rscarlatti

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1. Who's #1 your patient or you?

   rscarlatti posted a topic in General Nursing

   Who's #1, Your patients or you? No matter how busy it is I always take my breaks. Some nurses miss lunch, skip breaks. I would like to here from nurses their opinions on this topic.

2. Nurses rat on nurses

   rscarlatti replied to rscarlatti's topic in General Nursing

   The patients have lots of advocates. We as nurses are taught and most of do advocate for our patients. The hospital usually for economic reasons also advocates for the patient. The regulators JACHO et al also advocate for the patients..... Who adv...

3. Nurses rat on nurses

   rscarlatti replied to rscarlatti's topic in General Nursing

   I think this is a good example of what I am talking about. Why not just teach the nurse the difference of the two meds and leave it at that. The patient was not harmed so why hurt the nurse by documenting the error. Do you believe punishment is a b...

4. Nurses rat on nurses

   rscarlatti replied to rscarlatti's topic in General Nursing

   This is really great dialog. How can we build a spirit of comraderie in nursing. I try to infuse a spirit of fraternity with the nurses that I work with. In South Florida we have many foreign born nurses. The Island nurses seem to have a strong b...

5. Nurses rat on nurses

   rscarlatti replied to rscarlatti's topic in General Nursing

   Wow! Great feedback. This is an awesome board. I of course put patient safety first. That goes without saying but how much administrative crap gets dumped on nurses to satisfy this credentitialing body or some bean counter. I have seen nurses ma...

6. Nurses rat on nurses

   rscarlatti posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have noticed a disturbing trend amoung nurses. I am new to nursing so maybe I am wrong. Nurses seem not to have any loyality to each other. I have seen many nurses sell out, tell on, rat out, or whatever other description you would like to use. ...

7. What smells?? ER!

   rscarlatti replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

   I sent this to NBC Do you guys have a clue who really makes ER's run? I don't think so. Most Doc's are oblivious to what or who runs the ED. Usually their services are provided by contract from an outside vendor. Nurses run the ED. How about portr...