christyPI71

Thanks Psalm. Actually our Direcotr of Nurses does get out there and perform patient care, and yes, sometimes on weekends too!

Thanks Jolie. I appreciate it. She's actually rather familiar with all of that as she has worked her for several years. She was given that RM position just about 6 months ago because as I've been told "she didn't have enough to do". The reason I had asked is there was possible occurence in the ED and it was her patient and she didn't want to write it up. I guess the way I looked at it was if you are doing patient care and something happens you won't want to critique yourself.

Hello everyone. I have read several post over the last few years and just decided to join and post. I do have a question to bounce off of all of you. I have done QI in home health for 10 years and now in the hospital setting for 1 year. I am the nurse at our hospital that does QI and there is another nurse who does risk management. I do not perform patient care, however she does. Is it appropriate for the risk manager to perform direct patient care? Anyone who answers I will appreciate it.