whynursing

whynursing

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About whynursing

whynursing has 28 years experience and specializes in Critical Care.


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  1. ADN's being pushed out

    Nursing salaries don't match the enormous responsibilities at the bedside! My unit is in a constant state of training and as a 25 plus year nurse there are no rewards for precepting and a penny for...
  2. Shared Governance

    great posts about Shared Governance. I work in an ICU and we have a new director ( 2 years ) who does not practice Shared Governance and we are Magnet...intersting....Our committees are on paper...
  3. staffing

    My manager feels a IABP can be tripled and they sometimes are.............and she has no idea what the care of an IABP entails and what could go wrong.. She is all about staffing #'s and not
  4. My unit has a portable lift but we rarely use it, so now who remembers how to use it. It's obscene how heavy the patients are.... 450 lbs... are you kidding
  5. Clearly, an ICU nurse can handle 2 patients on drips, vents etc.... but the documentation becomes a nightmare because CMS expects perfect charts such as restraint documentation. We utilize online...
  6. IABP Removal

    In my instituition, the MD is responsible for the entire 45 minute manual pull. The RN cannot be tied up that long since we have more than one patient. And if the pull goes bad what can the nurse
  7. Fired or Resign?

    If you are new to the unit or floor, ask them to return to orientation. Perhaps a few weeks of orientation can make all the