oceanlover

They say incident reports point out a problem in the system. Perhaps there is something wrong in the system! (Not necessarily the RN's fault). What if incidents occur on days where the unit is understaffed? Look at the move towards needleless systems, pyxis, charting sysems, etc. I turn in incident reports on myself because when I make an error there is a good reason for it.

That was good.

In California, I notice the flight nursing jobs don't pay as well as working in ICU. Not sure why. Flight nurses need to be ready to perform all those invasive procedures.

There's a good article in Critical Care Nurse this month about how nurses preceptors influence new grads. In summary it says preparation in nursing school only lays the groundwork for the nurse's career. Actual job training and guidance takes groundwork and starts building the skyscraper. I liked that metaphor. That experience will affect how you treat neophytes. I bet you'll be a great preceptor. The hospital I work at has an actual preceptor class, and the nurse chooses to accept students or not. But I think my hospital's policy is the exception rather the rule.