RNMgrSarah

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1. CEO Says More Nurses Won't Improve Care

   RNMgrSarah replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I have lived in Jefferson county and now western KY. Pretty sure there is no hospital that has a nursing union in it besides the VA system.

2. CEO Says More Nurses Won't Improve Care

   RNMgrSarah replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I have lived in Jefferson county and now western KY. Pretty sure there is no hospital that has a nursing union in it besides the VA system.

3. CEO Says More Nurses Won't Improve Care

   RNMgrSarah replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   Please let me know. Our state is so behind in many things (including nursing issues). I have been disappointed in the silence of the KNA and would love to help our state advance in several nursing areas (including safe staffing).

4. Real Talk- "Ideal" Nurse Personality?

   RNMgrSarah replied to BSNbound21's topic in General Nursing

   I’ve been a nurse 20 years in many areas of the hospital. I learned quickly that every area has certain personalities that “click” with specialty. I’m a psych nurse through and through but I didn’t realize that until I tried it because my personality...

5. CEO Says More Nurses Won't Improve Care

   RNMgrSarah replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   Guaranteed not one person voting on this has worked on a hospital floor in the past 15 years if ever. They have no idea how dangerous it can be. I wonder if it was the CEO’s mother (or anyone else voting against) being one of 8 plus patients, if they...

6. Does Hospital Leadership and Policy Promote Working When Sick?

   RNMgrSarah replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

   Absolutely! Policies are put into place that punish you for being sick. As a nurse manager of a small unit, I have zero back up when a nurse calls in sick. Sure I can ask a PRN to pick up (which they always say no to a night shift). Inevitably, it's ...

7. The Enemy... The Nurse Manager

   RNMgrSarah replied to I.Am.A.Nurse.'s topic in Management

   Been a NM for 6 years. It's really hard! Here's some things I've learned to keep my sanity... 1- You are never going to please everyone and that's not your job. Keeping your unit safely staffed is. 2- Yes, there will be people that hate you. There ar...

8. So is there really a nursing shortage?

   RNMgrSarah replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

   Been a psych RN for 10 years. Barely get applications AND we take new grads and have both days and nights available.

9. Why I'm leaving nursing

   RNMgrSarah replied to UK nurse88's topic in General Nursing

   I've been a RN for 20 years and an inpatient unit manager for 5. Here's my take: a hospital is a business. Might be a tad different in the US, but from your post I'm guessing it's not. Nursing started as a mission. A calling to help those who need it...