YippiNurse

As nurses we should all know that not everything is visible. You never know what you can bring in a house. I was raised to take my shoes off and it goes the same for my own house. I bought the anti-slip booty for respect and protection for the patient. I have many patients that have low immune systems....protecting the patient should be number one and even though you are there to do a job, you remain a guest in thier home. If it wasn't for your patients, you wouldn't have a pay check.

I started with Davita about 6 months ago and on a regular basis we (the new RNs) will work a 15-16 hrs day (6am to whatever) and have to come back in the next morning for another 13-15hrs day (6am to whatever). We might be lucky to get 5 hrs of sleep. I find this to be very very unsafe as we are not working with objects but with human beings. Is this normal everywhere? There is no law that states they are not allowed to do this but I can't believe this is normal. Julie

I just recently started working in a trauma 2 ED and often ED docs give me thier phone so admitting docs can give me the admission orders. I have to stop everything I'm doing (I'm usually in the middle of doing 3 things at the same time) to take these orders. Meanwhile the docs/residents are at the desk talking or already on the computer. Is this normal at other EDs? Aren't the docs that have seen the patients in better position to enter these orders including medications & labs, not to mention they enter orders all the time? How does it work in your ED? Just a little frustrated!