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Amen to all that's been said. Good patient care doesn't happen without competent CNAs. I've been so blessed to work with so many good nursing assistants. And I hate the word "only"...I'm "only" a CNA, LPN, whatever, really burns my butt, if you'll excuse the expression. We're a team, and no one job is more important than the other on the team!:cheers: Besides, there is no excuse for rude behavior...didn't her mama teach her anything?:rotfl:

Well, there is one thing you can say about this job...it's always "interesting"! Sounds like you did a great job. It's just so frustrating when the behavior of one difficult patient takes up so much time that you can't properly work with your other patients who need your care!

I am so very sorry to hear that you received such negative messages from the unit preceptors...evidently, they've forgotten what it is like to be a new grad! It's scary to make the transition...it's like having kids in that everyone tells you what it's like, you read all the parenting books around, go to classes, etc, then you actually have a child and realize that there is so much you still don't know, and you run into situations that the books didn't prepare you for and no one thought to tell you about. I will promise you this; if you hang in there, it will get better. Just keep going and have faith in yourself! :redpinkhe

The hospital I work for recently opened a "discharge lobby" in order to expedite emptying beds for future admissions/post-ops. Frankly, I am not too thrilled at the prospect of sending my post-op day 2 discharges down to an area staffed only by a volunteer, prior to their leaving for home. Also, the area these patients are in is not exactly the most comfortable in the world. Our administration is really big on patient satisfaction, but I'm wondering what impression this leaves with our out-going customers. We are really being pushed into doing this (by a nursing committee with a very outspoken and determined chairperson) and the whole idea just doesn't sit well with me or my collegues. Anyone else having similar experiences? Also, anyone know where I can collect some data regarding discharge process and patient satisfaction?

Hi ya'll, I work in a hospital that is trying to achieve Magnet status at this time. We also have scrub colors designated, but this was done not to take power and autonomy away from nurses but to benefit patients. Our patients know which of us are nurses by the color of our scrubs. I like the cute colored and/or flowered scrubs too, but at the risk of sounding like a total idealist, isn't our main priority to do what's best for the patient?