typical

typical

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  1. Standardized Code Environments

    typical posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello There, I've noticed of late that my current hospital doesn't have a standard operating procedure for where the code cart goes and who has access to it during a code. Instead, I notice during...

  2. The every year Snow thread

    typical replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I spent 4 hours getting home the night CT got a blizzard the week of halloween in 2011 and knocked out power to half the state for 10 days. My car got stuck 4 times, and I had to reroute numerous...

  3. Standardized Code Environments

    typical replied to typical's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much! That seems like the right thing to do from an infection control standpoint. We recently had a whole debacle around supply drawers in patient rooms....the end result was that the...

  4. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    typical replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've been to certain hospitals where the nurses leave a tape recorded report, other places where they leave a note on the kardex....all in lieu of verbal nurse to nurse report. I wasn't a fan of...

  5. Standardized Code Environments

    typical replied to typical's topic in General Nursing

    Do you know if they turn over ALL of the stock inside the drawers

  6. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    typical replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    My current hospital is beginning to implement standardized report format. We're definitely getting push back from ER because our standardized format is essentially a head to toe. I have trouble...

  7. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    typical replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work at a large teaching hospital in the northeast who did not give report for patients being admitted from the ER. You only got report if the patient was being admitted to a step down or...