Lately, it seems that as a manager, my offers to assist with tasks or learn new roles are being declined. For example:
-Admissions Coordinator: No
-Infection Control: No
-Daily Charting and Other Assessments: Usually no
-Entering orders: No
-Scanning documents: No
Clearly, I am not offering to help with the right things so am wondering what others would actually like help with or what I should be offering to help with
Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
26 minutes ago, SmilingBluEyes said:
*sigh* you still don't get it.
Oh, SmilingBlueEyes.
Did you noticed that I used your entire username instead of the abbreviated SBE? That's because, as my Mom did when she wanted to get my attention, "David Mario Doremi Fasola!" I wish to get yours!
Our Ms. SilverBells not only gets it, she animates, arouses, awakens, excites, incites, inflames, instigates, kindles, prods, prompts, provokes, quickens, raises, rouses, spurs, stimulates banter!
And, SilverBells is also very good at her technique!
Basically, SilverBells puts out bait, and in this thread, the bait is the "Best Ways for Managers to Help Nurses and Other Colleagues", something which has universal appeal- everyone has an opinion and answer. We all have had experiences with helpful and unhelpful coworkers and managers.
The bait is taken and all sorts of responses are caught as a result. Our Ms. SilverBells replies to the responses in various ways, subsequently eliciting more responses. These replies basically consist of the agree/challenge variety, e.g. "I see what you mean, but..."
It's a great technique! Posters' premises are validated, but then a "but" is used to negate the premise. Subsequently, SilverBells' posts get more responses! The monkey is fed! Attention is sought and given!
I doff my proverbial hat at our Ms. SilverBells' tact she takes!
Silverbells - I don't know why I'm doing this (You most prob will do as you darn well please and then whine about it.)
But as an honest piece of advice - be wary of agreeing to do PARTIAL Once you get there, there will NOT be a replacement, and you'll have no recourse except to stay under protest. Your failure to stay could result in your employer considering filing 'pt abandonment' charges and they will likely report you to the BON. At minimum, you'd face 'job abandonment'.
Now if you remember, there have been multiple, multiple postings here that your job security is in question. Many here, believe that you're not wanted. What a perfect opp'ty for your employer to cut you loose you as you won't be able to argue abandonment charges.
Just a well-meant 'BE CAREFUL' here. I've seen it many times to know that once you're there, you're there. NO getting past it! No admin 'promises' will count!
Silverbells - I don't know why I'm doing this (You most prob will do as you darn well please and then whine about it.)
But as an honest piece of advice - be wary of agreeing to do PARTIAL Once you get there, there will NOT be a replacement, and you'll have no recourse except to stay under protest. Your failure to stay could result in your employer considering filing 'pt abandonment' charges and they will likely report you to the BON. At minimum, you'd face 'job abandonment'.
Now if you remember, there have been multiple, multiple postings here that your job security is in question. Many here, believe that you're not wanted. What a perfect opp'ty for your employer to cut you loose you as you won't be able to argue abandonment charges.
Just a well-meant 'BE CAREFUL' here. I've seen it many times to know that once you're there, you're there. NO getting past it! No admin 'promises' will count!
Thanks. No abandonment charges. I stayed from 8am Friday to 12:30 am Saturday
You're right. With that said, today I did some rounding among staff to find out who needed help with what. No one stated they needed help with documentation or orders so I did not even bring it up. They were thankful for assistance with serving noon time meals, following up on orders that were no longer needed, assisting several residents to the restroom and assisting with transferring a patient from one unit to the other. I'm sure the patient who I stopped from falling was thankful she did not end up on the floor. Overall, by being more flexible, I worked only 10 hours vs 16-20
You are not needed for paperwork,.You were needed for nursing assistant duties. Doesn't that tell you that , as a manager.. you need to advocate for more nursing assistants ?
SmilingBluEyes
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*sigh* you still don't get it.