http://www.thejhub.com/home/Blog/EpsteinLarue Nurses... if you concerned about patient care, then beware of Lifepoint!!! Nurses... if you concerned about patient care, then beware of Lifepoint!!! en-us http://www.thejhub.com/home/Blog/EpsteinLarue/602 http://www.thejhub.com/home/Blog/EpsteinLarue/602 <p>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. </p> <p>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)&hellip; this was &ldquo;routine care&rdquo; for that facility. </p> <p>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&rsquo; care about patients, they care about the almighty dollar.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>I only wish that I had information on Legacy, but maybe no news is good news&hellip; I have not heard in the travel nursing community any &ldquo;bad&rdquo; news about Legacy hospitals. </p> <p>I can tell you PLENTY of stories about Lifepoint Hospitals&hellip;&nbsp;</p> <p>Want to know more about Lifepoint hospitals?&nbsp; Check out this evaluation by traveling nurses!</p> <p><a href="http://www.highwayhypodermics.com/travel_nursing_hospitals.htm">http://www.highwayhypodermics.com/travel_nursing_hospitals.htm</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>