What changes would you like to see in the hospital from a RN view. (i.e. scheduled breaks,new report process)?
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I think scheduled breaks are a must. I schedule all of the cna and licensed nurse breaks.\nOur report used to be sitting around a table and hearing noc shift tell us whats going on, now we doing report while doing walking rounds.\nI have things set up just the way I like them on my unit.
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Registered Nurse here; That would be a great big YES! providing there are no complications.  In fact many go back to regular activities the very next day.  Some the same day, which is discouraged, should not be done, and please don't be one that does. Follow your instructions to the letter after the procedure and you'll be fine.  Thanks for the opportunity to answer your question.
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RN\n\nwww.bls.gov\n\nhttp://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm
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being a nurse in an istitution (u know, a mental home!!!)
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I would go to a modern hospital, and ask.  When you don't know something, ask people who work in that feild.
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You do so much during a day its hard to be so specific but I guess the main jobs of nursing are: assessing patients administering medication, observing changes and reporting these to appropriate people. Arranging discharges, ensuring all needs (including social) are met. Explaining procedures to patients and relatives, providing support, and comfort. As well as managing juniour staff, doing rotas, chasing up meals (as our kitchens seem incapable of sending the right ones!!) Lots and lots of paper work and a few meetings thrown in for good measure!! I am a nurse and would be happy to help if you need more info.
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I worked for an administrator and she made TONS of money. However, the nurses have more control over the immediate care of the patients. Unfortunately, they are overworked so the care may not be as good as they would like it to be.
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No offense, but I think that nurses need to see.  There are unfortunately some things you won't be able to do like be a nurse, or a firefighter, or a bus driver...
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to re establish or re organize something....\n\nfor example: (I am a nurse)\n\na patient in the hospital has orders for a regular meal 3 times a day.  The day before surgery the doctor puts that order on hold.   The day after surgery the doctor reinstitutes the order for regualr meals 3 times a day!   \n\nHows that??
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call a hospital and speak to nurses.
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Screen and train physicians/nurses and medical staff better. There is some excellent medical care "out there" and there certainly is shoddy "medical care".  I know which one I want--and I know which one I want eliminated so that it doesn't hurt the sick!
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Ask your surgeon...or a RN at the facility where the surgery was done. \n\nThey should have given you a list of 'to-do's' and 'not-to-do's' on your discharge papers.  Have you looked at them.  This is standard policy to provide you with this...any way if you lost those papers, phone them Monday and ask them...they'll be happy to tell you.  Each person is different and they know your history...and know exactly what you had done...so their advice would be the best. This is one time you DON'T want advice from friends, or on a board like this.
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When I worked in a medical clinic in the medical records department this is what I could gather about an audit....They looked to see if dictation and lab work were in the appropriate places, if names of patient matched with the labs and paperwork inside. Filing of charts in correct place. Things along that nature.  Usually had a nurse or doctor on committee. It would just be a way to make sure charts and information were correct.
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Maybe you could read messages from family and friends to some of the patients. Also it might be fun to interview some of the staff. One tip for a boring guest is to get them off topic. Ask the accountant about the cafeteria food or ask the janitor what's new in the gift shop. If there's a pediatric department, bring in little kids and ask them to sing.
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Up until very recently, I was the head cook for an upscale facility that did hospital, cafeteria and restaurant cooking based on medical needs and mood of the individual resident.  It was a very rewarding job and I loved taking the time to visit with our residents.  When I'm done with my own medical treatments, I plan on returning, too!\n\n~Morg~
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when I got to work this morning a co-worker who is a constant drama queen re-quested the week between christmas and new years off ( so she didn have to work it at all. our nursing fdept is small so usually we split the holidays up evenly. I worke thanks giving another works christmas the third would cover new years. but now I get to cover new yesrs EVE and day when I should have had it off . she does shit like this all the time and Ive had enough of it.