More Work Woes

It was chaos. We have gone paperless at work and the class to teach us the new system sucked. We didn't know that until we got to actually use the new system. It is nothing like the "playground" we trained on. The general stress level at work is high, bordering on the same level of insanity as when we opened the hospital. Why can't they leave us alone and stop forcing new technology on us?

We do have tech support hanging around, which is a good thing. Otherwise, we would just quit our jobs and run from the building. But, they are not nurses and don't fully understand what we need to do. For some of our questions, we just get a glassy stare in response. If the computer guys can't do everything on the computer that has to be done, what hope do we have?



There are some major, even life threatening glitches in the computer system. For example, all of the medication orders state that the medications start now, even though some should not start until the next day. If it is not fixed soon, patients will be overdosing or bleeding out.



We also are now scanning patients as though they are going through a check stand. I suppose it creates an added level of safety to scan the patients, but I feel like I'm a store checker and the patients must feel like groceries. Maybe if we can get the scanners to work, it will work out. I don't know.

It just takes so long to do the smallest task. They promised us that they were going to empty the hospital for a few days when we went paperless, but instead, they filled us up. Each nurse is going to have hours of overtime and I predict the heavy use of sick time soon.

Law is looking better all the time.