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What can RN's LVN's or LPN's do in order to make the nursing industry nurse friendly?

  • I am an RN of 15+ years and after making the decision to leave the acute care setting 10 years ago I am sad to see not much has changed! There is a horrible nursing shortage ...show more

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    First of all, I do not think it is all up to the nurses to make it better. There is more of a problem with institutions not staffing correctly or safely. I find that to be at the root of most nurses frustrations. There are plenty of nurses,but most places have nurse/pt. staffing ratios that they look at ,not the acuity of the pts. Ohio nurses are looking to change this problem,it starts with the state legislators. Sadly about the back stabbing issues..unfortunately,when it is a work place primarily made up of two or more women,back stabbing and cattiness follows..sad but reality!

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I don't know what the nurses can do, but I know that the job could be more appealing if job satisfaction was improved and nurses actually liked their job enough to be able to encourage new-comers. Instead most nurses I know are so miserable in their career, they say "don't' become a nurse." The profession is just in shambles in my opinion and I wish I would have NEVER became a nurse; it hasn't been worth it. It is back-breaking work, the paperwork is ungodly, and the liability is mind staggering. The great idea of helping sick people actually becomes so overbearing with the patient load and the lack of sufficient support staffing. Lower patient to nurse ratio, sufficient support staff and less paperwork would be wonderful beginning.

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