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1. Remember when. . .

   crussell replied to KRSLPN's topic in General Nursing

   I can tell you it's definitely present in our hospital. We are a very customer service organization, so whatever the patient or the family wants, they get. We are a no smoking facility, but all the...

2. Lazy nurses

   crussell replied to Future FNP 14's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Lazy nurses are in every age group!! I can't tell you how many "new" nurses I see on their IPhone, texting, while their patients are

3. How good is your food?

   crussell replied to xoemmylouox's topic in General Nursing

   Everything at our facility is "heart healthy"- low sodium, low cholesterol, dark chocolate candy only, baked chips, etc. Nothing against that, but IMHO, you should be able to follow what diet you...

4. Katrina Five Years Later

   crussell replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Louisiana Nursing

5. What is the maximum number of patients per nurse?

   crussell replied to Info(RN)matics's topic in Medical-Surgical

   I work on an acute med/surg tele floor: 7-8 on days and nights- no

6. Nurses 6:1 Patient Care Techs 25:1 in an Acute Care Setting. Is this fair??

   crussell replied to KatieCutieRN's topic in General Nursing

   We routinely have 7-8 patients on days and nights on a busy med surg floor with telemetry. Each RN works with an LPN. The RN is responsible for am vitals, accuchecks and assessments and of course, RN...

7. Oklahoma

   crussell posted a topic in General Nursing

   Praying, once again, for all the people affected by yet another tornado in such a short period of

8. Charge nurse asking me to lie

   crussell replied to julz68's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Don't worry about your thread - it was perfectly readable. Good luck with

9. Katrina Five Years Later

   crussell replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Louisiana Nursing

   We are still asking patients how they made out in the storm, as some are still rebuilding . We now start off everyday conversations with " Before Katrina" or " this started after Katrina, so it's been...

10. Kudos to floor nurses

    crussell replied to hodgieRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thanks! Nice to be

11. question nurses at the bedside

    crussell replied to ghansen99's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I like EPIC now. You can check your work list that will tell you when tasks and meds are due and alert you to orders that are new and need to be acknowledged. I really like the note section- you can...

12. What is the maximum number of patients per nurse?

    crussell replied to Info(RN)matics's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We use the RN/LPN model of nursing - the LPN's do meds/IVPB and the RN's do all of the assessments, pushes and RN interventions for 7-8 patients - no nursing

13. EPIC

    crussell replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We use EPIC at our hospital. In the beginning, it's intimidating, but you will get comfortable with all the clicking required! Good