Dissappointed with care!
I had wonderfull care with my surgery at Sutter Roseville in Roseville CA
I would give them an A+++. Like all of us nurses, they did their best. We all know in our hearts its not all about the money you make, its about the love that you share. I have been a nurse, an ER nurse for many years, and I have learned that if you make a difference in each of your patients life, even for just 1 minute, you have done your job. Teach them Something! Even if it is how to use a thermometer, Something. And pass that on. Education is the key.
With this surgery you can't get enough education. Food, excercise,water motivation, and dedication. But then you have to learn all this without guilt.
So remember when you start to criticize these overworked dedicated nurse's for lack of care, that they to need to be educated.
Good luck with you weight loss.
Hi Michelle, I have to agree with you. I had the same kind of treatment. You would think that your coworkers would go out of their way to see that your needs are met, but unfortunately they don't. No one ever came in to get me up to walk. If I hadn't done it on my own, I could have developed complications. But thank goodness I didn't. How are you doing now? And where are you. I am in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
Had my surgery in Jan of this year. Take care, Meleta
In my hospital we have the lowest nurse:pt ratio in the area... we are 6 or 7 to 1 nurse. Most are 8,10,12 to 1. We rely heavily on our patient techs. Unfortunately these folks are not trained very well and some leave alot to be desired. And then there are some that will do anything and everything they can to help the nurse and the patient. Even with a lighter pt load of 6 or 7 we are slammed with non stop work. I don't know how the folks with 10 or 12 are doing it. And I think that is where part of the problem lies. In California this summer they just passed a nurse patient ratio law and the nurses of this country need to get together and make the ANA work for us in our states and demand these ratios be set to be safe for the patient and the nurse. We, as patients need to let management know of our concerns... they listen to patients alot more than they listen to nurses... if you have the opportunity to write to the CEO, the DON, the Head Nurse or Unit Manager... do it. If you are given a survey to fill out or a phone survey do it!!! Be sure to remember the good ones too. Now with Magnet coming, the hospitals are looking at ways to recognize the positive aspects. As part of your packing for hospital, take a little notebook and write down names of good and bad. It has been my experience that if the staff know you are writing stuff down, they seem to be a little more attentive to your needs. Good luck everyone
Money does not make a good nurse. I have been in units where there are higher paid registry, agency, contract etc... and the care was no where near as thourough or caring as the staff nurse who made much less. NO I am not spamming registry etc.. just making a note that money does not buy a caring person, that comes from within. Here in California the wages differ greatly staff nurses earn $21-24 new grads,$24-30 hourly fully benefited, non benefited or per diem average $35-50, registry is $28-45 ( for the nurse of course the registry charges about $95) I would love for staff nurses to be higher paid but money ALONE wil not improve poor reviews. I did the same quailty job when I started at $20 an hour as I do now at $35. We need more mentors and training, ongoing, not because we were not trained well in college but due to constant changes of equipment, policys, medications, even ACLS changes. Hospitals and other nurse based agencys need educators, classes, mentors and definately a better staff ratio!!! I treat patients the way I would want to be treated or my family member treated I would hope others do the same but unfortunately that is not always the case.
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