Years Experience on the white board

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My hospital wants us to start writing our years of experience on the whiteboard in our patients' rooms. Good idea, right? Except for nurses like me; I only have two years experience. So putting this:

Name, RN

2 years experience

on the whiteboard... Is that reassuring to a patient? Or scary? lol. Honest opinions welcome.

I haven't been complying with this so far.

Specializes in Rodeo Nursing (Neuro).

Nursemike, RN

16 years, 8 months, 2 days to retirement.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

JessieRN

2 decades experience crammed into 3 years

Least that's how some shifts make it feel!

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Specializes in Emergency.
Nursemike, RN

16 years, 8 months, 2 days to retirement.

Now thats what needs to be written on the whiteboard!:chuckle

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Home Health.

Why did they think this would be a good idea?

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.

four years, nine months and 30 days 'til retirement. and counting.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

LOL - I love some of these responses. But I am puzzled about the reasoning behing the original request. Are they equating amount of experience with competency? As an educator, I can attest to the fact that there is no real correlation. Achieving competency/ expertise is not simply a matter of showing up.. it takes effort. I have encountered many 'experienced' nurses who seem to be repeating year one over and over again.

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Specializes in School Nursing.

i'd be tempted to write : "too damn many" !! lol :coollook:

praiser :heartbeat

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It all stems from AIDET. It's supposed to be reassuring to the patient.

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It all stems from AIDET. It's supposed to be reassuring to the patient.

Yeah, I can see how reassuring it would be for a new grad to come in and write "one month" or whatever. :yawn: Quick way to make your job worse.

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Specializes in Psych , Peds ,Nicu.
Bortaz, RN

15 days, 4 hours, 12 minutes experience.

Way to go Bortaz , celebrate with your patients when you make it to a full month !

This idea of putting lenght of experience on a board is stupid . What next , size of biceps , so patients will know who can lift well ?!

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Well, while they are at it, how about.....

Your physician is: Jack Sprat, MD :jester: 2 months experience

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had to look up AIDET, i see this another suggestion from the much esteemed (not) Studer group

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