You must stand up and defend yourself against these doctors and the best way is to team up with other nurses at your hospital. A group of nurses voices will have more effect then just one. At our...
Kymbearlee replied to caringRN's topic in Orthopedic
On our ortho unit our ratio is 8:1. We normally have 12:1 nurse ratio on 11-7shift. I have been on this unit for almost 7 years. I love it but as you can understand the ratio is killing all of...
Kymbearlee replied to Mary MSN RN's topic in MICU, SICU
Lindamarie76, you and your colleague need to go back to reality on a Med Surg floor. If you think they don't know how to use a doppler, you are severally mistaken. You and your colleague give a bad...
Kymbearlee replied to Mary MSN RN's topic in MICU, SICU
Guero, Just wanted you to know that there should be more than one person at a code. Dopplers are used: to confirm pulse with CPR and used to stay on pulse when CPR is paused to check for pulse. I...
Kymbearlee replied to Mary MSN RN's topic in MICU, SICU
I am part of the overall code/trauma team at my hospital and we use dopplers enough during for our codes that they would be beneficial. I agree that there has been enough events were the doppler was...