Nurses are the backbone of hospitals. They are the eyes, hands, and feet of the physician ( Allard, pg 2). Nurses basically do everything for everyone in the hospitals. However, in many cases nurses are not even acknowledge for the things they do. On the contrary, nurses are being mistreated, overworked, and physically and mentally wounded. It’s sad to see that by these reasons and others, nurses are leaving the profession and not coming back.
Nurses are facing numerous challenges that are causing many of them to leave the profession. In the article called “Why Are Nurses Leaving”, surveys were taken by RN’s that no longer work in the clinical practice. They were asked why they decided to leave the profession and most of them had the same …show more content…
Many people get confused when it comes to degrees. They don’t know which nurse is more competent and better, the nurse with the Associate degree or the nurse with the bachelor degree. Another challenge that nurses face is the relationship between them and physicians and the way media portrays them. Many do not know of everything a nurse does on a daily basis. They are numerous historical precedences that have contributed to the current problems nurses are facing today. Nurses have always been overworked. In the beginnings of nursing schools, it was the work of nursing students that were keeping hospitals running. It was also the view of nurses as only females by Florence Nightingale that has contributed to the low percentage of males in the nursing profession. Some solutions that I would offer to change the ongoing problems would be a) respecting and appreciating nurses b) learning of ways for nurses and physicians to work together c) teaching people of what nursing really is. How I mention earlier, nurses are the backbone of hospitals. Nurses do a lot for what they get paid for. Therefore, they should be respected and appreatiive. Nurses and physicians need to get along. It has been shown that when a physician and a nurse agree are on the same page, their patient does much better. The last one I feel is the most important one. People need to know that a nurse does a lot. Not only do they check for high blood pressure and then call the physician. No, everyone needs to understand that a nurses do more stuff than a
Nurses are facing numerous challenges that are causing many of them to leave the profession. In the article called “Why Are Nurses Leaving”, surveys were taken by RN’s that no longer work in the clinical practice. They were asked why they decided to leave the profession and most of them had the same …show more content…
Many people get confused when it comes to degrees. They don’t know which nurse is more competent and better, the nurse with the Associate degree or the nurse with the bachelor degree. Another challenge that nurses face is the relationship between them and physicians and the way media portrays them. Many do not know of everything a nurse does on a daily basis. They are numerous historical precedences that have contributed to the current problems nurses are facing today. Nurses have always been overworked. In the beginnings of nursing schools, it was the work of nursing students that were keeping hospitals running. It was also the view of nurses as only females by Florence Nightingale that has contributed to the low percentage of males in the nursing profession. Some solutions that I would offer to change the ongoing problems would be a) respecting and appreciating nurses b) learning of ways for nurses and physicians to work together c) teaching people of what nursing really is. How I mention earlier, nurses are the backbone of hospitals. Nurses do a lot for what they get paid for. Therefore, they should be respected and appreatiive. Nurses and physicians need to get along. It has been shown that when a physician and a nurse agree are on the same page, their patient does much better. The last one I feel is the most important one. People need to know that a nurse does a lot. Not only do they check for high blood pressure and then call the physician. No, everyone needs to understand that a nurses do more stuff than a