11-7er

This is actually one of my pet peeves. Unless you have gone to school and taken the NCLEX exam, you are not a nurse. But of course a hospital or nurse manager are not going to correct your aide. The more "nurses" they have running around the floor, the better patients feel about their care. And they less they are lickly to notice the lack of RNs. The aides at our institution call themselves one of the "nurses" but when I introduce myself I make sure there is clarification that I am the nurse. Sit down and confront your aide. But remeber although she isn't an RN she is an important part of the nursing team. Make sure you let her know how much appreciate the hard work and compassionate care she gives and not just what you don't like. Nobody likes to be told they aren't doing anything right

Why didI become a nurse? I tried a few different "hats" when I turned 18. None of them really felt right. Then I got married and had two kids. I thought I'd be a stay at home mom but I want ed something more. Nursing offered me a flexibility that other careers didn't. I made one of the best decisions of my life. I love what I do and couldn't imagine doing anything else. Even when I have poop on my shoes and blood on my lab jacket, I feel like I made a difference today! S:balloons:

I work in a hospital that uses specialty mattresses which use air to help prevent decubs. Depending the size of the client we use different ones. Other RNs have noticed an increase in alert and oriented patients falling out of bed. They usually have no idea what happened. We have not had any serious injuries from these events so not much has been done. Management always says there is no correlation between the incident and the mattress. But I can't help but think there is. I've tried to research this issue on the net without much luck. Has anyone heard of a relationship between falls out of bed and any specialty mattress. Thanks