Other ER nurses in the blogosphere, like ER Nursey and Girlvet, are complaining about their censuses being low and nurses being either laid off or forced to take vacation time.
I know why. BECAUSE ALL THEIR PATIENTS ARE AT MY HOSPITAL!!!
We are packed to the rafters most days, including weekends, which used to be slow. We're doubling up beds. We're holding up to 30 patients in the ED, waiting for beds upstairs. The ambulances do not stop coming in. We're signing protests of assignment forms every day--I mean, how is it possible that each area has one to two ICU patients and possibly two telemetry patients all waiting for (nonexistent) beds upstairs? And that's in addition to the SIX other patients they might have. We're working short most days. Night shift is begging people to come in so they at least get a dinner break. Six new nurses just started orienting, but they won't be on their own for another couple months or so. I've been precepting one woman, who thank goodness is an experienced nurse (just not experienced in the ED, or with the kind of patient load we have), so I can help other people out, but more often than not, I have to help her get out of the weeds when she gets behind. Transporters? HAH! And most of the patients are actually sick.
So all you RNs with nothing to do? COME ON OVER, I've got work for you!
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We are sooooo slow that I'm seriously worried about the powers that be closing up the hospital altogether. How does a census of 8 out of 42 beds sounds for a GOOD week? I've worked three days this week, and gone home early 2 of those days. Thank God for Key West, if you don't mind the 50 mile drive in each direction. I'm even pondering switching back to the ER because it's the only place that's even moderately busy.
But seriously, with both Papi and I working in this place, we're really starting to worry if we can stay if things keep up like this.
It is really weird. My wife is a nurse in a local hospital, and they are slow and actually laying people off I on the other hand work at a level 1 trauma center approx 90 miles away, and we are filled to the rafters.
Hot damn....HOURS!
Let me know where and when.....
Do you have room for a good internal transporter too? I do ER transport in a Level I Trauma center...I moved 64 patients in 4 hours the other day (to CT, etc). I know most transporters suck (immature kids), but some of us bust our asses!
We have low census too---SUCK TO BE YOU HAHAHAHHHH!H!H!H!H!H!HHASHAHH!h!h
And to think it's not even flu season yet.
Don't hit me;)
hmmm slow? not in my neck of the woods either.We do have two seasons though...busy and drowning.Flu season approacheth amd I am bracing for it.
Yvonne ED RN
Bah, I triaged last night, we were definitely NOT slow. We've had 3 or 4 slow nights this month (about 4x our reg amts of slow nights at least). I think some of our units are low census, but we're still holding good old sub and tele on a regular basis.
Meghan
ER RN in SoCal
Let me guess. Administration is not paying for any agency RN's.
I just thought I'd stop by and mention that I got to go home early the other day because we were FOUR NURSES OVERSTAFFED. [runs away].
Nurse K:
Grrrrrrrrr. You better run.
GAH!
xoxo
GGRN
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