Snow and your supervisors

Batman25 · Dec 22, 2009

I agree. No one really wants to risk their lives in a blizzard but if the nurses are expected to do it the supervisors should get there as well. It would set a good example and show everyone was a team.

adal52 · Dec 22, 2009

We have a new administration and I will have to give them props. They were there the whole weekend (one or more for each shift...CEO,CNO,etc.). They really did good. I was impressed. My unit manager wasn't there, however. They sent security to get those who couldn't make it on their own.

mamamerlee, LPN · Dec 22, 2009

Hahahahahaha!!! NMs risk their lives on the STREETS? Hahahahaha! I have referred to these people who work Monday-Friday as the MFers for a good reason!

I worked at one place where the UPPER management did come in, and brought around doughnuts and drinks on carts during a crisis. Highly unusual, though.

Erikadawn RN · Dec 22, 2009

Do you all work at my job? My DON and ADON called from home and got nasty with those who got stuck over 32 hours for some. Thank GOD i managed to get out Saturday morning,it was my weekend off.NO ONe from admin showed up. They only called people from home and threatening them to come in any way possible. But the good side was that my husband, Went into a ditch on the side of the road, and a nurse from Christiana Hospital in Delaware pulled him out. Nurses to the rescue!

pca_85 · Dec 22, 2009

Ok, most won't, but I will say this: during the blizzard of 04....lol.....we were short aides and the DON came in and worked as an aide.....you read right! I miss that place...............

emsboss · Dec 22, 2009

Snow like arrived on the East coast really messed you guys up... That is a normal thing up here... Seldom does anyone miss a shift due to weather. 'Course, 99% of us drive 4X4 vehicles... Or dog teams, hehehe.

tewdles, RN · Dec 22, 2009

we only get snow days in michigan if the snow is so deep the plows get stuck...then the hospital sends the snowmobile team out to pick you up.

cherrybreeze, ADN, RN · Dec 22, 2009

When we had our blizzard a couple of weeks ago (14-18", depending on where you were!) we had one of our 2 floor supervisors not come in for her regularly scheduled hours. I was off that day, but only 2 other people maybe either didn't come in at all, or were late. I know sometimes it isn't possible, but to me, that shows a VERY bad example.

My director and team leader would NEVER come in and work the floor. Our team leader occasionally takes patients on day shift, but is still waiting for the elevator at 330 no matter what. Our director, never. If they EVER came in on a PM or noc shift, I'd have a heart attack.

Orca, ADN, ASN, RN · Dec 22, 2009

One reason I moved to the desert. :)

nursinger · Dec 23, 2009

Did your NMs come in to help during the recent storm? Sheesh they managed to make snippy phone calls from their sofas mandating us to come in for our shifts. Am I wrong to feel like it would have meant a lot if just one of them had come in to see how we were holding up or, gasp, help out?

You know, there should be a policy at every facility mandating that all nurse managers must report for duty during blizzards (on the weekends) when the staffing is extremely short to support their staff and be a team player. I wonder how many actually would. Our nursing supervisors always make it in, but they're so busy pulling their hair out and doing staffing that they never have the time to help out on the units.

nursingstudent221 · Dec 23, 2009

I have referred to these people who work Monday-Friday as the MFers for a good reason!

LOL!!!!