msdaisy

If you read what I posted, I said its sad that SOME I did not imply all RN's and if you read the above postings you would have read that we were also including charge nurses.

I have been working for CHR for 10 yrs. I have worked casual for 2 yrs. I recently thought that I would go back since my love for nursing is serving in Acute care but was told that there is a hiring freeze till 2011 in place. What the heck.... There is a new hospital going up in South Calgary due to open in 2010 and the brainiacs in CHR have decided to put in place a hiring freeze which doesn't even allow casual employees to take a permanent or PT line??? So my question is who didn't think this through?? HOw are you going to open a new hospital up and not hire any nurses??? Are just going to transfer nurses around so we can have a even shortage throughout the city??? SHould we just continue to employ the 70+ yr old RN's to run the show????? Maybe lets make nursing a masters degree minumum instead of the degree to deal with such shortages.

I have been a LPN for many years. I have worked in varous settings from Acute to LTC to Community. LPN role in all settings have changed with the times, its sad that some RN's have not changed their attitudes. Lpn's are a vital assest to any health care team, and without them the RN's would actually have to do their own work. Most RN's are over paid, lack actual experience, and have the I'm a Rn mentality, its to bad that LPN's still have to prove to them what they know and can do. Its sad that with this nursing shortage that we are facing hiring freezes with Alberta Health while they still build a hospital in southern Calgary. Who is going to work there??? You can bet that the hiring freeze will be lifted for LPN's, because we are just as knowledgeable and CHEAPER and we dont pack that RN attitude. They shouldn't make being a RN so difficult by having to get a degree because we already know just as much or more then they do. Its all just in the experience.