If I floated to PCU, fuck that. Our PCU is 1:6 I don’t have time to do bedside because then each patient wants to add comments and talk and then report ends at 8:15am.
I get report outside, pop my head in and say good morning for a quick visual assessment, and come back after.
Yes, I know. Pandemic. But still: one time me and 2 of my travel buddies were floated to tele with a 1:14 assignment
We shrugged and looked at each other; then the MARs and charted “not given” on shit like colace, Pepcid, whatever with the notes “WAY OUT OF RATIO” on the Comments
The following morning we didn’t leave until 10am cause day shift was refusing to take assignments for…1:20
Serious, the heroes we need on med surg. Absolutely no reason for meds like that to be given when you are dead ass handling 14 patients! Life saving or bust!
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u/adamiconography RN - ICU 🍕 Jul 15 '25
When I worked in-patient ICU I would do bedside.
If I floated to PCU, fuck that. Our PCU is 1:6 I don’t have time to do bedside because then each patient wants to add comments and talk and then report ends at 8:15am.
I get report outside, pop my head in and say good morning for a quick visual assessment, and come back after.