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Specializes in ICU.

Just wanted to let everyone know that NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams is doing a story about nurses TONIGHT.

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Specializes in ORTHOPAEDICS-CERTIFIED SINCE 89.

Well Brian's not on Lester Holt is....I guess I can watch it any way.

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Specializes in Telemetry/Med Surg.

supposed to be about nursing shortage. I have it on...be interested to hear what the report says.

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Well that was absolutely worthless.

Did I miss something here or did they NOT interview a nurse from the "trenches"?

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Specializes in ICU.

Hmm, no new information, but still good to see it being reported.

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Specializes in ICU.
Well that was absolutely worthless.

Did I miss something here or did they NOT interview a nurse from the "trenches"?

Yeah, it was pretty pointless. Why didn't they actually talk to the nurses, instead of just filming them in silence?

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DIDO!!!!

NO new information there!!!!!

How can the prevent the shortage of nurses?????

Well what about providing students with scholarships!!!

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Yeah, it was pretty pointless. Why didn't they actually talk to the nurses, instead of just filming them in silence?
And all the little nursing hats and the shots of the old time nursing school grad pics.

*sigh*

I'm betting the hospitals where they filmed the "action" shots wouldn't allow the staff to speak on camera. :lol2:

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DIDO!!!!

NO new information there!!!!!

How can the prevent the shortage of nurses?????

Well what about providing students with scholarships!!!

What about getting out of my face all the time about "customer satisfaction" and let me do my damned job?

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Yep - I agree with you guys - no new info and no real view of the staff nurses' life. Need to pay instructors more but that is old news too.

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Specializes in Telemetry/Med Surg.
:uhoh3: nothing we didn't already know. :uhoh3:
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Here is the email I sent regarding this report:

Hello,

I have been a RN for 22 years and was very interested in seeing your report on the nursing shortage. Instead I was very disappointed. All you you did was point out that there was one, not WHY there actually is one.

It has taken me 22 years of working nights, weekends and holidays to get 3 weeks vacation (if it's available when I want to take the time). I have missed family parties, my children's activities and countless hours of sleep working in the hospital setting.

Rn's get begged DAILY to come to work. When you are there, bathroom and meal breaks are a LUXURY and not required by your employer.

You are cursed at, swung at, spit at and threatened while on the job. You are also an at will employee and can be terminated for any reason.

THAT is why there is nursing shortage.

Respectfully,

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