TAC50133

I am an LPN at a small hospital, we take 6-7 pt's. I give blood, platelets, triage and so assessments and care plans on all my pt's. Our Charge takes 4-5 pt's and is responsible for signing off on our charts, but she doesn't have time to assess the pt to know if the care plan is right or not. That is so unfair to the charge nurse. Pt care suffers because of we do not get a tech or a secretary, sometimes for a half shift. We do all our admits and discharges, it relives the charge nurse some but she still has to acccountable for all the nurses on the floor and anything that goes wrong. Speak of accountability.

Our Supervisor is doing reviews and is stressing catheters and UTI's. She is telling everyone whom inserts one they will be held accountable. What type of accountability can she mean? One nurse saud that she told her; her pay would be docked:(for what the pt's whole hospital visit???). Can they do this? Are we to be written up, quit, or refuse to insert a cath? Just Wondering? tac50133