I am a traveling nurse and a resident of Pocatello. I have worked at several Life Point facilities, and I almost rolled out of my chair when I heard them say on the news about the patient care improving.

In California (before the nurse/patient ratios went into effect), I was an RN charge nurse taking my load of patients, plus having to administer all the IV medications to the LPNs patients (35 patient IVs)… this was “routine care” for that facility.

In Arizona it was a little better, but still you had 7 to 8 patients a night, if census dropped, someone went home. They dont’ care about patients, they care about the almighty dollar.

In a recent study for every med-surg patient that you have over 5 patients, the increase in chance for a medication error increases by 17%; therefore, if this is true, YOU, the patient will have a 34% increase chance of getting a wrong medication.

I only wish that I had information on Legacy, but maybe no news is good news… I have not heard in the travel nursing community any “bad” news about Legacy hospitals.

I can tell you PLENTY of stories about Lifepoint Hospitals… 

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