meantobe

Wow!! I salute YOU for standing up for all of us. It is just WAY TOO BAD that we do not all stand up for our profession this way. You are certainly to be commended. I worked at a hospital in CO where this treatment of nurses was completely UNACCEPTED. As a charge nurse, I spoke with my manager on numerous occassions about the mistreatment of nurses and I know for a fact that at least one MD was relieved of his duties. I also know that it took about 8 years and a file thicker than OJ's murder trial to get him fired, but the nurses stood together and eventually, he was asked to leave. Nurses are the heart of healthcare and we deserve to be treated with respect. If the nurses were not at the bedside 24 hours a day, the MD's would not have a clue as to what is going on with their patients. When they realize this, healthcare will improve. It takes the entire team, not just the doctor!!! You stick to your guns. You were kind and respectful in your response to the MD, and you were DEAD ON!!!!!

Daytonite and Ksilty- you are both a wealth of information. I guess that I have been at the bedside and in a charge nurse role for 18 years and I am ready to make a change and just scared at the possibility of making a change and being totally unhappy. I know that many people do this and when it does not work out, they leave and find another job. I am one of those people who stays at the same job until a move out of state forces me to find another job. Just want to find something that I will love, will be very good at, and where I can make a difference for the company that I work for. Thanks for all of your great info. At least now, I understand what this job entails. I think I can at least make an educated decision about applying for it.

So, to sound quite stupid, is this an interesting job, a stressful job?? I can see alot of unhappy doctors and unhappy patients banging on the UR office door debating who will punch me out first. I have worked in Tele for 18 years and I have to say that I have run into more than one very unhappy doctor and I prefer not to go back there. I certainly do not want that to be part of my daily life. Do most hospitals have UR departments where these things are discussed amongst several nurses or are you on your own? I realize that there are manuals and written info to help, but just want to be sure that this is something I might enjoy before I actually send the application. I think I understand what you are telling me, but certainly you don't have to do this for every single patient in the hospital??? Is it just if a question arises about a procedure or what??? Anything you can tell me will help. Just trying to make an educated decision. My last job was extremely stressful. I DO NOT mind work. In fact, I prefer to be busy for my entire work time because it makes me feel better about what they are paying me and gives me great job satisfaction to believe that I am helping people. However, there is a fine line between being busy and over the top unsafe!!! Just want to be sure. Those of you who have done UR, was it satisfying work? Something that you can go home and feel good about? Or did you lay awake at night wondering if you had denied care to someone who would have truly benefited from it? Just wondering. I am very patient focused. Will that get in the way of being good in the UR dept???

Quick question for the UR nurses. I have come across a UR position in a hospital setting. How is that different from the insurance companies? I have been a cardiac nurse for 18 years with the last 7 being a charge nurse. I have relocated to Colorado and do not want to go back to floor nursing. I basically need a day job with weekends and holidays off b/c my 4 yr. old will start Kindergarten this year and I need to be available at night as my husband works nights. I would like to apply for this position, but would like to have a clue as to what I would be doing before I jump in. Any advice???