tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652098218166206377.post-58277528031083169802008-04-12T09:19:00.000-07:002008-04-12T09:19:00.000-07:00I want to say bless you for labeling the IV lines, I consistently hear nurses say that they don't have time to label lines, double check insulin and narcotics, and other little things that when I worked on the floor was just how it was done. The worst part is how we allow ourselves to feel powerless about this because management or staffing ratios or the acuity of our patients is such that we have to spend the shift just being happy to keep our heads above water and not kill anyone. There are hospitals where the staff nurses have taken the power to dictate the terms of their job - and these aren't necessarily magnet or union hospitals.Do No (More) Harmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15038940642850501195noreply@blogger.com