Taking away chairs from nursing station

[pinkessence_58467]

I work at a nursing home and is my night off and I just got word that administrator has taking away our chairs from the nurses station to get us to work harder. There has been lack of documentation in all units. People think he did this because a power trip. The administrator is only 24 and he is new and he's ****** a few people off. I think it gonna cause a lot of conflict but if people accept this change, it could be a positive change. I have charted standing and it's taken less time to chart. Less time charting means more time supervising and more time at patients bedside which overall will improve patient care. I totally get it but I will take some time adjusting.

[SlyFoxRN, BSN, RN]

Never was complaining about it, my first post stated I get why it was being done and that it is an adjust but can be postive

Whether or not it is positive doesn't matter. It's the respect issue. No profession should be treated in such a way that they can have thwir chairs removed. That's very unprofessional and something I woild expect for a walmart cashier, not an educated medical professional. Whether you want to sit or not, accepting this change tells administration that nurses are like battered housewives that you can treat however you want and they'll come back for more. Let me ask you:

Would a doctor accept this change?

Would an administrator accept this change?

Would PT or pharmacy accept this change?

The answer is no...in fact administration would never try it because they RESPECT these professions. They do not respect nurses because nurses do not demand respect. Band together and tell admin. you want your chairs back. Show them they can't treat you like crap.

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

Just go ahead with no chairs, then start making appointments with your Dr. about chronic back aches, call in sick, and put in for work comp!

And that will certainly put a "creak" in the bottom line ...

[BigBrainRN]

Paging Department of Labor

[Anna Flaxis, BSN, RN]

Sitting vs Standing At Work: Why You Need to Raise Your Working Game | Patrick John McCrann | Athlete. Author. Coach.

You guys should read this. Benefit of not sitting down

Too much standing also has detrimental health effects. The current ergonomic school of thought is that alternating sitting and standing and walking is the most beneficial approach.

It seems to me that this move isn't about ergonomics, though, but rather, is a punitive attempt to address the issue of documentation.

[AJPV]

We could increase the efficiency of nurses even more if we mandate that every nurse has a Foley and a rectal tube. Nurses must drink Go Lytely Q 15 min to ensure that the stool remains watery enough for the rectal tube to keep working. No bathroom breaks. No meal breaks. If a nurse passes out due to not eating, an amp of D50 will be administered through an IV injection in the EJ. The nurse will have 5 minutes to return to nursing tasks. If the nurse requires more time to recover, the nurse will be written up and publicly mocked over the PA system by the hospital's patient satisfaction manager.

[LPNSTUDENT71]

WOW, time to get another job.

[Ruby Vee, BSN]

I work at a nursing home and is my night off and I just got word that administrator has taking away our chairs from the nurses station to get us to work harder. There has been lack of documentation in all units. People think he did this because a power trip. The administrator is only 24 and he is new and he's ****** a few people off. I think it gonna cause a lot of conflict but if people accept this change, it could be a positive change. I have charted standing and it's taken less time to chart. Less time charting means more time supervising and more time at patients bedside which overall will improve patient care. I totally get it but I will take some time adjusting.

At 24, maybe it's a positive change. At 64, it's cruel and inhumane!

[latebirdie]

I happen to work at said nursing home in which the nurses station was taken away. Apparently administrator/DON came up with this to "teach us" after two nurses were sitting at the nurses station while a pt fell in their room. How the two incidents are connected in their minds not so for sure. Clinical Nurse, DON and other staff RN's came by through the day, repeatedly asking nurses if they had found their chairs yet. Evening nurse called administrator at home to report said chairs had been found, and due to getting a call at home at night, all of the nurses station chairs were removed at all of the nurses stations throughout the building. Supposedly, they are supposed to return at the beginning of the week per the rumor mill. OSHA complaints have already been made.

[eeffoc_emmig]

I happen to work at said nursing home in which the nurses station was taken away. Apparently administrator/DON came up with this to "teach us" after two nurses were sitting at the nurses station while a pt fell in their room. How the two incidents are connected in their minds not so for sure. Clinical Nurse DON and other staff RN's came by through the day, repeatedly asking nurses if they had found their chairs yet. Evening nurse called administrator at home to report said chairs had been found, and due to getting a call at home at night, all of the nurses station chairs were removed at all of the nurses stations throughout the building. Supposedly, they are supposed to return at the beginning of the week per the rumor mill. OSHA complaints have already been made.[/quote']

Once again, nurses are being treated like children. It's repulsive. I hope OSHA finds something to fine them for. Heck...tick off the wrong person and the facility might just get reported to state for something that could get them tagged. We all know the things that aren't being done properly at our facilties that could cause problems for administration.

[tokmom, BSN, RN]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME????????????????

This profession is in deep trouble.

How can you talk on the phone in a patients room without violating HIPAA? There are times you need to have a computer to yourself....in private.

[tokmom, BSN, RN]

Sitting vs Standing At Work: Why You Need to Raise Your Working Game | Patrick John McCrann | Athlete. Author. Coach.

You guys should read this. Benefit of not sitting down

Have you ever been 8 months pg and working a 12 hour shift? When you have, let me know what it is like with no chair AND no breaks.

[Tao2200]

The nurses need to unite and tell the management to go to hell. Things are getting worse and worse for nurses everywhere. This does not mean we should or need to except it. It means its time for nurses everywhere to stick together and fight back. Let them know we are professionals and not dogs that they can walk all over.