Wrote Dr. Phil yesterday....

LisaRN2B · Dec 8, 2003

Keep up the good work, Cheerfuldoer!

:kiss

purplemania, BSN, RN · Dec 8, 2003

are you trying to get attention to yourself or the nursing profession? You certainly don't speak for me.

live4today, RN · Dec 8, 2003

Originally posted by LisaRN2B
Keep up the good work, Cheerfuldoer!

:kiss

Thanks Lisa! :kiss It's all for a good and worthy cause to hopefully bring to light those things that are detrimental to our patients due to the nurses being overworked, overstressed, and bombarded with too much unnecessary tree killing (mountains of paper work nurses must write on and sign and process..... each shift).

I think once the public understands who is really behind the nursing shortage, they will at least have been informed as to the truth of the healthcare they pay their hard earned money for to only come into the hospital and receive less than standard care because the burden of their care falls on the nurses shoulders.

We want to give them the best care possible....but there are issues and circumstances that keep us from being able to do that. Again thanks Lisa! :)

CCU NRS · Dec 8, 2003

Articulate for me what issues you see surrounding the "Nursing Shortage".

Address each issue with a possible resolution.

Outline proposed programs to bring about these resolutions.

Explain exactly how Medicare, Managed Care, Prepaid Providers differ and explain why each is faulty.

show us you can convince not only Dr.Phil but his millions of viewers!

Not being sarcastic I would like to hear what the issues are and solutions

LisaRN2B · Dec 8, 2003

I think these issues are valid.

It was not until I found this site some months back that I knew WHY there was a "nursing shortage." I would like to think that educating the public is a good thing, might bring about some change.

Don't understand why anyone would be against these issues being brought to the forefront.

I would hope that these issues might start being addressed before I graduate. I am sure I hope for too much, lol.

YW, and keep your chin up!

ceecel.dee, MSN, RN · Dec 8, 2003

You know, it probably is a very good idea to make an outline, and fill it in for your cohorts first. There are alot of great ideas, differences in principles, ethics, standards of behavior,etc. I think this input may very well make you ready for a great multifaceted discussion with Dr. Phil, and broaden your argument base for any article you may write!

Think about it! We may be able to help!

bellehill, RN · Dec 8, 2003

You go Cheerfuldoer! Try Oprah, she has more social issues than Dr. Phil. I agree that you better have a solution ready for the problems that have contributed to the nursing shortage. Keep at it, you are doing good things!

FranEMTnurse, CNA, LPN, EMT-I · Dec 8, 2003

WAY TO GO RENEE!:kiss YES!

Fran:nurse:

live4today, RN · Dec 8, 2003

I am only ONE nurse of hundreds of thousands in this United States. I will not attempt to speak for the other hundreds of thousands.....that is where other nurses...each of you who want to have a voice in making change in our profession....come in.

One person may initiate the act of correction as well as get the ball rolling, but one person cannot do it alone. Imagine an audience filled with nurses with only a small handful of nurses speaking up to address the issues we have gathered for. Imagine that audience of opportunity in the light of the same nursing meetings held across the United States on every nursing unit with the nurse manager leading the meeting. If a nurse is afraid to have a voice in a small enclosed environment such as that with the fear of retaliation and voicing their concerns openly about the issues facing nursing, what makes anyone think that I...one person...can speak for every voice?????????

CCU NRS · Dec 9, 2003

Originally posted by cheerfuldoer
I am only ONE nurse of hundreds of thousands in this United States. I will not attempt to speak for the other hundreds of thousands.....that is where other nurses...each of you who want to have a voice in making change in our profession....come in.

One person may initiate the act of correction as well as get the ball rolling, but one person cannot do it alone. Imagine an audience filled with nurses with only a small handful of nurses speaking up to address the issues we have gathered for. Imagine that audience of opportunity in the light of the same nursing meetings held across the United States on every nursing unit with the nurse manager leading the meeting. If a nurse is afraid to have a voice in a small enclosed environment such as that with the fear of retaliation and voicing their concerns openly about the issues facing nursing, what makes anyone think that I...one person...can speak for every voice?????????

I just wanted you to give us a sample of your knowledge on the topic and show us some of the resolutions you were aware of and plans to impliment such plans. When you said you wrote Dr. Phil about this topic I assumed (my bad)That you had some knowledge and insight into the problem and some possible resolutions to suggest.

efy2178 · Dec 9, 2003

I, too, have written about the nursing shortage. Although Oprah did not contact me, the following week she mentioned nurses on her show and how they are not appreciated and are heroes.

I have learned to write congressmen, senators (state and federal) my TV station, my newspaper as well as national entities. If more of us do and the same complaints keep coming up we will be heard.

Tonight my sister-in-law stopped by. She is a nurse manager who is totally burned out. The physicians are so spoiled that nothing she does is good enough. I know some of the ways she has gone out of her way to please them and she has also been pretty direct about how unappreciative they are to her and her nurses. After a while the money means nothing and you either leave, get fired or become apathetic. I for one do not want an apathetic nurse. So we need to support each other and let the world know how difficult nursing can really be.