We have a new nurse in our dept, hired as a new grad to ER in this less than stellar job market. The other day I got to hear his whining about his lousy schedule.
He's a likeable guy, but is only a year out of school and landed a pretty sweet position, got a great opportunity, and seems very unappreciative. He is really mad at my manager who is actually quite a reasonable person in my opinion.
Do some new nurses totally not get it, regarding the hours and scheduling demands of nursing?
entitlement. get over it and stop whining. we all have to deal with crappy shifts as nurses. don't like it? go find a clinic job.
Or a school nurse job! That's me! :-) I made a choice to search for a job that fit my wants/needs instead of continuing to work the floors. Very happy now...but...I did my year on nights/holidays when I was a new nurse. Nightmares for me. :-/
Yeah, you probably got cancer just to inconvenience their holiday plans. I say take the time off, whether or not you have the surgery then. You've more than earned it.
This reminds me of when I needed eye surgery (not as involved as breast reconstruction, but still needed off for a week post op). I filled out the FMLA paper and my director signed them. It was a week in August. The only week my surgeon had to do it since he is a very high-demand ophthalmologist in the area.
Two days before my surgery my director called me and asked if I could reschedule my surgery because people were on vacation.
I politely told her "no." I had double vision for a whole year before this, which doesn't make my job or any other tasks easy. Also, out of the week I needed off, only 3 of them were work days.
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I will say that everyone should be monitored according to defined performance criteria, which is often not the case.
However, I am not in agreement that someone who has 2 years of experience should be paid more than someone of 5, 10 or 20 years. Experience matters.
Yes, it most certainly does. But there are people who have 10 years experience, and then there are people who have one year's experience 10 times over.
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To the posters who say inexperienced nurses may be "worth more", well, that is very rare, like one in 1000s. Most new nurses' lack of experience and "instinct" makes it nearly impossible to be "better" than those with experience. NOW, PERFORMANCE, is another story. I do think people should receive pay increases based upon merit/performance, as well as experience. But to say a nurse with 1 year is worth the same as another with 10, all other things being equal, is wrong. Nurses' experience is not compensated or respected enough. Experience does matter, and does save lives. That won't change.
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Or a school nurse job! That's me! :-) I made a choice to search for a job that fit my wants/needs instead of continuing to work the floors. Very happy now...but...I did my year on nights/holidays when I was a new nurse. Nightmares for me. :-/