maryellen12

It's not rocket science. But if nurses continue to work under difficult circumstances the poor working conditions will go on. The only way I see to improve working conditions here is through striking.

Being unkind will not help at all. All this would do would be to create more stress for the learner. My guess is that there is enough stress already and stress is not conducive to learning.

You may have already tried this, but I am wondering if the new grad. is a visual learner. They may be struggling to take new information in through auditory processing. This problem may be exaggerated through fear of making a mistake, an overall anxiety of working in a new environment, along with the anxiety around the expectations that need to be met. I would get the new grad. to write everything down in a time table with extra written points on the details that must be checked as part of her role. Encouraging her to follow the documented notes of importance and a timetable may help the new grad to get past the auditory learning process. If the new grad. is too anxious to absorb and remember verbal instructions the routines and prompts on paper may help them to get past their anxiety? They would need to speak with you when needing help but visual learning aids may help them to learn.

There needs to be accountability and a detailed understanding so that we can learn and improve safety in the workplace. Tragic and sad for one health care worker to lose their life.

Cool dude on a bike I have 2 kittens climbing over me looking for a place to settle. Both purring loudly.

I like this bike stand

When you live in a society full of guns - the idea of not having a gun seems implausible. I live in a society where police don't need to carry guns. They don't need to carry guns because people (inclusive of criminals) do not (on the whole) carry guns. Where I live I would promote a no gun law

Research seems quite firmly established in that social inequity in society is linked with crime in lower socio economic groups. It is better to seek to address social inequity than to blame individual police officers who work daily in societies full of injustice and hate. Injustice and hate that is created through social inequality.

Police in NZ do not routinely do not carry guns. 3 August 2015 Since 1941, 29 people have been fatally shot by police Do you accept that Police work must be so much harder in the USA due to this gun law?

My thoughts 2nd Amendment "The right to keep and bear arms is protected by the Second Amendment to the Constitution since 1791,[208] and most state constitutions also guarantee this right". https://www.vox.com/2018/4/9/17205256/gun-violence-us-police-shooting According to criminal justice and policing experts, police have good reason to be fearful. The US has a tremendous amount of civilian-owned guns — far more than any other country in the world. Based on recent estimates, there are more firearms in America than there are people. That presents a constant potential threat to police. “Police officers in the United States in reality need to be conscious of and are trained to be conscious of the fact that literally every single person they come in contact with may be carrying a concealed firearm,” David Kennedy, a criminologist at John Jay College, told me. “That’s true for a 911 call. It’s true for a barking dog call. It’s true for a domestic violence incident. It’s true for a traffic stop. It’s true for everything". Police going to work everyday must know that behind all these incidents lies what seems to be a constant fear that a gun may be present. Facing the constant fear of been shot everyday must be traumatic. "Initial reactions to trauma can include exhaustion, confusion, sadness, anxiety, agitation, numbness, dissociation, confusion, physical arousal, and blunted affect. Indicators of more severe responses include continuous distress without periods of relative calm or rest, severe dissociation symptoms".https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK207191/ This trauma related to knowing there may be a gun present must increase the likelihood of police shootings.

confused a bit. I didn't deny that the Police are racist. I talked about systemic racism and it's entrenchment throughout society. "Blaming" never solves anything. It creates bad feelings. For people to learn we need to create trust. Much of the posts on this thread seem to reflect agreement in that racism is not good. I don't understand why there is so much argument. Maybe I haven't read in enough detail.

I don't think it helps to blame one section of society. Police deal with the outcome of systemic racism that is deeply entrenched throughout a society. Better to look to understand the reality and reasons for societal racism working to solve problems from the ground up. Blaming the police for a societal problem will not solve racist attitudes. Blaming people of colour will not solve racist attitudes. but I agree , there needs to be change now. it is heartbreaking to watch as innocent people lose their lives.

Nurses can do anything You have the mind of an engineer Davey Do

Yes, I am sorry. Shouldn't have said that. I was coming back to delete. I don't know you at all - and I haven't read your posts in enough detail. Sorry ... I feel bad. .