We had a bomb threat the other day and it got me thinking. What would I do if I knew, or the threat was ,that it would go off in , say, thirty minutes? With a fire, you pretty much know what you can...
georgia nurse replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing
NRS KAREN-I WAS STARTLED BY THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE BLOOD INCIDENT. SUSPENSION FOR THE ONE NURSE? IS THIS A COMMON OCCURENCE FOR MISTAKES OR WAS THIS ONE JUST DEEMED SO "SENTINEL" AS THEY
I was in a "team building task force" meeting this week with staff nurses and a couple of administrators. At one point, they asked our thoughts on instituting mandatory call (Med- Surg. Unit) There...
georgia nurse replied to georgianurses's topic in General Nursing
In Lawrenceville,Ga., our ratio is about the same as yours and we are working ourselves to death. I am astounded when I hear about the ratios that are far worse than ours-how in the world do they do...