perkines

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1. No charge nurse

   perkines replied to perkines's topic in General Nursing

   When I started there was a clinical manager for each unit. Then we had one for both but also had two adm/charge for surg and three for med. They are eliminating the adm/charge in the hopes of staff...

2. How do you deal with rude patients?

   perkines replied to rachel h's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   What I find that is amazing are the people who, you know are SICK, SICK,SICK, yet know matter what you do or how many times a night you wake them up--they smile and say thank you. I am personally...

3. No charge nurse

   perkines replied to perkines's topic in General Nursing

   We are still throwing ideas back and forth. Watching tele is a for sure for unit clerk unless the hospital can't get staff for the position. They are running with thoughts of having a charge with a...

4. No charge nurse

   perkines replied to perkines's topic in General Nursing

   Our house supervisor will now have to go to each nurse to get a report also instead of one charge which will also waste more time. We only have two lpns on staff for days, but there are quite a few...

5. No charge nurse

   perkines posted a topic in General Nursing

   Our hospital is going to eliminate charge nurses from the med/surg floors. On the med floor staffing calls for 5 license for 24 pts with the change it will call for 4 for 24. Staffing for pct on...

6. How do you deal with rude patients?

   perkines replied to rachel h's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I work every fri. sat, sun 7p-7a Around 8 I start vs and I tell each pt the plan for the night and morning. If I will be waking them up every four hrs or when I will be in to draw blod. That way...