bastet35

I have been an OB/NICU RN for 20 years. I have never worked in any other area. As we all know, OB and NICU are very specialized areas that are completely different from all other areas of the hospital. I currently work in a small hospital in Indiana....

AND a 2004 JCAHO report "Systems Analysis: Ensure that your float staff and contracted staff are providing safe care" states that over HALF of all sentinal events have a direct correlation with float staff who were not properly trained or oriented......

From everything that I am reading, including specific case studies, the ANA has formally stated that the "nurse is a nurse" idea is no longer valid, due to the complex technological environments of modern hospitals and nursing facitilites. Also, from...