enmack

enmack specializes in med-surg/pedi, tele, er, rehab.

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1. Unsafe Nurse-to-Patient Ratio

   enmack replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think the issue is one of numbers, but instead one of acuity. There should be a system in place that grades the acuity of pts as they walk in the door. Sort of like a braden scale, only quicker. Maybe something with 4 levels. Prn meds, regula...

2. Unsafe Nurse-to-Patient Ratio

   enmack replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

   get a different job, that sounds horrible. or as least call safe harbor and make them hire someone to help you.

3. Scandal...I may have my license revoked? help

   enmack replied to enmack's topic in General Nursing

   the problem is that the only person the director is willing to sacrifice is me, there are also other things in play that may not have been mentioned in my post to protect identity. One med was given late and one order was entered late.

4. Verbal orders vs Telephone orders

   enmack replied to DEB52's topic in General Nursing

   are nurses allowed to give orders to another nurse that they received from a dr

5. Scandal...I may have my license revoked? help

   enmack replied to enmack's topic in General Nursing

   the nurse that administered lovenox is on the peer review committee

6. Scandal...I may have my license revoked? help

   enmack replied to enmack's topic in General Nursing

   i could never discuss a situation that i was being reprimanded for b/c these things are strictly confidential, but if i were in a situation like this i would need lots of help

7. Got an interview. What questions should I expect to ask and be asked?

   enmack replied to jo716's topic in New Nurse

   They will ask what hours you want to work, what your best and worst characteristics are if you are willing to work weekends and nights and if you are a team player. They will want to know what you expect from the nurses you will work with. Also tell ...

8. Scandal...I may have my license revoked? help

   enmack replied to enmack's topic in General Nursing

   they had ppl come back in and document late entry notes that describe the dressing as not needing changing, the surgeon said he would help me if he could

9. Scandal...I may have my license revoked? help

   enmack posted a topic in General Nursing

   Okay hypothetically, I am a nurse of 2+years at a hospital. I relieved a nurse who told me that a pt needed dressing changes frequently and the day shift nurse previous had given her a similar report. 0800 I assessed the pt to have a dry and intact d...