Disney Culture in Hospitals

[fedupnurse]

Anyone out there been visited by Disney yet? That's right, Disney. Mickey Mouse was there as well as a couple of other characters.All employees were required to attend the 2 plus hour sessions and the gist is that you are working in a perfect environment and you are to provide perfect care.No patients should ever have a complaint because we are at their (and their family members) beck and call 24/7.

It was like a new horror movie...The Stepford Staff.

[fedupnurse]

After checking out the above website, it is now all starting to make sense!!!! The health bosses and Disney bosses all think alike...$$$$$$$$!!!!

And treat their employees like mindless idiots!!!!

[NoMoreStudying]

Everyone knows Disney moms are murdered in the first 5 minutes on screen. Is that the message we want to convey?

Or maybe you could start talking to all of your patients in "whale," ;like Dory in Finding Nemo. "Helloooo. I'm the nuuuurrrrrse. My name is Dorrrryyyyyyyyy."

[fedupnurse]

Everyone knows Disney moms are murdered in the first 5 minutes on screen. Is that the message we want to convey?

Or maybe you could start talking to all of your patients in "whale," ;like Dory in Finding Nemo. "Helloooo. I'm the nuuuurrrrrse. My name is Dorrrryyyyyyyyy."

I wish you had been at this stupid seminar!!!!! That is CLASSIC!!!!!!!!

[Otessa, BSN, RN]

Well,

Disney Land and Disney World have some pretty happy workers and customers so that can't be all bad!

[scribblerpnp]

From someone who actually worked at Disney as a teen.....

You are pretty much expected to smile and placate everyone...after all it's Disney.

They don't pay well, and my costume didn't not permit me to sit down while wearing it....and you never are seen "out of character" (costume).

Little brats can deliberately vomit on you and you have to keep your cool.

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Sounds like life in the ER, med-surg, pediatrics... Well, basically every unit in a hospital!

[gauge14iv, MSN, APRN, NP]

I do know this........if my charge nurse says "Tweety, that's not very Disney of you" one more time I'm not going to be responsible for my actions.

Bahahahahah!!!! Of course it isn't very Disney! Whatever YOU do would be oh so very WB!

[gauge14iv, MSN, APRN, NP]

Oh my GOsh - this is the funniest thread I have read here in a while!!!!

Maybe we should start a thread for "Nursing Songs'. People tell me I have Weird Al sense of humor myself - I just am SO not disney!

Disney motivation - just craziness.

[NICU_3_RN]

We had this seminar a few months ago... i can't even put into words how useless it has been.

[emllpn2006]

If I worked morning shift everyone would just have to call me sleepy or grumpy since both those would be fitting. Actually I would probably be totally freaked out if I had to stay in your hospital. Last thing I want when I am ill is to have anyone mess with me. Messing with me with a giant fake Disney smile would probably put me over the edge.

[chadash]

And that $500 per employee could have been used for extra staff to create the same effect - that the hospital actually has the staff to take care of the patients!

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Or, why don't they just hand us each 500 dollars if we promise to be really really nice!

[chadash]

Actually, space mountain would be a great addition....

[CseMgr1, ASN, RN]

I have actually considered downloading Be Our Guest and Whistle While You Work. But I have to be careful because I am one of the ones who failed the cult indoctrination big time and they are trying to get rid of us who won't walk around saying how great everything is!! It is just so insulting to be subjected to this. As pointed out in many of the posts, if they would just use that money toward staffing and realize that most patients choose hospitals based on where their doctors have privledges we could save a ton of time and even more money!!!

Shades of re engineering, same type of mentality.

It's also called propaganda.