Nurses that “only do it for the money”

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What is your thought on nurses who only join the profession for financial gains?

On 3/30/2019 at 9:58 AM, JKL33 said:

Well how about comparing it to working on an auto assembly line or running an amusement/theme park, then?

What nurses feel about working with patients (providing care for another human being) doesn't have jack squat to do with anything, and that is/will be true no matter which messed up business or govt scheme is being used to pay for the care (or for-profit, non-profit, not-for-profit or public care). Those who pay ultimately dictate what care looks like through policy and regulation. This ceases to be primarily a hand-holding and brow-mopping endeavor based on severe limitations of time and budget.

I guess you can compare it to anything.

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1 minute ago, AFJ32780 said:

I guess you can compare it to anything.

I wondered if you would be aware of the historical context.

The engineers of hospital care have indeed tried to fashion our work based on other industries in which the work being done has very little comparison to the provision of bedside nursing care. Co-opting these business principles was felt to be useful for budget reasons. The patient satisfaction push was launched in many places with instruction about and heavy comparisons to Disney's business model. Efficiency has been optimized according Toyota's business models and at the present time does not account for any of this "caring" you mention.

So the question is, what kind of caring would you like to see in these situations?

I'm not sure why, in 2019, anyone would think that the caring patients perceive is mainly about this nurse or that nurse and their individual internal degrees of "caring."

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Specializes in Home Health, PDN, LTC, subacute.

What bothers me more is this type of nurse. - I’ve had more than a few encounters with nurses who work WAY over what a person should for $$$$$$. Yeah I know where I work Is your second or third job so you think you should be able to call out as much as you want, sleep on the job, be no call/no show or simply disappear from the schedule after being trained. Thanks a lot.

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On 3/30/2019 at 12:40 AM, AFJ32780 said:
On 3/30/2019 at 12:35 AM, Kallie3006 said:

What does it matter what gets someone out of bed for their shift if they are doing the job they are hired for?

What if they aren’t??

Then they don't deserve the money that motivated them to get the license in the first place...that's a self-correcting problem.

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I unashamedly do it for the money! I get what the OP is getting at-the 'human' elements (compassion, empathy) of nursing and I agree. Personally though, after many years of bedside care, I feel used up most days and my light is dimming-I wouldn't necessarily say however, that I am less compassionate. With that said, if I could make comparable $$ as a barista and have some kind of retirement, I would be grinding coffee beans and serving lattes and espressos so quick that your head would spin:)

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31 minutes ago, JKL33 said:

I wondered if you would be aware of the historical context.

The engineers of hospital care have indeed tried to fashion our work based on other industries in which the work being done has very little comparison to the provision of bedside nursing care. Co-opting these business principles was felt to be useful for budget reasons. The patient satisfaction push was launched in many places with instruction about and heavy comparisons to Disney's business model. Efficiency has been optimized according Toyota's business models and at the present time does not account for any of this "caring" you mention.

So the question is, what kind of caring would you like to see in these situations?

I'm not sure why, in 2019, anyone would think that the caring patients perceive is mainly about this nurse or that nurse and their individual internal degrees of "caring."

I one hundred percent understand the historical context. I work at a hospital that uses a “Disney” like model. Thank you.

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I know a couple nurses at my workplace who chose nursing as a second career. They could not make a living with their first bachelor's degree, so they got their BSN on top. Nowadays, many college degrees will not lead you to a job. I think it's nothing wrong with them to get a nursing degree for money.

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Cool. Do you have any thoughts about the idea of conveying genuine caring under the circumstances?

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Disclaimer:

I am not bashing anyone

just trying to get the perspectives of other nurses. ?

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.
5 minutes ago, AFJ32780 said:

Disclaimer:

I am not bashing anyone

just trying to get the perspectives of other nurses. ?

It does sound like you started this thread with some preconceived notions and opinions.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Pediatric Float, PICU, NICU.
11 minutes ago, AFJ32780 said:

Disclaimer:

I am not bashing anyone

just trying to get the perspectives of other nurses. ?

I'm curious, what do you think about nurses who go into the profession only because they think it is their calling?

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10 minutes ago, klone said:

It does sound like you started this thread with some preconceived notions and opinions.

Well you’re wrong. ?

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