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  1. care of patient post code

    pk1 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    question---after a code blue has ended and the patient has expired---what do you do, (1) leave all the tubes in place, all the trash laying where it fell, code cart visible and trashed and bring the...

  2. care of patient post code

    pk1 replied to pk1's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I do believe in allowing families to be allowed to be present in a code if they wish. I am all about the patient and family. I just could not believe that a nurse would insist that the room remain...

  3. Rapid Response Team

    pk1 posted a topic in Nurse Management

    Anyone have suggestions as to the best way to get a Rapid Response Team up and running in a rual hospital with limited staff. Day shihft is not a problem. Evening and nights, where it is needed the...

  4. voice care reporting

    pk1 posted a topic in Nurse Management

    Are there any facilities using voice care reporting system, for handing off reports shift to shift on your units? If so, do you think it will meet the National Safety Goal for

  5. Visiting Hours

    pk1 replied to NURSJADED's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I have worked it both ways. Scheduled visiting hours-they come in by the herds and don't want to leave. Our ICU now has open visiting hours, but they also have a lock on the door, so when there are...

  6. please help us help night shift!

    pk1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Need ideas that would make night shift staff happy. Already do self scheduling, with changes ongoing between them as they desire, already have increased staffing numbers on nights, have staff meeting...

  7. please help us help night shift!

    pk1 replied to pk1's topic in General Nursing

    Please keep the ideas coming. This is really helpful. Really good idea on inservices. Also, how do you get people to pass on information, not report? We have a write on board in the break room,...

  8. voice care reporting

    pk1 replied to pk1's topic in Nurse Management

    Voice care is a program that can be purchased for recording reports and or messages. It is tied into the phone system.Each nurse is assigned a number and use a password to record or listen to the...

  9. Admission/Discharge nurse

    pk1 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Does anyone utilize an Adm./Discharge nurse during the peak hours that adm./discharges occur? We stay on diversion alot, and were trying to think of a way we can speed up these processes. Possibly...

  10. Admission/Discharge nurse

    pk1 replied to pk1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You are lucky to have others who willingly help, from other units. I saw that more years ago, but less often these days. Everything is so

  11. Admission/Discharge nurse

    pk1 replied to pk1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Lori, where are you located? I'm in rural Virginia, in a small hospital also. Our unit is telemetry with 24 private rooms. We have a discharge planner that helps coordinate home care needs and...

  12. Admission/Discharge nurse

    pk1 replied to pk1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I like the sound of a pharmacist on the floor. How many beds do you have on your

  13. Admission/Discharge nurse

    pk1 replied to pk1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Good point! Our Charge nurse picks up the slack and helps as much as she can with the admits and discharges, but its working her to death. Plus, there are too many people doing parts, easy to miss...

  14. Admission/Discharge nurse

    pk1 replied to pk1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    What two shifts is there an admission nurse present? What are their duties exactly? Is there a written job description for them? Do they recieve, complete interview, discharge planning, care paln,...

  15. Admission/Discharge nurse

    pk1 replied to pk1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Tell me about your team. Who and how many, does it consist of? How many patients does your team care for? And who is responsibable for

  16. What shifts are nurses working?

    pk1 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    What shifts are nurses at your hospital working? 4-8-12 hour? 7a-7p, 7p-7a, 8a-4p, 7a-3p. 11p-7a. We are thinking of going to all 12 hour shifts and do away with all others. Anybody doing

  17. Verification of NG tube placement

    pk1 replied to Bwick's topic in Medical-Surgical

    This may a little late for you, but, our hospital just redid our policy also. We changed ours to auscultation, aspiration and check the pH of the gastric content. If really in doubt, x-ray. We...

  18. What do you do with critical lab values when they are called from the lab dept?

    pk1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Looking for what other hospitals are doing when the lab calls with a critical lab value. After you read back the value, then what? Where do you document what you did with it? Do you call the doctor...

  19. What do you do with critical lab values when they are called from the lab dept?

    pk1 replied to pk1's topic in General Nursing

    I do appreciate all of the replies. Each one has given me something to think about and consider. Ideas are starting to

  20. Want to leave bedside nursing; any ideas?

    pk1 replied to Stitchie's topic in Nursing Career

    In our area, staff get FMLA for everything. We are very small, and everybody knows everybody. Docs just can't say no when they are requested. Have to play it by the book, but slowly weeding out the...

  21. Want to leave bedside nursing; any ideas?

    pk1 replied to Stitchie's topic in Nursing Career

    Don't get me wrong. I have even used a FMLA once before when my father was dying. But we have people in our institution that call out at least once a week or when the weather is bad, and when their...

  22. Want to leave bedside nursing; any ideas?

    pk1 replied to Stitchie's topic in Nursing Career

    Best of luck with yor new family. Butttttttttttt, on the other hand, remember that while you are out with them, regarless of how long or for what reason, your coworkers are working short handed....