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I work closely with nurses and I'm wager what the ones in Chicago are saying is likely true because I've seen it in state and in much smaller, much less busy hospitals.
Chronic understaffing, working sick (and being punished for taking sick days), no lunch breaks. Working long blocks of days because of staff shortages, which leads to fatigue. Some of these men and women are essentially working drunk from lack of sleep.
I don't think most people realize how integral RN's (and to a lesser extent CNA's, if they even have one on shift) are to care either.
You know who's giving grandma her pain meds? Nurses.
Who's checking in on her to make sure there isn't an emergent condition or problem? Nurses.
When the MD and specialists are doing the sexy stuff during a code, you know who's sweating out chest compressions? Nurses.
Changing dressings on wounds? Wiping butts? Tube feedings? Catheters? IV's? etc. etc.
A doctor can talk all he or she wants about what treatment should be given or procedure done, but in the end, most of them wont be getting their hands dirty to do it unless it's something like a central line. Nope, it will be nurses.
They're the one taking your vitals, your history, making sure you get the right meds at the right time, acting as your advocate to arrogant physicians. In short, they are really the backbone of the hospital.
I don't know what the solution is, but this is another area where American healthcare is broken.
I work closely with nurses and I'm wager what the ones in Chicago are saying is likely true because I've seen it in state and in much smaller, much less busy hospitals.
Chronic understaffing, working sick (and being punished for taking sick days), no lunch breaks. Working long blocks of days because of staff shortages, which leads to fatigue. Some of these men and women are essentially working drunk from lack of sleep.
I don't think most people realize how integral RN's (and to a lesser extent CNA's, if they even have one on shift) are to care either.
You know who's giving grandma her pain meds? Nurses.
Who's checking in on her to make sure there isn't an emergent condition or problem? Nurses.
When the MD and specialists are doing the sexy stuff during a code, you know who's sweating out chest compressions? Nurses.
Changing dressings on wounds? Wiping butts? Tube feedings? Catheters? IV's? etc. etc.
A doctor can talk all he or she wants about what treatment should be given or procedure done, but in the end, most of them wont be getting their hands dirty to do it unless it's something like a central line. Nope, it will be nurses.
They're the one taking your vitals, your history, making sure you get the right meds at the right time, acting as your advocate to arrogant physicians. In short, they are really the backbone of the hospital.
I don't know what the solution is, but this is another area where American healthcare is broken.
