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For any of you out there who abstract from the paper chart, how much time do you average per chart? We are a 300 bed facility and do 100% of SCIP, AMI, PN, CAC and HF. It seems that with the continual addition of measures to each of the measure sets ...

BTW, at my facility, this is done through the Risk Manager.

Device failures (such as the AICD) should be reported to the FDA. The hospital is required to report these. The FDA keeps statistics on this for possible device recalls.

Yes, I am a little worried about the OPPS as we have no idea what the volume will be and it looks like I will be abstracting those as well. At this time, the corporation that owns our facility does not allow sampling, even though our numbers would al...

PDSA is Plan - Do - Study - Act and is a method of rapid cycle improvement. Check out info from IHI http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/Improvement/ImprovementMethods/HowToImprove/testingchanges.htm for more information.

I am in an MBA - Healthcare Emphasis program and my CNO is trying to convince me to switch to MS nursing. I started with an ADN and went into an RN to MS bridge program where some master's level nursing classes are taken instead of BS - such as nurs...

If you are open to relocating, these exist all over the country. The University that I attend also offers one... I will post the link here http://www.twu.edu/nursing/programs/rn_ms/index.htm Good luck!

I have a new position in the hospital that I have been at for a year - having recently been promoted to coordinator for my unit. By the way, I have been an RN for 14 years. I love this position and the people I work with. I have one dilemma though......

I have to admit, this is one of the biggest things that bothers me! I am 40 now, I am in an RN to MS program for FNP. I work full-time and go to school "almost" full-time. At the rate I am going, I will be 43 or 44 by the time that I finish. Lately, ...

I am in such a program at TWU - Texas Woman's University. Here is the link for the RN (ADN) to MS program, which includes the NP programs. http://www.twu.edu/nursing/programs/rn_ms/index.htm

I have a question for those of you out there who work on a Tele, PCU or IMCU unit that uses remote telemetry monitoring. I am trying to find out what your facility standards are for the telemetry tech as far as what is the max. # of patients that the...

Any of you out there who work on a Tele, PCU or IMCU unit that uses remote telemetry monitoring... I am trying to find out what your facility standards are for the telemetry tech as far as what is the max. # of patients that they can monitor before a...

What did you do in the event that one called in sick and a replacement couldn't be found? Did you use a nurse from the unit or did they just use one tech?

Actually, our monitor or tele techs are trained in a two day basic EKG class and then go back for another one day advanced class that focuses on blocks, lethal rhythms, etc. Usually these people have a background as EMT / paramedic or have done this ...

Gosh... I am so sorry about your job. I am surprised though because I just went to their site last night and based on some of the threads that I had read here, the job they had posted sounded like the disease management. I am also disappointed becau...

I see the posts from March from a couple of you that are training for or just going in to telenursing in the disease management field. Are you still liking it? I am looking in to this field - currently working as a Coordinator for a step down unit an...

Our hospital did the same thing. Hospital Week this week, but no mention of Nurses Week last week. Nothing. I know you all think they are just "token" thank you's, but imagine NO acknowledgment - NOTHING!

Our ratio is 4:1 on our step-down (Intermediate Care). Our nurses take Reopro and Integrilin drips with post stent placements as well as low dose Dopamine, Cardizem, Nitro drips. They pull sheaths and 10 of our beds have bedside monitoring for art li...

I have been in management for a little over a year and am finding the posts in this thread very helpful. I have to admit, I am beginning to wonder what I have gotten myself in to?! I love this role - but the divisiveness between staff and administrat...

It was about the nursing shortage. Very GOOD article. One of the points that I thought was the most interesting was that the article pointed out that there are MORE nurses (qualified) NOT practicing than there are physicians in this country that ARE ...

I have worked in areas like that too. It is really hard and makes things more difficult when you are trying your best to learn everything. I have been a nurse for almost 14 years and I always let the new interns know that I am there to help them and...

I live north of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex and it is a really nice place to live. We have two hospitals in Denton (small city north of me) another in Lewisville which is just south of Denton, but still north of the DFW metroplex. The hospital th...

Does readers digest post their stories online? I will have to check their site out. I haven't read those. Along the same lines is another thread at https://allnurses.com/t45726.html I will post below some really good info about the nursing shortage t...

macox I just sent you a PM! I am an RN and wanting information about your hospital where you work in Olympia! Thanks! Anne

Nurses in their 60's?? I am 38 and I am wondering how long I can do this... and it not just the physical aspect, but the mental and physical combined. To many patients, too much to do and not enough time!! When you say "hire more nurses" are you sugg...