tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694764488430015508.post8393276322607080067..comments2023-10-28T05:31:29.714-07:00Comments on Northern Doc: A brief history of nursing and why HCAs are being hung out to dry by those responsible.Northern Dochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02204011079939445650noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694764488430015508.post-14582467149915781802019-04-01T13:47:12.115-07:002019-04-01T13:47:12.115-07:00nice quick overview of nursing history, thank you ...nice quick overview of nursing history, thank you for an interesting post!comunicatihttp://www.comunicati.net/comunicati/istituzioni/comuni/marche/433500.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694764488430015508.post-68431248687519521102017-03-21T21:24:55.271-07:002017-03-21T21:24:55.271-07:00I like your blog a lot. Its informative and full o...I like your blog a lot. Its informative and full of information. Thank you for sharing.Nursing Assistant Jobshttp://www.medicaljobsaustralia.com/jobs/australia/nurses-and-midwives/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694764488430015508.post-40260189369079225872014-01-27T06:31:01.454-08:002014-01-27T06:31:01.454-08:00You hit the nail on the head.
Militant Medical Nu...You hit the nail on the head.<br /><br />Militant Medical NurseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694764488430015508.post-29201255810017755202013-07-26T05:07:40.388-07:002013-07-26T05:07:40.388-07:00I find myself in a strange situation here. I reall...I find myself in a strange situation here. I really want to 'rip you a new one' for doing the usual nurse bashing by doctors, but I kind of agree with you. I too remember those days with sister at the top.<br />I will take issue with you on one thing. I was an EN and did a conversion to RGN (Scotland, different qualification) and it was anything but simple, it took me longer than my EN training to complete.<br /><br />When they introduced the market system you set up a system that inevitably meant people became secondary to profits. Managers do not understand that patients require highly trained and educated people to look after them. All they see is, as you say, shit shovellers. I still get asked why do I need a degree as I only do what the doctors tell me. I blame TV for this for showing the physician as nurse.<br /><br />However, back to the point. When trying to maximise profit then you get rid of the larger pay packets and again as you say "HCA's little numbers". I have said this before many times, accountants decide nurse staffing levels. <br />As far as I remember we have been saving money for 20 years - every year we are told to 'save' or 'cut back'. When does this stop?<br /><br />Where were the medical staff at Stafford? Where was the senior consultants who should be overseeing their departments? Are they the next ones to be pulled up for a failure of duty? As far as I can see they complained about a shortage of nurses but did bugger all about it.<br /><br />The nurses who were struck off yesterday are part of a witch hunt and are the first of the scapegoats. They got caught up in the management culture and appear to have forgotten their nursing roots. I wonder if this is because the only way for nurses to advance is to become managers?<br /><br />One last thing, I have been in a few hospitals up here and can honestly say that I have never seen what you describe - a preponderance of HCA's on the wards. Are we better? I doubt it. What we do have is a government who told Westminster that we do not want the market system and we have been left alone to get on with our jobs without a makeover every few years. Yes, I know we have problems and we are far from perfect - but I sincerely hope that a Stafford could not happen here.GrumpyRNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774717062401988853noreply@blogger.com