tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post6780081520563426406..comments2024-01-10T09:56:49.324-05:00Comments on Respiratory Therapy Cave: New policy enacted to make RTs perfectRick Freahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01132949384071592216noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post-72490277895662693842008-05-06T08:49:00.000-04:002008-05-06T08:49:00.000-04:00No, this came out right. And your shock at how st...No, this came out right. And your shock at how stupid this sounds is exactly why the morale in our department is right now. <BR/><BR/>However, I think the administration is well intentioned, and somewhere in the process there was a lack of communication. In my next post I'll explain.Rick Freahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132949384071592216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post-27908997953041995382008-05-05T22:29:00.000-04:002008-05-05T22:29:00.000-04:00I'm kinda stunned. I'm not an RT, but isn't there ...I'm kinda stunned. I'm not an RT, but isn't there any common sense applied in hospital administration?I would rather have an RT that is attending to someone SOB than one who is treating everyone equal so they don't get a note. <BR/>That probably didn't come out right... but hopefully you know what I meant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post-20888560578849513932008-05-05T10:35:00.000-04:002008-05-05T10:35:00.000-04:00It wasn't really put in writing like this, so I di...It wasn't really put in writing like this, so I did it for them. This is honest to God what's going on in our department right now. <BR/><BR/>I'm just curious to know if this is a national trend, or if it's just us.Rick Freahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132949384071592216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post-32793248213444235292008-05-05T09:50:00.000-04:002008-05-05T09:50:00.000-04:00I am an RT boss (canada) and I was sure this was a...I am an RT boss (canada) and I was sure this was a joke!! RT's should document but they should spend most of their time with patients not paper. This seems bizzare to meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post-30535256926758920362008-05-04T20:40:00.000-04:002008-05-04T20:40:00.000-04:00The RT bosses here have been cracking down, too. W...The RT bosses here have been cracking down, too. We have a policy where all missed treatments...<I>every single one</I>... must be logged in the computer, on a tracking form, and by calling the charge RT. We're being asked to document more and more, we're working more with fewer RTs, and the bosses just keep raining more demands down on our heads and then wondering why morale is lower than a snake's belly in death valley.<BR/><BR/>It didn't used to be like this. What happened to RT world?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com