BrokenRNheart replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing
About lateral violence http://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_07_09_08.htm However, I don't see this making any changes. As with anything else, what will happen to the employee that...
BrokenRNheart replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing
I don't have time to go through and read or thank any of the posts right now. I will get back to this. For now, I thought you all might find this interesting. I will look for the link and add it...
BrokenRNheart replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing
Sometimes "nurse run" doesn't get it either. Get the wrong nurses to "run" and you are just as screwed. I happen to know of a place with a nurse retention committe that has only two nurses on it....
BrokenRNheart replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing
The problem is that there are too many organizations fighting for their own cause. Each of them have the same goal - safe staffing or set ratios. One of the reasons that we can't get any where is...
BrokenRNheart replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing
Based on how catty nurses are, I would say that 99% of the nurses in the field are unfit. This is part of our problem. 1) The hospitals are catering to the new young blood regardless of their...
BrokenRNheart replied to patwil73's topic in General Nursing
I have been thinking about this topic again. Rather than start a new one, I searched and thought I would kick this up. A recent shift that I worked made me think about this again. We started our...
BrokenRNheart replied to NewYorkGirl's topic in General Nursing
No advice but I feel for ya. I am sickened by the job every time I go to it. It doesn't matter what area. I am tired of being rushed beyond the extreme of being able to think safely and act safely...
BrokenRNheart replied to HapkidoMedicine's topic in General Nursing
I experienced a similar situation. We didn't know what to do. We did know that in order to call animal control you have to be willing to tell them who you are on the complaint (in that city). That...
BrokenRNheart replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing
Unfortunately, nurses that speak up or write up get harassed, bad evals, fired - you name it. It does seem like a waste of energy, but I am not giving up. I am giving up on nursing though. Every...
Seems the whole medical atmostphere has gotten sour. From management to co-workers to other departments and patients. It is just not a pleasant place to be at all. How did we end up
The labor department takes care of not being paid. Contact your labor department and tell her to get another job. Best advice you could give her is to get out of the medical field. This is the...
BrokenRNheart replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing
It is not well known and unfortunately, nurses seem to be the least interested in acting to make a change. As you have seen in this profession, some of the nurses are the reason for the shortage and...
BrokenRNheart replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing
Obviously, the administrators have some secret to the magic of handling 15 minute checks along with other tasks that keep you away from the room for 15 minutes. Problem is that they are not sharing...
"It is, especially up front, expensive to get your marketing package up and running as professional as you can do it. That takes time, effort, and money. Do not cut corners." The reality and biggest...
I don't have much faith in union after dealing with it. Things really weren't much different. I guess they can control how many patients you have....that is probably the most important thing to me...