Wow, that must have been a just-divorced, bitter, bored, overzealous JC inspector. Well I guess it goes back to your comment, "Not that we all don't do it." Good patient care comes first - before...
Thanks. I'm really interested in spurring discussion of the larger issue here as well - the trend (in my view) especially in the hospital setting toward following orders rather than carrying out the...
If so, RNs should be able to give that order within the RN scope - without MD approval. This is not how its being implemented in my example. Again, there are many more examples out
Interesting - I never heard that one before. We do keep flushes locked in med carts rather than sitting out unattended, but carrying has not been discouraged for us. You sure that's JC and not your...
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Solids of certain colors are required in our hospital for each role, so prints are out for me. However, I do agree that there needs to be some companies doing a lot mroe market research for male...
It's important for all of us to stay alert to the fact the confused patients can be capable of anything - and watch our position. I'm sure none of us had violent patients pictured in our minds when we...
I have serious concern about how willing RNs are in the hospital to shrink their scope of practice and be relegated more and more to merely following MD orders. Case in point: our hospital recently...
I don't like stuffed pockets, personally - but I DO like having what I need ON ME when I need it. I use what I like to call my "stealth" toolbelt - because you can't tell I'm wearing it when I'm...
I use this ulility belt every shift to carry EXACTLY what I need - all hidden nicely under the hem of my scrub top. No big bulge of a pack or apron. Patients notice how organized I am compared to...