karentou

Thanks everyone. I didn't look at "their" charting to see how the tech is writing it. But I know the nurse can write a little with the cast on. so perhaps this is all on the up and up. I agree though with whomever said the nurse shouldn't be working. in psych, and probably other areas of nursing, it's a safety issue. There are other questionable practices that i feel are going to contribute to some big issues down the road...med errors and accidents waiting to happen. I've voiced my concerns about to this to management. So far, the only response I've gotten is: You can come in early to give yourself more time to get things done. really?? i already work 12 hour shifts. I am not coming in early just to get my job done.

I've been a nurse for 20 years and just came across something at a new job that bothers me. one of the nurses has a broken arm and is in a cast. Management is keeping an extra MHT on staff when this nurse works. (MHT=mental health tech, not a nurse but like a nurse's aide). this "tech" is "assigned" to this nurse. she does the nurse's charting for her. I overheard the tech say "I'm getting pretty good at signing her name for her." I have lots of issues with this nurse even working with a broken arm (it is a psych hospital and not safe for the rest of us, among other things.) However, I feel the tech doing her charting is a legal issue. any thoughts on this?