special1rn replied to ninga_270 ninga's topic in Management
HI I am wondering what are you looking to streamline? Expectations? Are you looking to have staffers call staff for availability? I am familiar with a staffing office and the use was to fill unit holes and ensure all units were staffed appropriately.
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It is such a weird time on my unit. I am not sure if I am doing anything wrong. I have staff leaving, couple have been on nightshift for a while, found other departments on dayshift. One moved across the state, and another moving u...
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I am wondering what sort of issues you have to get involved in as a manager? I have recently had a large amount of staff come in my office with concerns anywhere from I don't like how she spoke to me to she is prejudice. I encourag...
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I am wondering what everyone does to keep there team and self motivated??? Management is difficult, and this is my first position. I have been a nurse manager for three years and it has been a ride.
Good evening all, I am looking for information on how your schedule is completed for the unit. We do not have and electronic system. The challenge is the schedule template is put out for the staff to sign up. When pulled by the schedulers for comple...
Good evening, I currently work at the VA Medical Center. I am wondering if anyone could tell me what there average staffing ratio is on a telemetry or med/surg unit. How big the unit is, and what kind of patients do you routinely see?
special1rn replied to special1rn's topic in Government
There is a combination of both. For those underperforming most are nurses within the past 2-3 years who have been N1L3 who have been promoted to N2, and yet are not performing at N2 level. I am just wondering what is the most basic way to explain wha...
I am wondering how to best explain to nursing staff functions of a nurse II. I have plenty of staff nurses who essentially just show up to work, they won't do anything else aside from that. And yet they don't clearly understand there performance rati...
Managers, I am wondering how you handle staff that complain constantly. I have many staff nurses who are seasons, and anytime I try to speak to them about anything it turns into complaints, with no offers of solutions. The education department is ma...
special1rn replied to special1rn's topic in Management
Thanks again. I am verbally being told we support you but when asking questions and for more one to one with certain things it does not happen. So in my opinion it is OK with my superiors. I need to have attendance and schedules controlled within cou...
special1rn replied to special1rn's topic in Management
Thanks for comment. I previously was in middle management as a nursing supervisor at another hospital. I left that hospital and took this job at a small VA hospital. I am having trouble because my orientation was condensed into about 20 days by staff...
Well as some of you know I have been in my role as nurse manager. It is my first nurse manager role ever. The challenge as well is I am working for the government. The unit I am working has had a turnover of 4 managers in 2.5 years. The staff for the...