Comments on: Interesting Article! http://nursesean.com/nurses/interesting-article.htm The Ups and Downs of My First Year in the ICU Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:55:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Debra Divine http://nursesean.com/nurses/interesting-article.htm#comment-2872 Debra Divine Sun, 06 May 2007 16:30:15 +0000 http://nursesean.com/nurses/interesting-article.htm#comment-2872 I have recently published a book, "My Private Confessions: An Enlightening Journey through Breast cancer and Sexual Harassment," available through RoseDog Books today. The book explores the blatant comments a father figure physician directs to a nurse returning after a year-long absence battling breast cancer and is a must read for all nurses, their friends, and family members to whom they love. For your personal copy, please contact www.rosedogbookstore.com or call 1-800-834-1803. Thank you sincerely for your time and interest. Debra A.Divine Debra.A.Divine@cox.net I have recently published a book, “My Private Confessions: An Enlightening Journey through Breast cancer and Sexual Harassment,” available through RoseDog Books today. The book explores the blatant comments a father figure physician directs to a nurse returning after a year-long absence battling breast cancer and is a must read for all nurses, their friends, and family members to whom they love. For your personal copy, please contact www.rosedogbookstore.com or call 1-800-834-1803. Thank you sincerely for your time and interest.

Debra A.Divine
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]]> By: Kim http://nursesean.com/nurses/interesting-article.htm#comment-2412 Kim Sat, 28 Apr 2007 01:31:08 +0000 http://nursesean.com/nurses/interesting-article.htm#comment-2412 Maybe the author needs to stop blaming the nurses and start looking at the system that has made it nearly impossible for the nurses in the NHS to give decent care. She could have had awful nurses on that unit, they do exist, but from what I read of the NHS, it isn't easy to give any sort of personal care..... Maybe the author needs to stop blaming the nurses and start looking at the system that has made it nearly impossible for the nurses in the NHS to give decent care. She could have had awful nurses on that unit, they do exist, but from what I read of the NHS, it isn’t easy to give any sort of personal care…..

]]> By: Steve http://nursesean.com/nurses/interesting-article.htm#comment-1387 Steve Thu, 29 Mar 2007 06:10:54 +0000 http://nursesean.com/nurses/interesting-article.htm#comment-1387 This reminds me of my time in our trauma 1 hospital. Five years ago; I crashed on my motorcycle. Actually, the 81 year old driver didn't stop at the stop sign and I hit him broadside. The care I received in the trauma ICU was stellar; the care on the meidcal floor was atrocious. BUT, being a nurse myself; I could see the reason...NOT ENOUGH NURSES. And too many patients for the nurses that were there. So when you look for the reasons for poor medical care, look at the administrators. They usually are the reason for the shortage of nurses in any hospital. In their misguided approach to pinching pennys; they always eliminate the largest expense first. And that expense is labor. Admin type people have no respect for the floor nurse. They are always trying to get rid of "a few more" just to balance their budgets. Steve This reminds me of my time in our trauma 1 hospital. Five years ago; I crashed on my motorcycle. Actually, the 81 year old driver didn’t stop at the stop sign and I hit him broadside.
The care I received in the trauma ICU was stellar; the care on the meidcal floor was atrocious. BUT, being a nurse myself; I could see the reason…NOT ENOUGH NURSES. And too many patients for the nurses that were there.
So when you look for the reasons for poor medical care, look at the administrators. They usually are the reason for the shortage of nurses in any hospital. In their misguided approach to pinching pennys; they always eliminate the largest expense first. And that expense is labor. Admin type people have no respect for the floor nurse. They are always trying to get rid of “a few more” just to balance their budgets.

Steve

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