riw1

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1. Nurses Week/Hospital Week

   riw1 replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

   I'm with you. there is no reason that Hospital week had to be on the same week as Nurses Week. The hospital I work for has not mentoned nurses or nurse appreciation at all. I think they are trying to down play what we do.

2. Ch, ch, ch, ch... changes. What are your long term goals?

   riw1 replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

   I have been a nurse for thirty years. attitiudes have changed toward nursing and those practicing nursing and not for the better. I have to ask myself why anyone would submit to working a twelve hour shift with no breaks. most hospitals have a rule t...

3. Shared Goverance

   riw1 replied to Ruffles 1's topic in General Nursing

   at the hospital I work at the administration kept changing the way the commitiees were organized every time the nurses got organized enough to make changes. when that stopped working they started making excuses or blocking what the commitees wanted d...

4. Recovery for vaginal delivery

   riw1 replied to IrishIzCPNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

   where i work recovery starts 15 min after baby is born. i do not think this is appropriate. at the place i worked in denver the recovery started after the placenta delivered and the repairs were complete.

5. Emergency Equipment (Couplet Care)

   riw1 replied to RNmommy's topic in Ob/Gyn

   at my facility we do pp and nusery. the nusery is a long hall way away. NICU is on another floor. we have no resusitation supplies for newborns in the mom's room. after 7 years of working there i finally got management to put an O2 tree in every PP r...