Posted on 01/09/2023 9:52:33 AM PST by NautiNurse
I worked in a hospital. One of my jobs was to map the discharge cycle. I had to collect data on every step from an admission to a discharge. In essence, I was to see how we could move patents out of the hospital and get another patient in the bed. This had nothing to do with length of stay—but how we moved someone who was discharged, out of the hospital.
This biggest problem? Nurses would delay calling the housekeeping staff as long as they could so they wouldn’t have to take an “intake.” I found we could cut that time down by “checking out” patients at the front door, rather than waiting for the nurses.
The most egregious example was when patients died. I found the bed would be unfilled for almost a day. And no…it didn’t take a day to remove the body.
When I started asking those questions, I was thanked for my data. Then I was moved to a consolidation project that did not “touch” the nurses.
As individuals, I love nurses. As a group they can be a nasty herd of beasties.
Nurses in our system were easily making $150k with their overtime. We had a couple hundred openings before winter started.
Nursing can be lucrative.
Are you u in HealthCare?
“Are you in HealthCare?”
Not directly, but my observation would be the same whether it was auto workers, lawyers, or schoolteachers. They are striking for more money and less hours. That is what they are striking for. I just summarized their demands.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Doctors
and Nurses——
From Hero’s to Zeros thru Wuhan.
.
I’d be Pissed and Blowing the Whistle
on this Hoax being played.
.
Line the streets with ‘Scrubs!’
Some of the comments here think they are overpaid. Who do you want to decide what the “rightful pay” level is? Who decides what a “just” system is? Joe Biden? A bunch of government bureaucrats appointed by Joe Biden?
One can always work at another hospital.
Or rather than complaining about the fat pay and working conditions of rest of America, go out and obtain one of those jobs. One could use a nursing degree to obtain a job in sales or administration.
Are Lawyers Unionized? When did that happen....?
And if two athletes have a talent..and someone is willing to pay for that talent. Kudos to them.
What you are saying...sounds Socialistic to me.....
FWIW-
Maybe they had just stopped lactating.
You can’t expect someone to nurse anybody if they ain’t lactating.
Science.
Union or not doesn’t change my summary of the demands.
Hmm. I worked at Mt Sinai years ago. RN. When 1199 aides
Went on strike it was wonderful.
I digress
Recently I worked at a place out on the island. I’d clock in and wonder if I’d be joined by another RN or be the only RN for 240 patients for the next 14 hours
Previous to the 12 (14/15) hour shifts I’d be in 3-11. Depending on having 3 to 7 admissions and or how many patient falls wed have to process, how many unionized aides called in sick I’d leave anywhere from 12 MN to 4AM
One time (in 3 years) I remember I took a few minutes to sit and eat a meal. They docked my pay 1/2 hour a day for all those years I finally had 15 minutes once
I guess laziness played into it somehow. I mean that’s the way nurses view economics.
“The best ones left due to the vax requirement. The only one left now are the brainwashed and those who would not stand on principle. This is really all about the vax.”
My first hypothesis as well
IF you want to make more money...moving is a possibility. But then deal with other things,,when you move.
But you cannot DEMAND more pay.......Well,,I guess you can,,but you might get fired.
They just want more pay for less work.
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Isn’t that pretty standard in today’s work enviornment?
Here...
The UK...
What a coinkydink.
Don’t forget the vaxx mandate for healthcare workers.
Wow, it takes 7000 nurses to staff two hospitals and they are complaining of being UNDERSTAFFED? Like I said, wow.
OR
ER
Labor & Delivery
MICU, CCU, SICU, NICU, Neuro ICU, etc. additional coverage
Ambulatory Departments (e.g. dialysis, clinics)
Infection Control
Vacation and sick staffing coverage
Nurse Managers for each department
SE Mom, what am I missing?
Just out of curiosity how many Doctors would this entail?
Nurses are the work horses. They actually have to do the real work at hospitals. I have had some fine ones when in the hospitals.
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