Nurses Eat Their Young
The following is a reply to a post I'd written...about nurses leaving the profession in droves. The reply is true on every level. It's a sad state.
Nursing isn't a glamorous profession. It almost became a "real" profession. But then, in my opinion, nurses themselves got in the way, and went overboard with absurd rules and regulations that have little to do with nursing itself, and everything to do with turning the system into meaningless paper glop.
This is the reply:
1.Poor managment of staffing ratios, weak leaders and lack of advancement opportunites.
2. An education for a "nurse" varies. Do you think someone asks a MD if he went to a 3 year or 8 year program? That is the number one cause of what is going on with nurses. First off, a "nurse" can be a LPN or RN. An RN can have a 4 year degree or something less. So why are there still programs out there that require less? Poor education standards are still present.
Yes, in the state of Pennsylvania, just a check written every 2 years will suffice for active status. Now, look at all the other states and see the variety of requirements for C.E.U.'s etc. Why is that? If nursing is a true profession there would at least be standard requirements for education and for C.E.U.'s across all the 50 states.
The lack of respect for the profession still continues and nurses continue to judge each other, especially if they are brand new or, God forbid, one with a 4 year degree!
I have experienced both. Thanks for the memories.
3. Burnout. If you never experience it, God bless you. You are a truly one for the books.
4. Corporate thinking of using "cheaper" labor to save costs.
Might work with a computer office, but not when people are involved.
The "higherups" really do not grasp to concept of nursing.
Ah, but when they are patients, they do receive more atttention-better care-and when they wonder where are the nurses for their family and friends?--they just need to look back over their budget and annual reports and they will find the answer.
5. 17 years of experience for me. I would go back, but only if the standards are raised for RN's and the elimination of LPN's.
Yes. I hear the uproar already, but is the current model really working for "nurses" and the patients? Think! about it...
As for #2 above, I've known Registered Nurses with associate degrees, and some with PhD's in nursing.
My experience with LPN's has been quite different than the former nurse that replied to my mail. The LPN's I've worked were remarkable nurses, with tremendous experience. They received much lower pay, and they really did work harder. I have nothing but good memories of them.
Perhaps they were an exceptional bunch. Perhaps not. I was grateful at the time for their expertise, and their knowledge which they shared without reservation.
On the other hand, senior RN's were out to eat their young.
They didn't just eat them, they devoured them.
Nursing isn't a glamorous profession. It almost became a "real" profession. But then, in my opinion, nurses themselves got in the way, and went overboard with absurd rules and regulations that have little to do with nursing itself, and everything to do with turning the system into meaningless paper glop.
This is the reply:
1.Poor managment of staffing ratios, weak leaders and lack of advancement opportunites.
2. An education for a "nurse" varies. Do you think someone asks a MD if he went to a 3 year or 8 year program? That is the number one cause of what is going on with nurses. First off, a "nurse" can be a LPN or RN. An RN can have a 4 year degree or something less. So why are there still programs out there that require less? Poor education standards are still present.
Yes, in the state of Pennsylvania, just a check written every 2 years will suffice for active status. Now, look at all the other states and see the variety of requirements for C.E.U.'s etc. Why is that? If nursing is a true profession there would at least be standard requirements for education and for C.E.U.'s across all the 50 states.
The lack of respect for the profession still continues and nurses continue to judge each other, especially if they are brand new or, God forbid, one with a 4 year degree!
I have experienced both. Thanks for the memories.
3. Burnout. If you never experience it, God bless you. You are a truly one for the books.
4. Corporate thinking of using "cheaper" labor to save costs.
Might work with a computer office, but not when people are involved.
The "higherups" really do not grasp to concept of nursing.
Ah, but when they are patients, they do receive more atttention-better care-and when they wonder where are the nurses for their family and friends?--they just need to look back over their budget and annual reports and they will find the answer.
5. 17 years of experience for me. I would go back, but only if the standards are raised for RN's and the elimination of LPN's.
Yes. I hear the uproar already, but is the current model really working for "nurses" and the patients? Think! about it...
As for #2 above, I've known Registered Nurses with associate degrees, and some with PhD's in nursing.
My experience with LPN's has been quite different than the former nurse that replied to my mail. The LPN's I've worked were remarkable nurses, with tremendous experience. They received much lower pay, and they really did work harder. I have nothing but good memories of them.
Perhaps they were an exceptional bunch. Perhaps not. I was grateful at the time for their expertise, and their knowledge which they shared without reservation.
On the other hand, senior RN's were out to eat their young.
They didn't just eat them, they devoured them.
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