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  1. Hospital Acuities.........or NOT!!!

    pickledpepperRN replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know of any administrators who like such forms. It is VERY important that mose if not ALL the nurses on the unit sign the form for the unsafe shift they work. Sadly advocating for patients can...

  2. Hospital Acuities.........or NOT!!!

    pickledpepperRN replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    The best way is to have the nurses on your unit in agreement. Documentation is the first step. I think an incident report should be filled out along with the ADO. . Check with your state nurses...

  3. Hospital Acuities.........or NOT!!!

    pickledpepperRN replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    Evalysis has made the Catalyst company million$. That was money meant to be spent for patient care. I bet the bedside nurses could create a simple acuity system that worked better. They talk the talk...

  4. Hospital Acuities.........or NOT!!!

    pickledpepperRN replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    Once a med-surg unit at my hospital sent the nursing office all '4's (highest acuity) for a week. The next week all '2's. They got the same 6 patients per RN with an aide or LVN for every 10. Not...

  5. Hospital Acuities.........or NOT!!!

    pickledpepperRN replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    Staffing to the needs of the patients is necessary. Seems like 3rd shift guy works at a decent place. When a non ICU supervisor wants to change the acuity in order to give us an admission that is not...

  6. Largest Health Care Fraud Case In U.s. History Settled

    pickledpepperRN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2003/June/03_civ_386.htm THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2003 http://WWW.USDOJ.GOVCIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 LARGEST HEALTH CARE FRAUD CASE IN U.S. HISTORY SETTLED HCA...

  7. Family members at the bedside during a code blue?

    pickledpepperRN replied to momoftriplets's topic in General Nursing

    Seems your management is the problem. You are understaffed so cannot devote the necessary time to the patient and family. We have 1 hour at change of shift with no visitors allowed. The offgoing RN...

  8. Family members at the bedside during a code blue?

    pickledpepperRN replied to momoftriplets's topic in General Nursing

    Posted by NRSKarenRN on another thread:

  9. Family members at the bedside during a code blue?

    pickledpepperRN replied to momoftriplets's topic in General Nursing

    What a great idea! We need to plan ahead starting with discussions at staff meetings. *meant to go with quote from

  10. Family members at the bedside during a code blue?

    pickledpepperRN replied to momoftriplets's topic in General Nursing

  11. Family members at the bedside during a code blue?

    pickledpepperRN replied to momoftriplets's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely agree. No family member should be alone. I completely agree that immediate family should be able to be with their loved one. In the last century i brought the mother into the room when her...

  12. LPN to RN starting over or will LPN skills be useful for RN program

    pickledpepperRN replied to AllieElizAbeth's topic in General Nursing

    I found the experience as an LVN helped a lot. The RN program was not a difficult as LVN. Less clinical, more classwork. Have you finished prerequisites? If so you should have more time than the LVN...

  13. Assingment under protest

    pickledpepperRN replied to l.rae's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    In the event there is harm to a patient because staffing was unsafe or you were floated to care for patients whose age or diagnosis you were not competent to care for the form could save your license....

  14. Studying for CCRN. Argh!

    pickledpepperRN replied to Zee_RN's topic in Critical Care

    I missed a lot the first time I went through the questions too. Thinking about the rationale given for why answers are wrong helped a lot. I came out of the test worried about not passing. My score...

  15. AACN NTI Conference: Incredible!

    pickledpepperRN replied to Gardengal's topic in MICU, SICU

    I have attended many times. Truly learn a lot and get energized! At NTI there are MANY choices at various levels. To quote Pat Benner, "Novice to

  16. staffing ratios for post-partum/couplet care in CA

    pickledpepperRN replied to easyrider's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    GOOD FOR YOU! No patient should have to share their nurse with so many other duties. In California the State mandate for 4 or fewer patients per nurse in couplet care will be implemented starting...

  17. Assingment under protest

    pickledpepperRN replied to l.rae's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Some sites about the form called Assignment Despite Objection (ADO), Disclaimer, or Assignment Under Protest. I would suggest also sending an incident report to QA & Risk Management. Include the...

  18. Palomar-Pomerado RNs See Record Gains in First Agreement

    pickledpepperRN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.calnurse.org/cna/press/51903.html Palomar-Pomerado RNs See Record Gains in First Agreement 30% Pay Boost, New Pension Plan, Staffing Improvements Registered Nurses at Palomar Medical Center...

  19. Lawsuits charge Doctor with unnecessary neurosurgery.

    pickledpepperRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/ocr/article.do?id=39315&section=NEWS&subsection=NEWS&year=2003&month=5&day=18 Surgeon pulls in revenue at a price Western Medical bills $38...

  20. Lawsuits charge Doctor with unnecessary neurosurgery.

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in General Nursing

    Un needed heart surgery! Surgery charges high at RMC Hospital ranked fifth in U.S. for operating room markups David Benda Record Searchlight May 17, 2003-2:12 a.m. For-profit hospitals, including...

  21. Floating

    pickledpepperRN replied to Patricia116's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    An RN floating replacing an unlicensed care giver or LPN MUST advocate for patients as a condition of licensure. I don't know the regulations in Ohio but the principal is the same. N If a PCA, NA,...

  22. LVN/LPN scope in your unit?

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Article from Allnurses.com site:

  23. LVN/LPN scope in your unit?

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Article from Allnurses.com site:

  24. Studying for CCRN. Argh!

    pickledpepperRN replied to Zee_RN's topic in Critical Care

    I used an earlier version of this book: http://www.greatnurses.com/index.php?content=books.php Call 1-800-331-6534 9am-3pm EST Monday-Thursday Critical Care...

  25. National Nurses Week

    pickledpepperRN replied to Nursie30's topic in General Nursing

    The best thing we ever did for Nurses Week was a booklet with praise both specific or general for our nursing staff. We included RN, LVN, CNA, UAP/PCP, techs, secretaries, and monitor observers....