What do you think is a major problem in nursing?

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If you had to pick one thing that you thought was a major problem in nursing what would it be and what would you do about it?

Just curious! :)

that is sick, sick, sick. how could any educator be so petty and small minded? i doubt that doctors are taught to watch out for the nurses or they will have their jobs. well, that certainly explains a lot about the attitudes shown by some of the newer rns around here. they have been taught to look down that nose. oh, my, my, my. how sad and ignorant.

don't be too sure about that. i think there might be some of that going on between crnas and anesthesiologists; nps and primary care physicians...

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If you don't defend your territory, who is?

Well said!!

In LPN/LVN school I was told to explain things in simple, easy to understand, non-medical terms when delegating tasks to the "non-licensed and non-professional" personnel, even though when I took my CNA course we were taught and were expected to know many of the correct medical terms.

Then in RN school I was told that LPN/LVN's are taught to perform tasks but really don't understand the reason and science behind it and not to expect too much from them. Oh yes, I also was told not to let LPN/LVN's be allowed to do too much because they will take over RN jobs.

There's your territorialism!

God knows what they are going to teach me this fall in BSN school.

Why do you feel you have to be on the defensive? That seems like a hostile stance. It just looks like the different types of nurses need to learn to play well together, instead of all of the in family fighting. I think it is sad. It sounds like a constant cat fight between the different designations of nursing.

That is the major problem in nursing. Nurses are not united together but pitted against each other. That doesn't seem to be a very positive way to approach life and career. It is abrasive, petty, and socially immature, instead of congenial, open minded, and responsible adult thinking.

Defend your territory? How about working together to get the job done? Why would someone want to take on more responsibility with lesser title and lesser pay? I don't. I don't want the responsibility without the reward, and can't imagine anyone else wanting it either.

Perhaps less defending of the territories, in the nursing pecking order, and more cooperation, between the different levels of nursing, would end the need to feel you must defend your territory! Mercy! That's sad thinking.

If you don't defend your territory, who is?
We don't stick together. We feel the need to eat our young, our old, our opposite shift co-workers, the units we give report to, the units we get report from, the units we float to....

Oh yeah, and what Chaya said too :)

You took the words right out of my mouth! I am on our Nursing Pride committe for the hospital. I think what no one is getting, is WE need to show our support as individuals. WE need to be kind, and not grill the nurse giving us report. WE need to always say please and thank you to those we work with. WE need to acknowledge when someone does something above and beyond, or, showed us their support when we neede it.

Some things have recently been brought to my attention about people being written up, etc. Lately, every one seems to be about protecting their butt, and not caring about anyone else's. That will come back on them. It is so sad.

There is NOTHING nicer you can do, than write a small handwritten note to a fellow employee to thank them for helping you in a time of need. I think if we all did this, maybe...just maybe, people would start being kinder to each other. I was once a new nurse, and know what it feels like not to know as much "as everyone else".

I don't think we should look to others, before we do what we can first.

Well said!!

In LPN/LVN school I was told to explain things in simple, easy to understand, non-medical terms when delegating tasks to the "non-licensed and non-professional" personnel, even though when I took my CNA course we were taught and were expected to know many of the correct medical terms.

Then in RN school I was told that LPN/LVN's are taught to perform tasks but really don't understand the reason and science behind it and not to expect too much from them. Oh yes, I also was told not to let LPN/LVN's be allowed to do too much because they will take over RN jobs.

There's your territorialism!

God knows what they are going to teach me this fall in BSN school.

And that ladies and gentlemen is our only problem.

Ya know, so many people have mentioned the lack of respect, I have noticed that from co-workers from time to time (RNs who do not respect my knowledge/abilites) but I have never noticed it from a pt. Since graduation in 1977, I can only remember 1 pt who ever showed any signs of disrespect. And he happended to be married to an RN! He thought he had hit the jackpot when I walked into the room, he had a personal maid for 8 hours. LOL He was an experience, but he's the only on who has ever treated with little/no respect as a nurse.

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