Green_Dragon

Is flogging still frowned upon??? I can not remember if I got that memo or not hmmm.. Ok, I could not resist hehehe

well spoken

Hmmm...I can see why you are upset. I had an incident happen at the hospital I work as a Charge Nurse. The nurses made complaints to me, and I addressed it with the tech. Verbal warning regarding attitude, and sent a copy to the manager. The second time, the nurses made a complaint regarding attitude and job performance, and once again I discussed with her job duties and the expectations of her, and asked if she had any questions regarding that. She stated she understood. A copy of the counseling went to the manager, along with my concerns regarding this tech. The last incident involved the nurses and two patients making a complaint regarding attitude and not performing job duties, and I confronted her once again, and spoke with my manager again. She was terminated. I understand that the tech you work with does a good job otherwise. Does she give other nurses an attitude? or is it just you? If it is just you then I would want to have a sit down with her and the manager and discuss your concerns. If it is not just you; then all the nurses should have a sit down and air any concerns either may have. My concern, which I think is very unfortunate, is that you have gone to your manager, and she/he is not supporting you and taking your viable complaints seriously. This is not about egos, this is about what is best for your patients, and the expectation that techs, nurses, and everyone else do their job respectfully to all involved. Well, that was my two cents, and it may be only worth half that, but good luck with everything truely. BTW I think it is a great idea always to start off with the positives that someone is doing first, and then going into I have noticed that.....

I have been a Med/Surg RN for about 5 years. When I was in school still I worked as a tech on a trauma floor, then to postpartum for the experience. I learned so much as a tech, however, I still felt that I needed the experience of Med/Surg nursing in order for me to gain experience. I am happy I went into Med/Surg nursing because it does offer such a diverse group of patients. I admittedly find that Med/Surg nursing is so difficult, not only is the acuity so high within our patient population now, but nurse/patient ratios do not take that into account. I can not imagine taking care of 10 patients on our Med/Surg floor, our acuity is too high, with trachs, and "total" train wrecks we get that are unstable, many patients with isolation needs, etc... Maybe I have been spoiled with the 5-8 patients during the day shift, and 6-9 patients on the graveyard shift, I have worked all the shifts. I am now a Charge Nurse on a Med/Surg floor. I do not believe I will stay in Med/Surg after I graduate from my Graduate program; not because I do not find it a challenge, because if anything... it is a challenge, but moreover, because I will be moving into the education end of nursing. I think Med/Surg nursing provides a wonderful backbone to launch any nursing career off of, or just to stay in because of what it is. Med/Surg nurses are diverse, and amazing folks, and we do it, because we can effectively.

Doc Martins and Birkinstocks are the most comfie shoes i have ever worn...although Doc Martins can be a bear to break in, once broken in though they are worth it