an unsafe practice it is their...
I remember my first code as a student. Big guy, witnessed arrest while working with an outdoor contracting co. He was beyond blue and his eyes were someplace else. So much work compressing his...
I made the transition a few years back after one year of tele/med-surg. We are also small town America; far more drama vs trauma. It was difficult at first mainly because I was still raw. You...
12 hrs is a long time to be locked in a bunker overnight. I work in an increasingly busier rural ER, overnights are 630p to 7 a, and by 4 or 5 you R spent! I came in to NSG as a second career, so...
in nsg school i broke down and invested in custom orthotics. pricey, but my 40+ year old hips, knees and back are happy! I wear 'em in newbalance or nike walking zips, extra wide. good to
nsg school can be a full-time job w/tests and care plans. running track will be a great way to decompress. Also after graduation the crazy nsg shifts (3 * 12 hr shifts) could allow time for training....
After two years of ER practice I still consider myself new. I always find myself amazed at the lack of humility the patients present with. Granted they have no idea what we are doing in the next...
currently in ER but , i'm a little frustrated with being between the "old" clicks and the uninspired newbees. also, outdoor concert and carnival (beer tent) season is coming; if I wanted to wrestle...
Our press ganey scores avg about 85%. So, as there is always room for improvement I came up with a couple of suggestions. Expresso or cappacino in the waiting room, and hot moist towels in the...
Cliques! Opposite weekends have alternate personalities: one weekned has the lifers on days, and the A-Team at night. The opposite weekend has the misfits on days, and the Freak Show at night....
I just saw your post, and I notice that you are half way through your wait. It is painful, I remember the anxiety. I got home, had brew and got outside with my kids;lot's of distraction and fresh...