Comments on: money troubles http://www.aboutanurse.com/2008/06/money-troubles.html a nurse blog. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:46:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: alwaysmrsghost http://www.aboutanurse.com/2008/06/money-troubles.html#comment-79737 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:34:53 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2008/06/money-troubles.html#comment-79737 I actually quit a job over the budget. Now I'm a practical person {at least on my good days I like to think that I am one} so if you state hey, be aware of the budget- clock in, clock out on time- be aware of supply use, O2 use and so on and so forth then HEY! No problem- it's how I manage my home supplies as well. But some take it awful far where patient and definately patient satisfaction is compromised then I draw the line. I actually quit a job over the budget. Now I’m a practical person {at least on my good days I like to think that I am one} so if you state hey, be aware of the budget- clock in, clock out on time- be aware of supply use, O2 use and so on and so forth then HEY! No problem- it’s how I manage my home supplies as well.

But some take it awful far where patient and definately patient satisfaction is compromised then I draw the line.

]]> by: Onehealthpro http://www.aboutanurse.com/2008/06/money-troubles.html#comment-79558 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:52:39 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2008/06/money-troubles.html#comment-79558 Hospitals are fooling themselves if they believe one individual can truly "manage" that many people. Yes, nurses adapt, because they have no choice, but adapting to ridiculous organizational policies is contributing to many of the problems you describe. The quality of health care is deteriorating and no one is minding the store. And...chances are those that are being let go are of a certain age. If they're over 40, they might want to investigate EEO laws. Onehealthpro Hospitals are fooling themselves if they believe one individual can truly “manage” that many people. Yes, nurses adapt, because they have no choice, but adapting to ridiculous organizational policies is contributing to many of the problems you describe. The quality of health care is deteriorating and no one is minding the store. And…chances are those that are being let go are of a certain age. If they’re over 40, they might want to investigate EEO laws.
Onehealthpro

]]> by: unsinkablemb http://www.aboutanurse.com/2008/06/money-troubles.html#comment-79553 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:16:52 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2008/06/money-troubles.html#comment-79553 My hospital is one of many in a big name system. They are now consolidating their HR department leaving only the recruiters and a couple of employee liaisons on site. With all of the issues going on in the OR, I have a feeling that this has added another layer of red tape that employees have to cut through in order to be heard. :( My hospital is one of many in a big name system. They are now consolidating their HR department leaving only the recruiters and a couple of employee liaisons on site. With all of the issues going on in the OR, I have a feeling that this has added another layer of red tape that employees have to cut through in order to be heard. :(

]]> by: Kj http://www.aboutanurse.com/2008/06/money-troubles.html#comment-79520 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:50:26 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2008/06/money-troubles.html#comment-79520 Good luck with the changes... we made big changes like this a few years ago and it was a disaster... we are still trying to pick up the pieces and get the DHB to change the system back... it worked before... It sure doesn't now!!! As for Bush, I live on the other side of the world and he gets blamed for everything.... Him and our PM who is as useless as ................ (Some things don't need to be said out loud.) Good luck with the changes…
we made big changes like this a few years ago and it was a disaster… we are still trying to pick up the pieces and get the DHB to change the system back…
it worked before…
It sure doesn’t now!!!

As for Bush, I live on the other side of the world and he gets blamed for everything….
Him and our PM who is as useless as …………….
(Some things don’t need to be said out loud.)

]]> by: RehabRN http://www.aboutanurse.com/2008/06/money-troubles.html#comment-79487 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:14:01 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2008/06/money-troubles.html#comment-79487 May: At this job, so far, there's no blatantly evident cost-cutting. Government bureaucracy takes YEARS (yes, years) to get anything. Unless some elected official throws a stink, nothing happens (a lot of stink happened within the last year or two, so plenty of stuff now). At the last job though, it was very subtle. Stuff breaks...you don't get another (unless someone could die with out it) or you need stuff, you don't get it (unless of course, you could get sued without it). This same unit I was previously on was remodeled and revamped so another unit could have it as its temporary home while their unit is being remodeled. Since this division will be sent out of the hospital eventually, they just bounced this unit back with the sister units. The happy family's not exactly happy to be all together again...glad I'm not there anymore! May:

At this job, so far, there’s no blatantly evident cost-cutting. Government bureaucracy takes YEARS (yes, years) to get anything. Unless some elected official throws a stink, nothing happens (a lot of stink happened within the last year or two, so plenty of stuff now).

At the last job though, it was very subtle. Stuff breaks…you don’t get another (unless someone could die with out it) or you need stuff, you don’t get it (unless of course, you could get sued without it).

This same unit I was previously on was remodeled and revamped so another unit could have it as its temporary home while their unit is being remodeled. Since this division will be sent out of the hospital eventually, they just bounced this unit back with the sister units.

The happy family’s not exactly happy to be all together again…glad I’m not there anymore!

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