I work in a 26 bed Pediatric ICU..I am curious to know the patient ratio of other units. We are primarily one to one or one to two patients. Thanks, Becca ...
the unit where i work is 19 beds of mixed level care. the number of patients assigned to a nurse varies with acuity. acute care (floor level) is 4-5/nurse....
blondeoverboard@...
May 1, 2006 12:42 pm
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I'm setting up a series of educational inservices on a variety of topics and could use some suggestions. We've already covered ICP management, Vasospasm &...
blondeoverboard@...
May 1, 2006 6:34 pm
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Here are some topics I'm asked about frequently: 1. Early recognition of impending doom. Especially neuro and cardiovascular: coning (herniation), septic...
1. What to do when you pt dies/is about to die (organ donor info etc). 2. Assessment and documentation tips/wording 3. Tips/tricks/shortcuts for using the...
we tried an anonymous survey during a recent skills review day. they all came back blank. apparently everyone already knows everything :o) thanks for the...
blondeoverboard@...
May 1, 2006 8:00 pm
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Inservices definitely need to cover items not normally seen in your unit. In school, we barely covered central lines, swans, and art lines (pretty much...
Come on people this is suppose to be a source to help each other. Especially you educators out there that are offering suggestion when you know you have...
ed2030@...
May 1, 2006 11:01 pm
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my request stems from a verbal beating i took from a physician because information was not properly communicated between nurses during report... which is...
blondeoverboard@...
May 1, 2006 11:16 pm
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send! send! send! any and all topics! ... From: ed2030@... To: nursebob@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, 1 May 2006 19:00:22 -0400 Subject: Re: educational...
blondeoverboard@...
May 1, 2006 11:26 pm
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Blonde, Please review my presentation i sent you and feel comfortable putting your name on it. I CREATED IT and am giving you 100% rights to use it with your...
ed2030@...
May 2, 2006 12:13 am
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I am a nurse that no longer works at the bedside, but I do teach and would be very happy to have any of the information you are all sharing about in-services. ...
Terry Dover
trdover@...
May 2, 2006 12:35 am
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Please......Physicians don't have the market cornered on education. For him to say that we lack knowledge because we educate each other is beyond...
in this case... he was 100% correct. his patient has been passed for 2 days from ignorant nurse to ignorant nurse. because of nursing failure at day 9.. peak...
blondeoverboard@...
May 2, 2006 1:29 am
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for further clarification: undereducated is my chosen word to describe the nurses involved in this incident...not the physicians. when i am daily faced with...
blondeoverboard@...
May 2, 2006 4:45 am
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Let me in on this education swap. I am new to critical care. I'm the new Director of Cardiovascular Services and part of my new role is making sure the...
sounds like a great idea. what steps are involved in your program? ... From: Peggy Hatley <peggy_hatley@...> To: nursebob@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, 2...
blondeoverboard@...
May 2, 2006 2:54 pm
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Steps: 1) Investigate resources 2) Establish committee of nurses who will design and implement 3) Establish a budget 4) Get administrative buy-in 5) Go for it!...
Hi Peggy. That sounds like an excellent program. Please keep us up to date on your progress. I know I would love more details as I've been thinking of ...
I guess I am a little late on this discussion, but I guess some vital information was not passed along which resulted in the death of a patient? For those of...
Hi all. For the centers that do a lot of AAA repairs, I have a couple of questions: 1. do you find the patients are confused, restless, and agitated following...
Hi ed2030, Since this is a Yahoo group, there is a place on the group's homepage to post files. Perhaps, with approval from nursebob, we can have people...
Terri, Thank you very much. I am sure your offer will not fall on deaf ears. ... From: Terry Dover <trdover@...> Date: Monday, May 1, 2006 8:34 pm ...
ed2030@...
May 2, 2006 6:25 pm
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Peg, We currently have a similar program at my facility and it works great. The concept is to build a solid foundation for the future leaders of nursing. It is...
ed2030@...
May 2, 2006 7:28 pm
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lori, If Nurse bob for legal reasons does not want to allow information posted to the home page. I would be happy to act as a temporary library until we can...
ed2030@...
May 2, 2006 7:36 pm
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it's been my experience that license rarely matters. i've seen 1st year LVN's i trust implicitly and CCRN's that shouldn't be allowed to touch corpses. It's...
blondeoverboard@...
May 2, 2006 7:36 pm
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The question is not licensing, the question is training level. blondeoverboard@... wrote: it's been my experience that license rarely matters. i've seen...
It's been my experience that educational level doesn't have nearly as much to do with anything as much as engagement and level of interest. But the question...
gwrn22@...
May 3, 2006 12:23 am
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Dear Peggy, You are a wonderful Person! Peggy Hatley <peggy_hatley@...> wrote: Let me in on this education swap. I am new to critical care. I'm the new...
I am the Critical Care Educator in my facility and one of the issues that I was faced with taking on this role was to determine where everyone's educational...
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