sleepingquietly

sleepingquietly has 10 years experience and specializes in ED, Acute Care, LTACH, UR/CM.

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1. In and Out Privileges

   sleepingquietly replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

   I recently resigned from a 500+ bed academic center, and we encountered those very same patient populations, with similar LOS due to behavioral issues. The solution at this particular facility was to...

2. Need the real truth. Are all EDs like this?

   sleepingquietly replied to JR81's topic in Emergency

   I have recently moved to Utah, but have worked in several EDs in southern CA, from large to small. What you describe is a typical shift, except some don't have techs at all. I do miss the ratios in...

3. Patient ratio/assignment, acuity and holdings

   sleepingquietly replied to anursedad's topic in Emergency

   Clarification: Assigned 4 beds, but only 2 monitored when circumstances

4. Patient ratio/assignment, acuity and holdings

   sleepingquietly replied to anursedad's topic in Emergency

   Here in Cali, we have a set ratio of 1:4, no exceptions. Some EDs I have worked in will make an attempt to assign the nurses only 2 monitored beds, when that can be reasonably