ER Morale

[littleRNthatcould]

Hi folks, looking for a little help.

Our ED is going through some changes and not all of them are viewed as positive. There seems to be a lot of burn out and the majority of our seasoned nurses simply do not want to be there. My question is what kind of things can be done to boost the morale in the department?

Does anyone here do anything "special" for the nurses? Recognition? Anything

Thanks in advance

[teeituptom, BSN, RN]

Hi folks, looking for a little help.

Our ED is going through some changes and not all of them are viewed as positive. There seems to be a lot of burn out and the majority of our seasoned nurses simply do not want to be there. My question is what kind of things can be done to boost the morale in the department?

Does anyone here do anything "special" for the nurses? Recognition? Anything

Thanks in advance

I like an annual golf tournament, helps my morale

[loricatus]

I got so sick of the management induced "ice cream sundae" parties in the hospital and all of the little fluffy crap. We were so freaking understaffed and busy in the ER we could barely take LUNCH...so I'm pretty sure we cannot leave to attend the ice cream sundae party. Of course, all of the heel clackers were there. :angryfire

To boost morale the hospital needs to pay out the $$$$$ to have an adequately RN staffed unit. Then they need to reward RETENTION. Pisses me off that they hand out 3K sign on bonuses to reward people who float around from hospital to hospital collecting bonuses. Reward the people who stay with something more than a pissy ice cream sundae party. Recognize the value of a long-term employee with some extra PTO and a retention bonus. If they REALLY want to motivate a unit (after they have attempted to adequately staff it) then they could tie in some sort of productivity bonus.

THAT will improve morale.

:yeahthat:

And while we wait for that adequate staffing, it wouldn't hurt morale to see nursing management put on some scrubs and pitch in with the patients. They are nurses and should start acting like it.

[lillarn]

I got so sick of the management induced "ice cream sundae" parties in the hospital and all of the little fluffy crap. We were so freaking understaffed and busy in the ER we could barely take LUNCH...so I'm pretty sure we cannot leave to attend the ice cream sundae party. Of course, all of the heel clackers were there. :angryfire

To boost morale the hospital needs to pay out the $$$$$ to have an adequately RN staffed unit. Then they need to reward RETENTION. Pisses me off that they hand out 3K sign on bonuses to reward people who float around from hospital to hospital collecting bonuses. Reward the people who stay with something more than a pissy ice cream sundae party. Recognize the value of a long-term employee with some extra PTO and a retention bonus. If they REALLY want to motivate a unit (after they have attempted to adequately staff it) then they could tie in some sort of productivity bonus.

THAT will improve morale.

hear, hear! it's like trying to pacify breast cancer patients with little pink ribbons. we had FOUR call-ins today and another resignation, and i had seven patients all day long--your usual chest pains and dialysis patients and SOB's. i am so tired i could cry. in our er we never, never get to go to the jewelry sales, scrub sales, book sales, special lunches, etc. that the other departments go to all the time. we literally choose our food in our cafeteria by what can be gulped quickly. i highly recommend the peach cobbler with vanilla ice cream.

[teeituptom, BSN, RN]

My Morale is good

I work so I can Golf

then I work some more so I can golf some more.

what else is there.