Thanks for all your support. I agree this relates to mutual cooperation between the ED and the floors. It seems that we are required to be mindful of what is going on in the ED but it never makes...
I am interested in knowing if other facilities have a policy of holding admissions at shift change. I work 3rd shift and a shift change admission is difficult at best. I try to weigh the benefits...
Guess I am pretty lucky. During Nurses Week the hospital I work for does something each day for the nurses. Sunday we had sundaes, Monday, Nursing mgmt came in and relieved each nurse for a 15 min...
I work mainly 11p-7a and have had a day shift charge nurse tell me "I don't know why you get all the money, days does all the work". Best reply: You can work night shift too--come see what it's like...