Our night target ratio is 5:1, max 6:1. We very rarely have 7 patients, and when that happens we have to fill out incident reports and such. Days are target 4:1, max 5:1, with the same protocol if...
jonnygirl27 replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor
Our call lights ring to our portable phones--so we get the joy of talking to the patients without actually BEING there... From the same (pleasently) confused woman: --(in complete panic) Help! There's...
Davita runs the inpatient dialysis at this hospital I work at, and also runs many of the outpatient clinics. The Davita nurses seem to really love their
In our program, we are required to report any condition, mental or physical, that will affect our ability to provide safe care. If you were unstable, or going through difficult med changes, your...
Northern Navajo is a great hospital--pretty new, most of the doctors are fresh out of school (the government pays their loans if they agree to work there), and its an interesting atmosphere. I'm glad...
Northern Navajo is a great hospital--pretty new, most of the doctors are fresh out of school (the government pays their loans if they agree to work there), and its an interesting atmosphere. I'm glad...
I've never understood what posesses people to move to Gallup... I've been in NW NM (farmington) for most of my life. Being a non-transplant, i'm not too fond of Gallup. The IHS hospital is gorgeous,...
I've never understood what posesses people to move to Gallup... I've been in NW NM (farmington) for most of my life. Being a non-transplant, i'm not too fond of Gallup. The IHS hospital is gorgeous,...
jonnygirl27 replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor
My classmate was emptying her first foley bag, forgot to clamp it and got urine ALL over her white scrub pants. Even worse, it was the cherry red bloody sort of urine. On my nursing home rotation, I...
jonnygirl27 replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor
My classmate was emptying her first foley bag, forgot to clamp it and got urine ALL over her white scrub pants. Even worse, it was the cherry red bloody sort of urine. On my nursing home rotation, I...