Cute things manager's say

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Woke up this afternoon to a call from my manager....."can you attend a new computer class from 1-5 today before your 7pm to 7am shift? Or how about 8AM to 12noon inbetween 12 hour shifts tomorrow?"

:roll

My response...."umm....NO. Your poor planning is not my problem."

Children say the cutest things.

Specializes in Med-Surg, Long Term Care.
Originally posted by RoxyBen

I've been a nurse manager for 14 years and I love it because of the opportunity to mentor staff. I have also been staff and have wanted to write a book titled "Stupid Things Leadership Do and Say." I'll never forget a former DON saying to me "My nurses take care of the patients and my job is to take care of my nurses." I follow that. NMs...treat your nurses with respect and common sense and you'll get the same in return. A happy nurse means a happy patient.

Keep the faith staff nurses! There are managers out there who have a brain, a concience and a heart.

Thanks, RoxyBen. I only wish there were more of you out there who don't just pay lipservice to caring about their staff. :kiss

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Specializes in Case Management, Home Health, UM.

Here are several of my "faves":

1. "Make Things Happen" (Don't bother me).

2. "We need Teamwork" (Do the best you can).

3. "Super Saturday" (Come in on a weekend and don't get paid

(for working).

:( :( :(

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Originally posted by RoxyBen

I've been a nurse manager for 14 years and I love it because of the opportunity to mentor staff. I have also been staff and have wanted to write a book titled "Stupid Things Leadership Do and Say." I'll never forget a former DON saying to me "My nurses take care of the patients and my job is to take care of my nurses." I follow that. NMs...treat your nurses with respect and common sense and you'll get the same in return. A happy nurse means a happy patient.

Keep the faith staff nurses! There are managers out there who have a brain, a concience and a heart.

Why don't managers "get" this?

My NM is generally ok, not great but not cousin to Satan like others I've had. She does, however, tend to lose her temper and yell at staff. She apologizes later, but geez, can we break the yell-apologize-yell-apologize cycle?

She is also very disorganized. The unit is run very inefficiently and lots of time is lost because of this. She is not open to my suggestions for streamlining things. Then, when the disorginazation affects productivity, she's perplexed. I "do the best I can" but her gig was all screwed up before I got there. As my husband likes to say- "You can't roller-skate in a buffalo herd."

You also cannot work efficiently in a totally unorganized mess.

:(

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Hellllllo Nurse

Do you mean physically yell? I mean does she like raise her voice and chastise in front of God and everyone? That would happen once with me, then I'd have my own "come to Jesus meeting" with her.

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Specializes in LTC,Hospice/palliative care,acute care.
Originally posted by LarryG

How 'bout no pillows?

Dood-whatsamatta wit you? You must show your ingenuity by stuffing blankets into pillowcases and MAKING PILLOWS...listen to us seasoned nurses and learn.That's what my adon calls me just before she loads me up with a brand new nurse and a bunch of cna's pulled from other units....all cranky because they don't want to be pulled....."I know you can keep them in line-you are one of my best seasoned nurses" Yep-I am fork tender...after years of pounding and MSG abuse...
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I once worked for the manager from hell. A real "company" man. Screw the nurses! He was a pathological liar and never came out of his office unless he wanted you to do something for him. I finally put in my resignation. The staff threw me the biggest going away potluck you have ever seen. All the great manager did was come out and get a huge plate of food and go back in his office to eat it. No thank you, sorry to lose you, etc. Nothing, not even a good bye. When I got ready to leave after the shift, I went into the office to get my coat out of the closet. On top of a file cabinet I noticed a whole plate of Oreos taken by the manager from the potluck. So before I left, I licked both sides of every single cookie. He never knew it, but I did and it made me feel ever so much better.:roll :roll :chuckle

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Originally posted by RNanne

I once worked for the manager from hell. A real "company" man. Screw the nurses! He was a pathological liar and never came out of his office unless he wanted you to do something for him. I finally put in my resignation. The staff threw me the biggest going away potluck you have ever seen. All the great manager did was come out and get a huge plate of food and go back in his office to eat it. No thank you, sorry to lose you, etc. Nothing, not even a good bye. When I got ready to leave after the shift, I went into the office to get my coat out of the closet. On top of a file cabinet I noticed a whole plate of Oreos taken by the manager from the potluck. So before I left, I licked both sides of every single cookie. He never knew it, but I did and it made me feel ever so much better.:roll :roll :chuckle

:roll :roll :roll

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Specializes in Oncology/Haemetology/HIV.

You can only use blankets as pillows if......you have extra blankets.. which many of us don't.

Ironically, as a traveler, every single manager that I have worked for has said goodbye, invited me back, and given good evals. The manager that I worked for over 8 years, never even arranged an exit interview or sais squat. And I did the night shift schedule for her.

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Hello everyone!

Please bear with me. I have been a lurker for quite some time & have thoroughly enjoyed this site, but this is my very first post!

I just had to say that I have also worked under the kind of managers ya'll have talked about here, however please know that there is hope out there and some real good managers along with it.

I am an RN in a 20-bed ICU and my manager (called Director of Critical Care here) is totally awesome. She manages all of our ICUs (3-20 bed ICUs and a 4-bed SICU). Back a week before Xmas this past year, I had a car accident on my way to work (hit a patch of black ice and totalled my brand new car). I was critically ill for over a week, and after two surgeries to fix the leg that was pinned inside my car, I am now home on Medical Leave for a total of 4 months. My manager has been right by my side, totally supportive, helped me to work out my insurance benefits being continued, even paid me for Xmas Day (double time holiday pay) to be sure my benefits continued. She calls or emails me at least once a week to check on me, and has assured me that my job will be waiting for me when I am ready to return April 1.

Never in my 19 year health care career have I ever met such an amazing manager. I wish each of you could have such a supportive person on your side. And, NO, you cannot have her for your own, but I will be happy to share if anyone wants to come here!

Meressa, RN, ICU

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Originally posted by Meressa

Hello everyone!

Please bear with me. I have been a lurker for quite some time & have thoroughly enjoyed this site, but this is my very first post!

I just had to say that I have also worked under the kind of managers ya'll have talked about here, however please know that there is hope out there and some real good managers along with it.

I am an RN in a 20-bed ICU and my manager (called Director of Critical Care here) is totally awesome. She manages all of our ICUs (3-20 bed ICUs and a 4-bed SICU). Back a week before Xmas this past year, I had a car accident on my way to work (hit a patch of black ice and totalled my brand new car). I was critically ill for over a week, and after two surgeries to fix the leg that was pinned inside my car, I am now home on Medical Leave for a total of 4 months. My manager has been right by my side, totally supportive, helped me to work out my insurance benefits being continued, even paid me for Xmas Day (double time holiday pay) to be sure my benefits continued. She calls or emails me at least once a week to check on me, and has assured me that my job will be waiting for me when I am ready to return April 1.

Never in my 19 year health care career have I ever met such an amazing manager. I wish each of you could have such a supportive person on your side. And, NO, you cannot have her for your own, but I will be happy to share if anyone wants to come here!

Yes, you were blessed. Best wishes for a speady recovery

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Meressa-

Best wishes for your recovery- that sounds like a horrible accident.

You bet I want to know where you work- I might be moving to NC and that's the kind of place I want to be.

Thanks and good luck!

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