tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652098218166206377.post-20750799787958772552008-04-07T15:04:00.000-07:002008-04-07T15:04:00.000-07:00Its not a lost art. How to change a bed and keep a patient clean and happy is the first thing we learned as a new nursing student. All we hear is culturally competent care, and patient satisfaction and such. We get nailed if we don't have everything perfect looking, IV tubing labeled with not only whats in it, but also when it was hung and when it needs to be changed. I can't hang a bag of fluid w/o relabeling everything and changing all the tubing. I was once scolded for not getting my patient a cool rang when he complained that his head hurt. <BR/><BR/>You are so right, we need to think of our patients in terms of how we want to be cared for. Damn nursing shortage makes that kind of care near impossible some days. I agree with a great blogger "my goal is to do something extra special for at least one patient a shift".artillerywifecqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07993829987747165967noreply@blogger.com