if you want them to make them happier, give nurses better pay, boost staffing levels and show them some appreciation. these are some of the key conclusions drawn by a new study published by healthcare industry measurement consultant press ganey associates.
researchers concluded that addressing these issues is critical to keeping nurses, who have the lowest satisfaction rates of any hospital employees. not only that, taking action on these issues typically a ripple effect on overall hospital satisfaction ratings, as patients tend to rank hospitals lower that have higher vacancy rates, press ganey says.
to conduct their study, researchers looked at the experiences of 193,000 hospital employees at 370 hospitals, including nurses, technicians and administrative staffers, to examine factors that impact employee satisfaction at hospitals.
Here's a thought to save money on nurse's wage......Provide good staffing, stop making nurses do everyone's work in addition to their own, treat them fairly and insist everyone else including patients and doctors do the same, and show some loyalty to the nurses and then the nurses won't keep asking for such "outrageous" salaries. Novel concept?????
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If you want the real story, read Nursing Against the Odds, by Suzanne Gordon. In a nutshell: Those who truly wanted to improve nursing care were forced out of management. Patient care then became all about how to save the money, not how to save the patients.
Thanks Angie, I'll have to add that to my reading list!
We had a manager years ago who was as good as they get, and she was forced out for being exactly what she should have been - a good manager who cared as much about her employees as she did her patients and the bottom line. We had good staffing, staff morale was good...and even with as busy as we were, people wanted to work on our floor. The two managers who followed completely reversed that trend, however.
And it's a shame really, I always joke that you know what floats to the top...and it's so incredibly true in my experience.
I did read Nursing Against the Odd's in nursing school. Even before I got my license I knew what was going on. I'm just glad I'm not the only one who can see this. For awhile I thought I was going crazy and was negative. I'm sure we can all tell stories that would make our hair curl(or even more if it already is). I'll let you know if anything happens r/t PG and the numbers on my floor. It's a wonderful feeling knowing that a stupid piece of paper determines how your life is going to be. :)
The economy here in Florida is faltering badly. Many people are losing their homes because salaries have not kept up with rising cost-of-living expenses.
If both my husband and I were not working fulltime, we'd have to leave the state and we'd lose everything.
So yes, we need better pay. I don't need to work at a difficult, stressful, hazardous job to then come home and find I haven't made enough money to pay the bills.
Not saying we don't need both. Of course we do.
I am saying that for many nurses, one takes priority over the other.
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Here's a thought to save money on nurse's wage......Provide good staffing, stop making nurses do everyone's work in addition to their own, treat them fairly and insist everyone else including patients and doctors do the same, and show some loyalty to the nurses and then the nurses won't keep asking for such "outrageous" salaries. Novel concept?????