Nursingschoolzombie

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1. Baths!

   Nursingschoolzombie replied to Nursingschoolzombie's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

   The charge nurse stopped me from bathing a bedbound pt twice b/c they had one the previous day, and said it over-dries skin in older pts w/ thin skin, yet when the night PCA complains, I get in...

2. Baths!

   Nursingschoolzombie replied to Nursingschoolzombie's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

   Also, the hospital allows you to transfer to another unit after 6 months, and I really want to, but feel obligated to stay. I've floated to other units, and I liked them much better, and even got...

3. Baths!

   Nursingschoolzombie posted a topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

   I've been off of orientation for a few months now as a PCA in an acute care unit. I usually have 9-12 patients. We have a pretty heavy workload, including bladder scans, ekgs, blood draws, etc. We...