tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post9215123074975618805..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Nurse burnout: Maitre d' or Sentinel? Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-33476112838938140582019-01-15T23:18:06.152-05:002019-01-15T23:18:06.152-05:00Naturally patients are going to be miserable, scar...Naturally patients are going to be miserable, scared, whiny and fussy, but I'm annoyed me no end by the attitude a hospital's employees are one's servants to be bossed around and lashed if they do wrong. Sadly, the person I know who's worst in this regard has a family full of medical professionals– physicians, RNs, pharmacists, an anæsthetist and an anæsthesiologist. She terrorizes young LPNs with threats of reporting them to the powers that be. It didn't occur to me until this moment that perhaps those fancy suites with pink pastel wallpaper, fresh flowers, and 'concierge service' encourage such an attitude.<br /><br />My belief is to give the crew every possible consideration. Not only do they hold lives and comforts in their hands, but if you really, really insist upon something, a positive attitude goes a long way toward having your request granted. Give the ladies a break and the favour will be returned.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-77528266011932994792019-01-15T22:15:18.263-05:002019-01-15T22:15:18.263-05:00Totally agree that all care providers are being as...Totally agree that all care providers are being asked to do more with less and that there are huge systemic contributors to stress and burnout. I would argue though that it’s not patient safety over patient satisfaction. In an ideal world it should be both, as pieces of the constellation of high quality care. Good, safe care should also feel good to the patient and be respectful and inclusive. We can’t provide care that is safe at the expense of any of the other dimensions of quality and feel good about our care. Ultimately staff safety (feeling good about our jobs and ourselves) results in safe care. I don’t believe we need to set ourselves “against” patients but should all be working towards a better system for everyone. Sagefemme3https://www.blogger.com/profile/15685015196083105371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-19182935594406694232019-01-13T18:36:44.502-05:002019-01-13T18:36:44.502-05:00O'Neil - An interesting perspective on petty c...O'Neil - An interesting perspective on petty complaints. Yes. They impact many professions. <br />Elizabeth - thank you. Yes, nurses are so important. And they should be judged on the care they provide not Splenda - though lol! on your comment. Mary Fernandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14095691813967544051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-36850833887920998622019-01-13T13:40:16.081-05:002019-01-13T13:40:16.081-05:00Mary, I always learn from your posts, & I'...Mary, I always learn from your posts, & I'll say that when I arrived at the hospital in labor & labored 20 more hours giving birth to my daughter, it was the nurses who saw me through. My doctor was fantastic but he wasn't the one who stayed with me in the room the entire time.<br /><br />It isn't the nurse's fault, but the hospital really should have Splenda!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00239163766419735693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84212676161348204982019-01-13T13:17:58.026-05:002019-01-13T13:17:58.026-05:00The nurses who nursed me through my bypass surgery...The nurses who nursed me through my bypass surgery and beyond are so good and I praise them when I can. My daughter-in-law is an RN and nurses us as well (intelligent advice mostly).<br /><br />As for complaints, as a retired police officer I had many against me (most were trivial matters). I became an internal affairs investigator near the end of my career and legitimate complaints are serious business. The petty complaints bent on taking away an officer's livelihood is also handled seriously. Here in Louisiana, it is a crime to file a false police report and a crime to file a false complaint against a law enforcement officer. As for the petty complaints, well, we don't prosecute even though we sometimes found the complaint was a lie. One complainant said an officer had cursed him during a traffic stop, not realizing we wear body cameras recording video and audio. "Would you like to see how you cursed out the officer, instead of the other way around?"<br />O'Neil De Nouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142721824657611738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-34116043081514652252019-01-13T10:24:59.919-05:002019-01-13T10:24:59.919-05:00Absolutely Janice. And the misperception of nurses...Absolutely Janice. And the misperception of nurses as those who fluff pillow does them little justice. Further, as nurse to patient ratios fall, unless we understand their real role we will never understand how dangerous this is for patients. Mary Fernandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14095691813967544051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-20879287108922919902019-01-13T08:12:15.180-05:002019-01-13T08:12:15.180-05:00Good points. From my experiences in hospitals, the...Good points. From my experiences in hospitals, the nurses, registered and practical, are the ones who really get patients well.janice lawnoreply@blogger.com