In my 30+ years of nursing, I've called in twice due to ice/snow. One time I got half way down my street, which is a snow emergency route, due to going off the road twice because of very bad ice. Four...
It's happening where I work too. People have been mandated, and are reporting it (filling out the form) to the Dept of labor. One nurse told me she also called them and they said they will be...
I have to say, without a doubt, the one thing that gags me is doing mouth care. I work with ventilator patients, and their mouths are nasty! Even with frequent mouth care, it's still yucky. Never...
NurseJeanne replied to coffee4metech's topic in General Nursing
My concern is that paperwork. Hopefully it's not possible for passersby to see it. Not that they'd be trying to read it, but who knows? Could this be a HIPPA violation? Patient info in view of others...
Med/surg units 10:1 days and eves, 12:1 nights. On the respiratory unit (ventilator patients) where i often work, 4:1 days and eves, 5:1 on nights, but can be 6:1 on any shift if short staffed. We...
Kcochrane, the way I read the law, they can't cry abandonment unless they can legally mandate you; i.e. emergencies, as outlined in the law. Many of us know, we're in for a fight with our employers...