The ONE thing that will make your nursing life easier

[forumjunkie]

Hi everyone,

This is a broad question to all of us:

What is that ONE thing that will make your nursing life easier?

This could mean many things like:

- Is there something you wish you discovered earlier in your career that would have made nursing easier?

- Is there something you wish existed that will make nursing easier?

- Is there something that you'd like to eliminate? eg. pain points

[vinceyuu]

Custom orthotics for my feet.

Hi, there, an Irish nurse ! I would like to talk to you about Irish nursing and Australian one either.

Could you send me txt or message to me ? Please ! My facebook account is Vince Seungbin You.

All the best !

[Dacatster, ADN]

I work peds in a small community hospital. I wish I wasnt alone

[Lev, MSN, RN, NP]

My dream world: A pause buttom

Reality wants: Aides who actually aide you

Lunch relief staffed on each shift

[kp1987]

No call bells hahaha

[0.adamantite]

Staffing to acuity. So higher acuity = more nurses.

[SororAKS, ADN, RN]

Adequate nursing and support staffing on all shifts, all the time.

[smartassmommy]

A standing order for ativan.

For you or the patients?

[CryssyD]

A remote control for humans--demanding family members, whining patients, screaming infants, and obnoxious doctors--with a mute button and the ability to render people instantly unconscious.

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

Reasonable mandated nurse to patient ratios.

[SN2014]

Mandated ratios!

And... a physician on-site at night... I work at a smaller hospital (only 6 bed ICU) with a 30 bed med/surg/tele floor.. and the only doctor in the building is in the ED. It would be nice to have a MD, or even a NP or PA-C that works between the MS/ICU floor at night. Quicker orders... not having to explain everything over the phone....

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

No computer charting!!

[A&Ox6, MSN, RN]

Adequate healthcare. Dare I suggest at least as good as the Medicaid patients?