Comments on: Losing another http://gruntdoc.com/2007/12/losing-another.html Ramblings of an Emergency Physician in Texas Sat, 12 May 2012 12:36:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Nurse 1961 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/12/losing-another.html/comment-page-1#comment-9217 Nurse 1961 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:45:04 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/12/losing-another.html#comment-9217 The carpet world is a black hole that pulls you in and sucks the life out of you. I escaped two years ago, now I live in the world of indoor/outdoor carpet. I get time in the office, but also have time in the ED. Sometimes I only am out on the floor for 12 minutes at a time, but I work hard every minute. The carpet world is a black hole that pulls you in and sucks the life out of you.

I escaped two years ago, now I live in the world of indoor/outdoor carpet. I get time in the office, but also have time in the ED.

Sometimes I only am out on the floor for 12 minutes at a time, but I work hard every minute.

]]> By: Kim http://gruntdoc.com/2007/12/losing-another.html/comment-page-1#comment-9208 Kim Fri, 28 Dec 2007 02:34:30 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/12/losing-another.html#comment-9208 What a great post! The higher you go in nursing, the less patient care you have and the less money you make. Don't be surprised if she comes back from the world of the carpet - the two times I tried to leave the ER I got bored and came back! : ) What a great post! The higher you go in nursing, the less patient care you have and the less money you make.

Don’t be surprised if she comes back from the world of the carpet – the two times I tried to leave the ER I got bored and came back! : )

]]> By: My Own Woman http://gruntdoc.com/2007/12/losing-another.html/comment-page-1#comment-9097 My Own Woman Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:14:09 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/12/losing-another.html#comment-9097 I'm an ER nurse and I'd just like to say thank you for appreciating the work that we do. I hope I'm one of those nurses that you mention in your post. I do strive to do what is best. I’m an ER nurse and I’d just like to say thank you for appreciating the work that we do. I hope I’m one of those nurses that you mention in your post. I do strive to do what is best.

]]> By: Goatwhacker http://gruntdoc.com/2007/12/losing-another.html/comment-page-1#comment-9082 Goatwhacker Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:06:25 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/12/losing-another.html#comment-9082 I've often thought it is unfortunate that advancement and recognition for nurses usually means less patient care and more administration. The best docs usually develop a good reputation and get very busy seeing patients - the best nurses end up going to meetings. I don't blame them....just saying it's too bad. I’ve often thought it is unfortunate that advancement and recognition for nurses usually means less patient care and more administration. The best docs usually develop a good reputation and get very busy seeing patients – the best nurses end up going to meetings. I don’t blame them….just saying it’s too bad.

]]> By: Nurse K http://gruntdoc.com/2007/12/losing-another.html/comment-page-1#comment-9081 Nurse K Sun, 23 Dec 2007 02:44:51 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2007/12/losing-another.html#comment-9081 As we are 95% female, most with children and whatnot, the stable hours and lack of working holidays or weekends is very attractive, even if it means you're selling out. Right now, for instance, is supposedly a "day off", but I feel so beat down from switching from overnights to daytime hours that I can't enjoy it. Ten more years of this, and I'll be begging for a clipboard and an office, I'm sure. At least she's a nurse with a clipboard who knows what non-clipboard nursing is like. As we are 95% female, most with children and whatnot, the stable hours and lack of working holidays or weekends is very attractive, even if it means you’re selling out.

Right now, for instance, is supposedly a “day off”, but I feel so beat down from switching from overnights to daytime hours that I can’t enjoy it. Ten more years of this, and I’ll be begging for a clipboard and an office, I’m sure.

At least she’s a nurse with a clipboard who knows what non-clipboard nursing is like.

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