"According to one Institute of Medicine study, nurses on medical and surgical units spend just 1.7 hours in a 12-hour shift on direct patient care. The rest of it? Filling out forms, chasing down supplies, collecting information — much of it redundant."
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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Yep.
One of the reasons I quit working the floor. Leaves a gaping hole where "professional satisfaction" ought to exist...
It's disturbing that when I graduate, I'll be thrown into a system that is broken and barely surviving.
I suppose it's good to see changes happening, but it's never enough.
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