So you don’t want anyone getting their meds. Where I worked you already had to double check insulin with another nurse as it was considered high risk. It slowed the process down to a crawl sometimes when trying to find another nurse during the busy hours.
This one is more of a shortage because all support staff got fired and duties lumped on nurses without increasing staff levels. Add back 4 medical/nursing assistants per floor and there’s not a shortage anymore, because nurses aren’t making beds, doing vitals checks, and grabbing water anymore.
So you don’t want anyone getting their meds. Where I worked you already had to double check insulin with another nurse as it was considered high risk. It slowed the process down to a crawl sometimes when trying to find another nurse during the busy hours.
Sounds like your work should staff more nurses then
Our processes are bad, much better to harm the occasional patient. Thank god you’re not my nurse
Ok where are they? There aren’t any hence the shortage…
There’s not a nurse shortage.
There’s a nurse shortage at the current wages and working conditions.
And the fix shouldn’t be to put patients at risk.
I agree there
This one is more of a shortage because all support staff got fired and duties lumped on nurses without increasing staff levels. Add back 4 medical/nursing assistants per floor and there’s not a shortage anymore, because nurses aren’t making beds, doing vitals checks, and grabbing water anymore.
Sounds like the hospital should be employing more people then. So long as they pay a fair wage it shouldn’t be a problem