ASparks
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Thank you for your thoughtful responses. I became a nurse 10 years ago. Like most nurses, I wanted to be the best nurse in the world :) I worked on a medical surgical floor and found it difficult to give the care that I wanted. The ratios were too high, the patients too ill...I considered leaving nursing, a profession that I loved, like many others nurses are doing today. But, then I realized if we all leave...if the nurses who care the most leave, who will be left to care for the patients. I didn't leave the profession. Instead, I went back to school. And, I vowed that I would give a voice to the nurses, to us. I believe that our profession is growing, evolving and we each have a role in its destiny. I believe the way that we can best make change is to show how nurses impact patient outcomes. If, as a profession, we can show how nurses impact care, organizational costs, etc...then we can create a platform for the best work environment to do our jobs.
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I am concerned about some of the work conditions that many nurses face...high nurse-pt ratios, poor salary, and not being heard by administration. Do you think these are issues? What do you think about your working conditions? http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6653VJJ
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I am really surprised to hear such high nurse-pt ratios. I'm looking at the work conditions for nurses across the nation. I'm really concerned that nurses do not have work conditions that allow them to give the care they want to their pts. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6653VJJ
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Hi nuse2b22, yes, I was interested in nurses in the hospital. LPNs are very valuable and I have worked with many amazing LPNs. I only limited it to RNs to be able to better compare to other studies that have been conducted that focused on RNs. But, I'd love to hear your thoughts. I really want to do whatever I can to improve the work environment for ALL nurses. Thanks for taking the time to respond! :)
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I'm really interested in what's going on nationally for nurses. I'd like to help improve the working conditions. I'll will let you know what I find out.
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http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6653VJJ