Too much administration and favouritism in Australian Health care

[RN_InOZ]

I heard that on average each hospital in NSW has 60% of the employees in Administration, pathetic.

Since Nursing entered University in an attempt to try and make it a proffesion, Nurses continually seem to treat the job as a career ladder that MUST be climbed.

Whatever happened to nursing because you like one on one patient care, without all the politically correct crap that goes with it.

So many useless jobs exist, taking valuable portions of allocated funds.

The worst part is these jobs are often occupied by people who have sucked up to higher management, not because they are great nurses.

The system is wrong, it simply encourages an environment of striving to suck up/brown nose the most to be promoted, and patient care becomes the lesser focus.

What do others think?

[nyapa, RN]

I heard that on average each hospital in NSW has 60% of the employees in Administration, pathetic.

Since Nursing entered University in an attempt to try and make it a proffesion, Nurses continually seem to treat the job as a career ladder that MUST be climbed.

Whatever happened to nursing because you like one on one patient care, without all the politically correct crap that goes with it.

So many useless jobs exist, taking valuable portions of allocated funds.

The worst part is these jobs are often occupied by people who have sucked up to higher management, not because they are great nurses.

The system is wrong, it simply encourages an environment of striving to suck up/brown nose the most to be promoted, and patient care becomes the lesser focus.What do others think?

1. I don't think I entered nursing to climb the ladder. Couldn't think of anything worse. As for others I can't speak for them, but surely University training doesn't have anything to do with it. There are just more positions nowadays, and most nurses are uni changed as time goes on. As for 60% of the staff being administrative - how many are actually from a nursing background? You know, secretaries, phone operators, human resources and non nursing areas of management.

2. Are the jobs useless? You know, I find myself scared to answer that one, it's so political and I don't know what alot of them actually do. I agree that alot of money is provided for those positions. But who created them? Nurses? Or those further up the ladder? Who allocates those funds?

I agree we definitely need more hands on the floor. But if ppl are trying to climb the ladder could it be because they are trying to get away from what is happening on the floor...ie aggression, lack of respect from our patients. How many nurses have actually left the profession for the same reason?

3. Don't ppl have to have extra qualifications to get into those positions? Therefore they should be going through a fair interview process? Alright, I know this is the gold standard. But there must be some merit that the person has to bring to an interview - particularly in a big hospital.

I am not pro-, I am not con- your comments. I honestly don't know the answer. It would be interesting to see what others think. I guess I find the uni comment a bit biased though.