JordanRose

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  1. Thinking of leaving bedside nursing due increasing documentation, short staffing, etc

    JordanRose replied to JordanRose's topic in General Nursing

    I always chart "pt to radiology accompanied by RN and rad tech, blah, blah, blah." I chart when the return too. If they went with O2, monitor, bed, cot, etc. Just another way to cover my butt. A...

  2. Thinking of leaving bedside nursing due increasing documentation, short staffing, etc

    JordanRose replied to JordanRose's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure what kind of unit you work in, but I work in an ICU. Our policy requires that pt's be charted on q 2 hours; full assessments q4 hours. Our computerized flow sheet is long (CPSI...not sure...

  3. How does your facility handle Lidocaine?

    JordanRose replied to miwachiru123's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if I were a PA I sure wouldn't be using it labeled or not. You can't verify 100% what is in that syringe, even if it is labeled. We have a couple of nurses who will tell me they left a labeled...

  4. How does your facility handle Lidocaine?

    JordanRose replied to miwachiru123's topic in General Nursing

    Let me clarify this a bit. If I actually see the person draw up the medication from the vial that I can see what the med is (as for example in an emergency situation), and that person hands me the...

  5. How does your facility handle Lidocaine?

    JordanRose replied to miwachiru123's topic in General Nursing

    I personally would NEVER give anything that I haven't drawn up myself. I would never give anything to a pt that I haven't checked over myself. Med errors get made that

  6. Nursing 10 years ago

    JordanRose replied to kauffman's topic in General Nursing

    I started my nursing career in 1995 at a small rural hospital. Unfortunately, most of the changes I have seen have not been beneficial for the staff at all, and sometimes not for the pt either. We...

  7. Nursing 10 years ago

    JordanRose replied to kauffman's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe that Joint, HFAP, or State allows this anymore. We were still doing this practice at the small hospital I work until about 7 years ago. Then they got a Type 1 recommendation (that...

  8. What is your Nurse to patient ratios?

    JordanRose replied to kellibellirn's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Our med surg unit (which I don't work, thank god) has ridiculous ratios. Big part of "restructuring" last year (which meant layoffs). Days (7a-7p) usually have a ratio 0f 1:6 or 7; have seen it as...

  9. The State/Uniform Rules, opinions please

    JordanRose replied to Tangerine Lipgloss's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN!! Though, I doubt if this "uniform" rule was mentioned by the Einsteins at Joint Commission or State. Probably something the hospital is trying to do and placing the blame on JC or State. The...

  10. Lidocaine with Rocephin IM?

    JordanRose replied to StNeotser's topic in Patient Medications

    My family doc says that to give Rocephin without Lido is cruel and unusual punishment. I have always used lido. We have to get an order for it, but I do take the time to get the order for

  11. Interqual?

    JordanRose replied to Ginger35's topic in Case Management

    The Medicare guidelines are similar. You have to be dead to get admitted, and then you wouldn't need Medicare; you would need an

  12. CM interview tomorrow

    JordanRose replied to SICU Queen's topic in Case Management

    I have a job interview today for a CM position for ICU/CCU/Burn Ctr. I have 12 years of med surg/ICU experience at a small community hospital. I am nervous but excited. I had a brief phone...