Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

Perfectly said. I agree 100% but hospital administrators do not care what you think.

This points out exactly why I left bedside nursing 2 yrs ago

Quote from inshallamiamiPerfectly said. I agree 100% but hospital administrators do not care what you think.

I think nurses need to form a strong and serious union to get our points across.

Agree 100% that is why I left last nursing job! HPRN

An RN I worked with told me something I think we all "know" but it was still shocking to hear it affirmed: tactics they use to get experienced (expensive) RN's out the door. One included a former nurse manager that confirmed she was told to "give substandard employee reviews" to RN's--even if they were performing at or exceeding expectations. The goal being to get them so discouraged they'd leave of their own accord.

Unions unions unions!

Hi anonymous. This topic was just discussed last week by a popular Phila. radio talk show host. A nurse had called in the show and talked about how area hospitals are hiring only nurses with higher degrees but with no experience and inadequate clinical education to prepare them for working on the floors. I contacted the host shortly after and told him of how our most competent nurses with 20+ years and certifications that demonstrate proficiency in specialty areas are being shunned and forced out to hire young, naive inexperienced nurses at the bottom of the pay scale. And because they have large student loan debts, they are less likely to speak up about unsafe patient loads for fear of termination. In other words, they are more easily controlled by management.I am going to forward your article to him as I'm sure he will revisit the topic soon; I will push to have it talked about on the air again. And you're right, patient care has been increasingly suffering due to the loss of the very nurses we would want to have mentor the new nurses. I am very happy to see more nurses stepping up and talking about this. And to all you nurse managers, administrative lackeys and HR phonies who turn a blind eye to this; be on notice. People like me are not afraid to speak up. And when prospective patients hear of the unsafe conditions at your facilities and are deterred from going there,; we'll see how long you can keep your jobs. You see, I experienced this nonsense myself at one of my first nursing jobs and know the only way to change things is to hit these people where it hurts; in their purse-strings.

It has been my opinion that meetings among administrators and managers should be required to have a third-party present to take down minutes and those minutes should be dispersed to staff members once the meeting is over. Just one idea to start to facilitate accountability and transparency.

I recently told an administrator that it was only a matter of time before a patient dies and their family sues the hospital. We have had several near misses these last few months and most of it is directly related to them not having enough nurses. They are trying to save money by running off seasoned nurses, etc. No one seems to care. I hate going to work. I've seriously gotta find somewhere else but when I read these comments, I think this is taking place at the majority of hospitals here in America.Regarding your comment on falls in the opening paragraph, at the last count we've had fifteen since the first week of December.

Quote from inshallamiamiPerfectly said. I agree 100% but hospital administrators do not care what you think.

Quote from resqbugIt has been my opinion that meetings among administrators and managers should be required to have a third-party present to take down minutes and those minutes should be dispersed to staff members once the meeting is over. Just one idea to start to facilitate accountability and transparency.