Anyone else see the TV ad where Gov. Rendell answers call bells in scrubs?

[oramar]

Anyone else feel like throwing up. It is part of this big push to get people to go into healthcare jobs. Gov. Rendell I got news for you, the call bell is not getting answered because managment will not spend the money to put enough people on the unit to answer the damn bell. In addition, most new hires quit very quickly when they realized they are being worked to death. Geeze, I can't believe the politicians are falling for that "we can't find staff" line of BS. The real problem is they can't find people that will accept being treated like mushrooms, KEPT IN THE DARK and FED SHYTE.

[jnette, ASN, EMT-I]

Originally posted by RN-PA

I know you're right, jnette.

I did a search and here's an email address where we can write him our views:

http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Governor/govmail.html

I'm heading off to write my email now, and hope others will join me. Thanks for the nudge!

Go for it ! No time like the present ! What have you possibly got to lose??? :chuckle

[RN-PA, RN]

I just sent my email complaining about the commercial and gave the Guv an earful about why there is NOT a true nursing shortage, but there is a shortage of nurses willing to work in the current conditions at the bedside. I also threw in some stuff about PA's skyrocketing malpractice insurance which put our hospital in the red for the first time ever last year. We're "in the black" now, but that's only because they've raised our nurse-to-patient ratios.

[FranEMTnurse, CNA, LPN, EMT-I]

RN PA? WAAAAAAAAA HOOOOOOOOOOO! YOU GO GIRL.

Somehow it's hard to picture him in a nurses uniform. The mushroom hat? Now that's a horse of a dirrerent color. Yes indeedie. I think he'd look very good in it.

[Havin' A Party!, ASN, RN]

Hey Jnette! Thanks for thinking of us guys.

Cracked me up girl!

[dawngloves, BSN, RN]

I thought maybe I was the only one that though this was a dumb ass commercial. Like all we have to do is get pillows for people!

I'd like to see Fast Eddie up to his elbows in a Code Brown or doing PM care on a baby! That might as well of been an ad for the hotel industry.

[RN-PA, RN]

Originally posted by dawngloves

I thought maybe I was the only one that though this was a dumb ass commercial. Like all we have to do is get pillows for people!

I'd like to see Fast Eddie up to his elbows in a Code Brown or doing PM care on a baby! That might as well of been an ad for the hotel industry.

Amen, dawngloves-- My sentiments exactly! I usually call him Fast Eddie, too!

I haven't received a response to my email sent to him about the commercial. I don't really expect to either, unfortunately.

[kaysrca]

I never saw the ad with Rendell but since I'm a state hospital employee I'd like him to come and do my job .See if he'd have a smile then!