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  1. patient to staff ratio in CICU?PCU

    skay posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    looking for avg staffing ratios for nurses in CICU in a rural hospital setting. This Hospital does vents, heart caths no intrevention these are shipped to bigger hosp. Our CICU and PCU combined will...

  2. Hey, Managers! What's up with the "weeding out" of good nurses?

    skay replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    sorry for the caps lock. I am not yelling at anyone just stating my opinion as you are yours. I do know how to use punctuation but I am posting on the internet not writing a paper. I was a "lowly"...

  3. Hey, Managers! What's up with the "weeding out" of good nurses?

    skay replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    SEE POST

  4. Hey, Managers! What's up with the "weeding out" of good nurses?

    skay replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    ALL THE MANAGERS IN MY FACILITY ARE EXPECTED TO FIND COVERAGE FOR THEIR OWN UNITS OR FILL IN THE HOLES THEMSELVES. I RECENTLY WORKED A 12 HOUR SHIFT DOING PT CARE. FORTUNATELY MOST OF THE STAFF WILL...

  5. Hey, Managers! What's up with the "weeding out" of good nurses?

    skay replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oops. My Reponse Post #112 Was In Response To Post#109.

  6. Hey, Managers! What's up with the "weeding out" of good nurses?

    skay replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Amen!!!!!! There Is Usually More To The Story. Preception Plays A Big

  7. Anyone

    skay replied to nichole5026's topic in Michigan Nursing

    you need to cooperate wholly with your place of employment this will probally require frequent drug testing, documentation of substance counseling. As long as you prove you are seeking assistance to...

  8. nurse with RN/LPN licenses

    skay posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    If a RN working as an LPN gets sued the court I assume would go after her under her RN license. The problem I have is if the Nurse was never trained in the RN role can the hospital and/or manager be...

  9. nurse with RN/LPN licenses

    skay replied to skay's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Sorry. Yes the nurse was trained as a RN. What I should have said was the nurse has not been oriented as a RN in the hospital he/she

  10. Help I Am Losing Control Of My Unit

    skay posted a topic in Nurse Management

    I NEED ADVICE AND ANY INPUT YOU CAN GIVE ME. I HAVE BEEN A UNIT MANAGER FOR 7 YEARS ON A 26 BED MED UNIT. I HAVE HAD GOOD TIMES AND A LOT OF ROCKY TIMES. I WAS A STAFF NURSE ON THIS UNIT PRIOR TO...

  11. Team nursing is causing many good nurses to leave any suggestions

    skay replied to fight fatigue's topic in General Nursing

    Why Is Team Nursing Confusing? It Makes The Staff More Accountable For What They Are Doing Or Should Be Doing Such As Na, Rn Who Never Even Looked At A Lpns Patients When She Resourced Them. Rn Tusted...

  12. Team nursing is causing many good nurses to leave any suggestions

    skay replied to fight fatigue's topic in General Nursing

    At My Hospital We Have Been Doing Team Nursing For About 4 Weeks. Is It Working?????? Some Days Are Better Than Others! It Depends On Who Is Working With Who. The Nurses Are Still Confused About Their...

  13. changing to team nursing

    skay replied to lisa122's topic in General Nursing

    change is difficult. our rooms to not go in a section like 1 to 6 etc etc. mainly because our difficult total care patients are often put in these rooms therefore one team gets the heavy load....

  14. changing to team nursing

    skay replied to lisa122's topic in General Nursing

    thank you for the input. i plan on sharing it with my peers. today was a better day till late afternoon when the admissions came.generally that is when we get hit with admits. we had 2 teams today....

  15. changing to team nursing

    skay replied to lisa122's topic in General Nursing

    ERteleRN what are your staffing ratios? do you have aides? thanks for

  16. changing to team nursing

    skay replied to lisa122's topic in General Nursing

    Lisa122 Is There Always A Rn, Lpn, Aide On The Teams? What Kind Of Unit Do You Work On? Before Team Nursing How Were You Providing Patient Care? Why Did Your Facility Change To Team

  17. changing to team nursing

    skay replied to lisa122's topic in General Nursing

    our medical unit recently went to team nursing from primary nursing. the unit has mostly rn staff. staffing for the day shift is usually 4 rn, 1 lpn, 2 aides. but some days may have 3 rn 2lpn 2 aides...

  18. team leading

    skay posted a topic in General Nursing

    anyone working or have worked on a med-surg unit doing team leading? my facility is attempting to change from primary care to team leading. many of the nurses are unsure how team leading will work....