brygrn

The Cell phone issue is my pet peeve, We must alll recognise that all rules are based on something that happens in the past. Like a friend of mine always say wht was been done to patients in the past for them to institude a patient bill of rights. I must say I am a Nursing Supervisor and a Nursing Faculty and can to tell you the number of times I had to talk to family because they are upset with nurses who are on their cell phones in the patient room, and who have answered there phones while patient are talking to them. This is a matter of common courtesy but some people have no discipline. Hence the reason for this this discussion in the work place. I carry a cell phone, leave it in my purse and check it and intervals throughout the day. If people do the right thing then we would not have this problem.

I Have Also Been Ask To Develop An Internship Program For New Nurses And Is Asking For Help From The Experience Folks. This Should Start In June. I Have Ideas But Do Not Know Where To Start, Any Ideas? It Is Suppose To Be Three Months. First Six Weeks Will Be General And Then The Next Six Weeks Will Be Unit Specific.

We use a grading system in my program but I am trying to look at tools but it becomes very hard because you cannot watch every single student all the time.I understand what the other person says about student getting points when the instructors see it all. If the instructor has to see the student perform the skill all the time to get all the points then students will wait for the instructor and nurses will not want to wait so students lose the opportunity. I am new and this is looking for ideas.