The latest installment of Change of Shift is up over at Digital Doorway All the way from New Mexico! Keith has returned from his new home to host our beloved blog carnival. I really hate how horrible I am lately, not submitting a post. As always a BIG THANK YOU to Kim over at [...]
As nurses this is nothing new. We are always learning something new. I mean we were all delusional when we graduated from nursing school. We all thought (to some degree) that ‘whew’ – finally done learning. I got all the tools I need to function as a nurse. Little did we know how SO-wrong we [...]
Since the debacle with the nursing strike in Minnesota, the interwebs have been a-buzz about proper and safe nurse-to-patient ratios. Is a strike really the answer? What better way to get the facility’s attention? Is striking really ‘safe’ for the patients? Are nurses abandoning their duties by striking? The list goes on. Etcetera, etcetera. I [...]
Thanks to my great Twitter friend and fellow nurse Phil Baumann for sharing this insightful video about what motivates us at the workplace. The video is a tad long, but well worth the information. It seems that research has shown money isn’t the motivation we thought it to be. What motivates you?
Continue reading about Discovering that Money is NOT a Good motivator
It’s not about the money (although no nurse will argue about better pay) It’s not about the Nursing staff (but we are getting tired and frustrated) It’s not about our responsibilities (although we keep getting asked to do more with less) It’s not about the facility (although each facility chooses what is appropriate – and [...]
Continue reading about Safe Patient Care = Better (Safe) Staffing Ratios
