• TheLordHumungus@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    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.

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      1 year ago

      Our processes are bad, much better to harm the occasional patient. Thank god you’re not my nurse

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          1 year ago

          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.

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            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.