Re: Working the floor

[Michelle Witges]

I have never heard of this.  I am from Illinois and the DON/ADON/RNAC have always counted for coverage.  We usually have a RN that works charge but occasionally we have to serve as the RN coverage with a LPN working as charge and have never had a problem with it. Michelle ----- Original Message ----- From: Brenda Wilson To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 11:47 AM Subject: RE: Working the floor   Not sure if it is just Ohio but we received a site for RN hour coverage-not over 24 hrs. but per shift. We were told if a nurse's designation is not direct care (MDS, DON, etc.), the only time they can be counted is the actual "hands on" time they provide, i.e. time it takes to start the IV or change the dressing, and it must have specific documentation to prove it. Doesn't matter if they are in the building the full 8-12 hours, if they only had hands on for the 20 minutes for the IV, that is all that counts toward your required RN coverage.                                                                                           Bren -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 9:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Working the floor A lot of us are RNs and the administrator is trying to get the most bang for his nursing buck by having the RNAC do floor, start IVs, do call, do supervision, special projects , etc. It's an unfortunate side effect of the financial healthcare climate.