Following a three-day hearing in June, a nursing panel has provided 141 recommendations to improve working conditions in the medical/surgical units at the 70-year-old hospital.
The panel agreed with the ONA and recommended that the RN float resource pool be dissolved and that the hospital reallocate the four full-time RN positions to the inpatient unit.The IAC also says the hospital should add an additional registered nurse to the night shift seven days a week, the team leader’s role should be extended to seven days a week, 12 hours a day and the ward clerk’s coverage should be expanded to 16 hours per day on weekdays.
ONA president Erin Ariss says the report reflects a need for “focused attention” in the medical/surgical units at the hospital, which will mark its 70th anniversary later this month. “Bat removal should not be an expectation of registered nurses,” the panel stated. “Nursing responsibilities should include securing the area where the bat was seen and conduct patient assessments to ensure they have not been exposed to the bat and offer reassurance. Security and maintenance staff must be notified immediately and assume the responsibility for bat and bat droppings removal.”
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