Hippy chick

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1. The Elephant In The Room and Evidenced Based Practice

   Hippy chick replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

   EBP! Baloney! Anyone can design a study to show anything, a good statistics person can make any study show anything. If it is going to decrease cost every hospital in the country is jumping on that study. If it cost money, forget about it! When...

2. Burnt out

   Hippy chick replied to Hippy chick's topic in General Nursing

   My hospital system has become notorious for quick promotion to management. 1-2 years of experience is all you need. Upper management makes these young nurses Patsy's. Once they are promoted, they are told exactly what to do and say to staff. Then,...

3. Burnt out

   Hippy chick replied to Hippy chick's topic in General Nursing

   The tech was checking in on the patients, answering call lights, etc. but didn't document it. 2 of our nurses were floated to other floors, house sup said no to getting anyone back to help. I was left with someone that graduated in May, and has be...

4. Burnt out

   Hippy chick replied to Hippy chick's topic in General Nursing

   Our census was really low that night. 2 nurses and a tech for 11 patients

5. Burnt out

   Hippy chick posted a topic in General Nursing

   Has anyone successfully dealt with burn out? I still love patient care. The absolute ridiculousness of some of the policies has me jaded. I dread going to work because there is something new every day! The last straw was being written up for not ...

6. Management

   Hippy chick replied to IVNinja300's topic in General Nursing

   Everywhere I've been is like this! Most of the people I've seen lately in management have limited bedside experience. 1-2 years of experience and if you are a "yes" person, you are on the management track. This is why resources are wasted, and sta...

7. The MANDATORY Skills fair

   Hippy chick posted a topic in General Nursing

   2 decades ago, I entered nursing. 2 decades ago, it was emphasized that nurses should carry themselves with dignity. 2 decades ago professionalism and patient safety were expected. Unprofessionalism and unsafe patient conditions were not tolerated...

8. What have nursing interviews become

   Hippy chick posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've been in my field for 21 years and done almost everything there is to do. Even taught novice nurses. Recently, I decided that I needed a change. A midlife crisis, I guess. So, I decided to put in for a transfer to another department. To ...