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My dad actually had the eecp done. His program required him to have 1 hour treatments 5x's a week for 6 weeks. It has been over a year since the treatment was completed and he continues to have less frequent episodes of "stable" angina than before the treatment. Although the treatments were uncomfortable...the cuffs are inflated with such force it actually bounces your body off the table...he definitely admits it has helped him.

I was working med/surg one night and I walked into my patient's room just in time to find him holding his urinal (filled with urine) up to his lips like a mug of beer and taking a big swig. I guess he was really thirsty....he drank the whole thing!

EL...when staff nurses cover for each other they basically just babysit the patients... no real work gets done they are too busy trying to get the work done on their own patients. Why not try an inservice/education day a couple of times a year. Schedule nurses to come in for a day of learning (paid of course) you could include your CPR, IV / ACCU check recertifications along with mandatory stuff (fire safety, right to know, ect...), competencies...I think you get the point. The nurses would then be able to give their undivided attention to learning and not worry about what is going on with their patients.