Industrial Directives to Nurses in all Grades at the New Extension at SVP.

Directives Are Being Suspended Until Further Notice

 

Dear Colleague,

 

We would like to inform you that the Industrial Directives to all Nurses in all Grades at the New Extension at SVP are being amended in Bold -

 

1. Do not offer any care for those residents that continuously abuse the staff in their attitude, comments, and actions. These residents do not deserve your care. Only treatment should be administered to these patients. Otherwise do not go near these patients who have history for abusing the staff every ward they have resided.

 

2. Those Nurses who are not certified to withdraw blood should not do this practice as they may be involved in medicolegal issues.

 

3a. Those wards which occupy 36 patients and less should have as compliment - CN/DCN and 3 Nurses during the day plus SIX supporting staff.

 

3b. Those wards which occupy 37 patients or more should have as compliment - CN/DCN and 4 Nurses during the day and 2 Nurses during the night plus SIX supporting staff.

 

Those wards who do not have this compliment, the Nurses are not to wash patients but focus only on administration of treatment, change of dressings, nursing report and parameters.

 

4. No further new admissions or internal transfers in any ward are to take place. This Directive is to be only removed until MUMN has an agreement with all stake holders regarding the staff compliment.

 

5. When a constant watch is ordered, patient is to be restrained until an additional staff arrives to the ward for constant watch purposes.

 

Regards,

 

Colin Galea

General Secretary

MUMN 

2^nd October 2020