Wade21 ADN, RN

You might want to reconsider about stepping down to something like Med/Surg. considering your physical condition. It's true that the level of acuity is lower than ICU, but you'll be loaded down to up of 8 pts, and a number of them will require turnin...

When we did bedside reports, it was part of a plan for the hospital as they worked towards Magnet status. I think its ridiculous, too

I put this dingy to ya ta ta!

I considered transferring from my unit to another unit. In the past, you would submit a transfer request, then the supervisor of the unit you applied would interview you and , if the supervisor wanted you, would then submit that request to your super...

If you have a supervisor you can be straightforward with and honest, then there's no problem with this procedure. But the potential is there that if you apply and you don't get the transfer, then your supervisor, and asst. supervisor, know your not h...

I work on PCU and it was what would be considered a stepdown from ICU, but, it has since mored to another floor which holds more beds. Since this move, I find myself being assigned more pt.s who are more suited for MED/SURG. Is this the way hospital...

I work in a nonunion hospital where a union has been trying to get voted in. I personally do not want to be part of a union, but I can understand the appeal to the other nurses at this facility. This union, if voted in, promises several things, inclu...

I think, w/ our charting, placing our telemonitoring strips in the charts, charting, giving medications and dealing w/ pt.s that require high levels of nursing care, that this q hr rounding is going to be difficult to do, if not near impossible. I c...

The hospital where I work will start a "Rounding with Purpose" program later this month. We are assured that this will improve pt. care, less call lights, and better pt. satisfaction, plus, give the nurses more time to do our paperwork. Is this the S...

When we attended the orientation for this new "Rounding with Purpose," we were told that if we came to a room, during an hourly round, and the pt. was out for a procedure, we are to place a "sorry we missed you" card in their room. After the orientat...

I have been informed by the hospital I work that we will be going to this "Rounding with Purpose" program and it will start Set. 29th. The hospital assures me that this program will result in better pt. care, less call lights going off, and, overall,...

I understand what you are saying, but I think that customer service is a good thing, IF you have the time! Our unit plans to have the nurses make hourly rounds to each of our pt.'s rooms and sign a board in each room that we were there. This is to in...

I have worked with polite and disruptive doctors. If I need to call a doctor in the middle of the night because of a change in a pt.'s condition, the last thing I'm going to be concerned about is if the doctor is going to "chew" me out for bothering ...

That's a thought! Though, I doubt the CEO is going to get the pt. a sugar free soft drink.

At my hospital, the nurses, and techs carry cordless phones so that the front desk can contact you or the tech if I pt. calls them for a need. The hospital made a policy of placing a billboard in pt.'s rooms listing the their nurse's and tech's phone...

All these past messages are thought provoking and accurate! With pt.s that require care to recieving admissions from the ER,OR, and direct admissions which is a process that is time consuming. Add to that, recieving admissions at the start of the shi...

Grammyphyl states it exactly! Her message covers it all for this forum!

I understand this situation well! Once I had a patient who had a paid sitter in the room and their job seemed to be calling a nurse in to care for the patient every 5 minutes while they watched tv! The best thing to do is to cool down so that you won...

That is unfortunate!

I work on a PCU and our ratio is 1:5. On the MED/SURG unit its 1:6. What makes all this in "numbers" secondary element is LEVELS OF ACUITY! Numbers matter not if you have 5-6 pt.'s that are total care and your spread thin. My hospital, like a lot of ...

Something else to note along these lines, I have seen nurses who have the skills and knowledge of good nursing, BUT, lack the compassion and empathy needed. In fact, I have seen them be down right rude to patients, in spite of their great nursing car...

I agree with an earlier reply, being that what matters is what kind of nurse they become. It is true that some that start out in nursing only for the paycheck turn out be become great nurses because they find that they enjoy it. Thru experience, thou...

Not all facilities are like that. It is best to protect your license. Believe me, you will find another job with a better working environment. I had a simililar situation years ago where I was let go so that the DON could get her daughter, a nurse wi...

I was turned into the nursing board for something about a year and a half ago. I first responded to this in the beginning with a complete explanation of the situation, and my innocence, in a letter to them. Since that time, to the present, I have rec...

If any of you want to know how a Universal health care system would work in the USA. all you need do is look at the socialized health care systems that now exist and how they operate. I speak of the VA health care system and Medicaid. Keep in mind th...