bayoulady

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1. Unsafe call house

   bayoulady replied to bayoulady's topic in General Nursing

   It is a requirement that we be within 20 minutes of the hospital. And, we live in a VERY rural area. Less than 12,000 people in a county bigger than the state of Deleware. They have offered on-call...

2. On-call in the OR

   bayoulady replied to lozstar's topic in Operating Room

   Very same situation with our OR. Same number of circulators. Same OB RN's. Blah, blah, blah. Maybe time to go to some other area of nursing for me. The problem for the CEO and Managers will be...

3. On-call in the OR

   bayoulady replied to lozstar's topic in Operating Room

   Our call is very similar. It is ridiculous that they let surgeons put on a "scheduled" case late on a Friday or a Saturday with the on-call team. We have already worked our 40+ hour week and are...

4. When did you last see a nurse wearing the old school garb?

   bayoulady replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

   We have one older nurse that wears her hat occasionally. Only the hat, regular scrubs otherwise. She is very

5. Unsafe call house

   bayoulady posted a topic in General Nursing

   I need some advice. The hospital where I work is in a small, rural area. They provide a call house for on-call staff (i.e, surgery and other staff) to stay in due to the distance most people live...