Bobbie Hall

Why are nurses working overtime in hospitals,

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I feel that although there is a nursing shortage we still must provide high quality educations to our students. If we do not then we are cheating ourselves as well as the patients. I also feel that by doing this we could be jeopardizing our respect in society. Nursing are portrayed in a certain caring way and I would not want that to change. To change gears I have found that many new nursing students are getting into nursing because of the job demand and the money. I has a student just tell me today that for her nursing was not a calling at all but, an end to a means. Really scary to me. I really feel that we must want to nurse in order to be a good nurse.

Well I work 12 hours, ICU, we do the baths, and check the MAR, go on road trips due to the increased congestion on days. The day shift is to rotate ETT tape, change lines IV site dressings, sure theey get admissions, but this is a 24 hour facility and admissions come at all times. Very seldom do the night shift leave procedures or anything for the incoming shift, because nights work as a team. Days will leave orders, not having the time to change their lines, or rotate lines. It is always something, but they will be sitting around talking when we arrive at 1830.:imbar