We've been having a few discussions at work about assorted stuff. Here are some of the goodies.
1. The dreaded triple A (abdominal aortic aneurysm). One of our patients has one and since his/her H&H has been up and down lately, we were crossing fingers once they went for scanning to see if it was leaking. Thankfully, it was not.
If one blows at our Hotel, just call us "Hotel California", 'cause you won't be checking out!
2. The CABG x 4. I know it's not Red Dress month anymore, but if you're female, please realize, heart disease is THE number one killer of women. Not that we don't like fighting breast cancer, but when they say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, start with the Quarter Pounder.
3. People messing with patient acuity and staffing. I consider myself very lucky to work in an area with mandated staffing ratios. When I talk to other people who don't have that luxury, I realize that I am a very happy nurse compared to my previous days before that happened. Very rarely do I feel that I don't have enough time with patients. That is a very important aspect of nursing today.
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You're not kidding. My unit is supposed to have staffing ratios, but they're becoming increasingly hypothetical as the hiring freeze goes on and people quit out of ire and/or exhaustion. It would be heaven to feel I had enough time to take care of all my patients.
I hear you. The bigwigs won't either unless you show them on a balance sheet that having staff affects outcomes...and costs.
There are studies that show this, but not nearly enough to get it through some block heads.
If only nurses really ran most of the hospitals...
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