Nurses General Nursing
Published Jan 24, 2013
What would you change about nursing or the healthcare system if you could?
DoeRN
941 Posts
Charge appropriately for professional nursing services. Discontinue the universal practice of lumping nursing services in with toilet paper, food service, dressing supplies and housekeeping.That (not so) simple step would accomplish amazing things.
That (not so) simple step would accomplish amazing things.
Love this! It would cut down on a lot of the nonsense we have to endure.
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Cmenurse
6 Posts
Do a time-management study on actual nurses...focus on how much time they must waste on duplicate charting, getting food trays sent, emptying trash, changing beds...and DO SOMETHING about it.
Most of us don't mind doing nursing work-we mind all the extra stuff that PREVENTS us from doing it.
Also, I may be in a minority on this but I like 8-hour days, not 12 hours.
LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN
8,429 Posts
^^^Yeah, I actually like working less days...I'll keep the 12's...just tweak the other things so we can continue to our work more effectively.
Music in My Heart
1 Article; 4,111 Posts
1) Mandated (safe) ratios everywhere
2) Substantial budget authority for a committee from each floor to ensure proper equipment
3) Some autonomy with simple things like certain labs/meds
4) A politically safe process to challenge physicians overuse of needless tests
martymoose, BSN, RN
1,946 Posts
Get rid of this Studor group Bull Puckey. and you know what I mean :-(
tnmarie
268 Posts
Off the top of my head:
1. Needs of the pts are put above financial gains of shareholders
2. Absenteeism/tardiness policies actually enforced
3. Bullying/drama strictly NOT tolerated
4. Rules apply to everyone equally
5. Adequate staffing
wooh, BSN, RN
1 Article; 4,383 Posts
Mandated ratios.
Charge for nursing services (which actually might negate the need for ratios.)
Return to patient care instead of customer service.
Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN
1 Article; 20,908 Posts
Is this a homework question???? What do you think needs to be changed? I agree with
♪♫ in my ♥ 1) Mandated (safe) ratios everywhere2) Substantial budget authority for a committee from each floor to ensure proper equipment3) Some autonomy with simple things like certain labs/meds4) A politically safe process to challenge physicians overuse of needless tests
olddragger
77 Posts
The ability to stand up for ourselves and to have a strong national voice.
mariebailey, MSN, RN
948 Posts
I sometimes feel like I am powerless in my role, yet I am responsible for everything that goes wrong. I wish nurses were more empowered.
lumbarpain, ADN, RN
351 Posts
I would simplify everything. I would promote more Wellness programs to help keep the population healthy and prevent diseases/illnesses from occuring before they start. I would eliminate Nursing Homes and have people properly taken care of IN THEIR HOMES where they belong if feasible. And I am a LTC nurse. PAPERWORK would be severely eliminated step by step and promote more patient interaction between healthcare professionals and their patients. Encourage More alternative methods such as massage, relaxation techniques, briofeed back as a added addition to getting and keeping well. COMMUNICATION would be my ulimate goal correcting. I find communication between health care professionals sometimes dangerous due to language barriers and other numerous interuptions when dealing with patients and families. Humans dont need to be more stressed out during a very stressful event already, I find doctors offices cold, unwelcoming, too fast paced, incredibly stressful with tvs blaring news stories/or day courts. NO TVS in doctors offices. I have too much to mention here..
IcySageNurse
133 Posts
Our job description to not include cleaning poop, pee, changing linens, or bathing patients, all of which we are to delegate to assistant staff.
Education standards higher to increase our salary and respect.