ChaosCoordinatorRN

ChaosCoordinatorRN has 18 years experience.

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1. Why Hospitals Don't Value Nurses: A Nurse's Perspective

   ChaosCoordinatorRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   This is THE BEST, most well-articulated article I've seen on these topics.

2. Clinically Inexperienced Manager

   ChaosCoordinatorRN replied to ChaosCoordinatorRN's topic in General Nursing

   Yep! That pretty accurately describes the company!

3. Clinically Inexperienced Manager

   ChaosCoordinatorRN replied to ChaosCoordinatorRN's topic in General Nursing

   Our unit is definitely not staffed well enough. Most of our staff are brand spanking new to L&D. We rely heavily on travelers. The experienced staff are leaving, fed up with seeing everyone but them get bonuses. I was in this manager's inte...

4. Clinically Inexperienced Manager

   ChaosCoordinatorRN replied to ChaosCoordinatorRN's topic in General Nursing

   Exactly...out of desperation for a manager, they hired someone without the experience. I figured they would give her time to orient to the floor but they did not. They have not put her through fetal monitoring training. Nothing. We are not ...

5. Clinically Inexperienced Manager

   ChaosCoordinatorRN replied to ChaosCoordinatorRN's topic in General Nursing

   Ah, but I agree with you! The manager should never have to worry about working the floor! Yet, a corporate-level CFO recently said that managers needed to work the floor because the company didn't have to pay them more!

6. Clinically Inexperienced Manager

   ChaosCoordinatorRN replied to ChaosCoordinatorRN's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with most of what you said. The specialty in question is obstetrics and the manager has no experience with high-risk antepartum patients or actively laboring patients. More than half of our staff is new to OB. 25% of our staff are travelers....

7. Clinically Inexperienced Manager

   ChaosCoordinatorRN replied to ChaosCoordinatorRN's topic in General Nursing

   Yep, I wouldn't at all be surprised if this happens to all healthcare soon.

8. Clinically Inexperienced Manager

   ChaosCoordinatorRN replied to ChaosCoordinatorRN's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your perspective, klone! I do appreciate the willingness to learn in a manager, etc, but IMHO, I believe in a specialty that requires a 6-month orientation for staff nurses, the manager needs to know how to perform the function of a charge...

9. Clinically Inexperienced Manager

   ChaosCoordinatorRN replied to ChaosCoordinatorRN's topic in General Nursing

   Oops...meant to say...when over 70% of the staff is new to the type of nursing...

10. Clinically Inexperienced Manager

    ChaosCoordinatorRN replied to ChaosCoordinatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Davey Do! I think there are areas of nursing which do not require boots-on-the-ground for a manager. But, in a field like obstetrics or ICU or OR or emergency medicine, I do believe clinical experience matters. Especially when over 70% is br...

11. Clinically Inexperienced Manager

    ChaosCoordinatorRN replied to ChaosCoordinatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think so, too. My unit has a new manager who has never worked our area before as a bedside nurse. She's very nice and takes care of issues such as supply problems, maintenance issues, patient procedure scheduling issues, does the usual hiring stuff...

12. Clinically Inexperienced Manager

    ChaosCoordinatorRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    What are your thoughts on having a manager who is completely inexperienced in the type of nursing they manage? Let's say they have great administrative skills but have never worked your field of nursing as a bedside nurse and you work in a highly spe...

13. Why no retention bonuses??

    ChaosCoordinatorRN replied to ChaosCoordinatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am actively looking for new employment. I have never felt so undervalued in my life. It sure feels like they are trying to get rid of those of us with experience. I agree 100%!!

14. Why no retention bonuses??

    ChaosCoordinatorRN replied to ChaosCoordinatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    AWESOME piece you wrote!! LOVE it!!

15. Why no retention bonuses??

    ChaosCoordinatorRN replied to ChaosCoordinatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    Now THAT is an organization for which I'd like to work!