holistic practices bring what’s old, like body massage, back into the mainstream of nursing.
those who are old enough to remember the original version of “mission impossible” will also remember the days when the evening shift offered back rubs to every patient. it was part of the rhythm of the unit, part of taking care of the whole person....
till i left the hospital in 1991, part of 3-11pm routine was pm care and backrub...why did some nurses stop offering that???
If she has to ask she hasn't worked as a nurse recently. I loved doing backrubs as a student when I had 3-5 patients. Nurses on the same unit hd 8-12 patients and many more responsibilities. Time is not unlimited. It's one of the main reasons I avoided medsurg like the plague as a nurse.
holistic practices bring what's old, like body massage, back into the mainstream of nursing.
those who are old enough to remember the original version of "mission impossible" will also remember the days when the evening shift offered back rubs to every patient. it was part of the rhythm of the unit, part of taking care of the whole person....
till i left the hospital in 1991, part of 3-11pm routine was pm care and backrub...why did some nurses stop offering that???
what happened to them? they went buh bye, along with the patients that were "checked in" for a rest, the 7 day post op gallbladders, and the pts that were admitted for "testing". acuity went up. today's m/s pts, were icu patients by standards of not too long ago. we have no time for this. i dont even think its appropriate, in this day and age.
what happened to them? they went buh bye, along with the patients that were "checked in" for a rest, the 7 day post op gallbladders, and the pts that were admitted for "testing". Acuity went up. Today's M/S pts, were ICU patients by standards of not too long ago. We have NO time for this. I dont even think its appropriate, in this day and age.
"Offer" a backrub.......?:uhoh21:
I am just at the tail end of orientation, did 3 months on days, now on evenings. Oh boy, evenings is sooo busy. I would love to have the time for things like back rubs. There is not even time for basics sometimes. The acuity is insane. I wish I had started a long time ago. :uhoh21:
I think we glossed over it during our one class on giving baths. And really, it was not even a "check off" skill. Where I intern the patient load for nurses is routinely 8-9, and CNA's usually have at least 13 pts. I cannot imagine them ever giving back rubs. I'm pretty sure its unheard of there.
When I worked LTC as an agency nurse(read: NO orientation. At all. "There's your med cart-tx book is on the shelf back there. You have 40 Pts. Don't call unless someone stops breathing"--no joke) they were lucky if they got the correct meds at the correct times, let alone a back rub.
Having said that, in the few times I did get to massage some edematous legs or rub lotion on a dry back, etc, those were the times I said to myself "Phew-I finally get a chance to be a real nurse"
acuity went up. today's m/s pts, were icu patients by standards of not too long ago. we have no time for this. i dont even think its appropriate, in this day and age. 
I am just at the tail end of orientation, did 3 months on days, now on evenings. Oh boy, evenings is sooo busy. I would love to have the time for things like back rubs. There is not even time for basics sometimes. The acuity is insane. I wish I had started a long time ago. :uhoh21:
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