bikers in medical rackett
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RE: bikers in medical rackett
I know what ya'll are talking about. Labor and Delivery nurse here - any delivery I am involved in, be it as a direct care nurse or as charge nurse I have 21 years to wait to hear about a suit.
S#cks in a way..... but I have to admit, that each day is new and different and I get to see miracles.
S#cks in a way..... but I have to admit, that each day is new and different and I get to see miracles.
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RN here. 17 years in ED. MD in my login name is my state, not my degree. Currently working on my 6th year as part time Seminary student. Had BSc in Biology prior to nursing school. 6 years Army reserves in Canada as well. I hope to last another 12 years in the ED then retire to part-time. My body may say otherwise. I did 15+ years of nights prior to switching to days (couldn't sleep) so I feel for you 3rd shifters.
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Was an ER psych nurse for years...and finally burned out. Now I have the perfect healthcare job. I manage the health services dept. for a state school for the blind and visually impaired. Kids are SO much nicer to work with!
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Unfortunately, all we ever keep hearing is it's a business from the administration.
ER 7 years, pacu/OR now for 4 years.
Sundowners???? They would drive me insane.
The country is about 700,000 - 900,000 short on nurses at this time. That shortage is growing every day. The average new grad lasts about 5 years, last time I looked at the stats. Then they go find something else. Along with the fact, there are not even enough schools to keep up with the demand. Hopefully when I reach that point in life, my kids will be very nice to me.
One of the problems is new gradsare getting way to stressed. Staffing ratios suck, and hiring excessive NA's is a bandage. The nurse is legally responsible for everything in most areas. I think the be nice to the patient, and spend time explaining things to them picture is out the window.
They just do not have enough time.
I could go into detail forever...........
Health care is circling the drain.
ER 7 years, pacu/OR now for 4 years.
Sundowners???? They would drive me insane.
The country is about 700,000 - 900,000 short on nurses at this time. That shortage is growing every day. The average new grad lasts about 5 years, last time I looked at the stats. Then they go find something else. Along with the fact, there are not even enough schools to keep up with the demand. Hopefully when I reach that point in life, my kids will be very nice to me.
One of the problems is new gradsare getting way to stressed. Staffing ratios suck, and hiring excessive NA's is a bandage. The nurse is legally responsible for everything in most areas. I think the be nice to the patient, and spend time explaining things to them picture is out the window.
They just do not have enough time.
I could go into detail forever...........
Health care is circling the drain.
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RE: bikers in medical racket
Remember that everything is cyclical. I agree that RN's are more time pressured now, but that means we must concentrate the empathy that we have to a kind word or action, stepping in when someone needs information that can help them. If we give up and treat everyone like a disease we might as well become MD's. (thats a joke, sort of) Burn out is a real factor that must be recognized and dealt with. New grads don't seem to be taught that burn out doesn't mean that you have to quit. I work through my bad periods and usually find that it is the patients that bring me back.
My major concern is that the new RN's are coming into the profession with a differant motivation. A desire to help others in distress must be our focus. I see too many RN's who actually seem to hate people. Those are the people that need to find new jobs.
My major concern is that the new RN's are coming into the profession with a differant motivation. A desire to help others in distress must be our focus. I see too many RN's who actually seem to hate people. Those are the people that need to find new jobs.
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