Becoming a Director of Nursing was something I have always wanted to do. I wanted to make things better for ..Fisrt- the residents, staff, facility and every person who cared for the elderly. I...
As a nurse with 20 plus years of experience and now going back to the floor I’m being started at 27.00 an hour with shift diff of 2.50. New grads starting at same rate. Makes me sad to think there...
Nurses-give replied to choksantos's topic in General Nursing
Patients don’t know what it means anyway. But you earned it! I never had mine put on their until I got into management. When I was teaching in colleges I had to have it on my badge. But even if you...
Nurses-give replied to choksantos's topic in General Nursing
Because others who don’t have it, can’t handle you having it. So they form their opinions as to why you think it means anything. We don’t think we are better than others(at least I don’t)...
Nurses-give replied to choksantos's topic in General Nursing
Your so right about the name badges. I have been at my job now for 2 months and can’t even get a name badge. After asking 5 times. They can sure print the tiny things up for the staff that got hired...
Nurses-give replied to choksantos's topic in General Nursing
We worked hard for that degree, get no extra compensation for it, most places could care less if you have it and or it means nothing to them. We rack up student loan debt ( mine is 60,000) for what?...
Nurses-give replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing
It’s all about management! Your staff needs to know they are appreciated. If they only hear from the director or nurse manager when they have did something wrong, made a mistake, or just negative...
The best DIrectors get out on the floor, they don’t just sit in their office. But on the other hand they are bogged down with important paper work that must be done. They still make time to ask the...
I gave it my all. I worked myself to basically destroying my life outside of work. I made it through the tags they received. And was reminded before I decided to leave- by the administrator “ Do...