This week I spent sometime with my preceptor. I helped her write a capital expediture request for $150000.00 equipment. She and all the nurse managers got together to work on it. I was impressed with their collaboration efforts. This took up a great deal of time, because it had to be clear, concise and convincing. I was only discouraged by the sentiment that the benefit to the nurse was greatly under emphasized on purpose. I think that nurses sometimes undermine their own authority and value to other professionals and we generally suffer for it at the bedside. I am grateful for this experience.
I learned that I had to approach this project from a leadership position, using a politically correct perspective, instead of from staff nurse position. For example, I had to consider that if I emphasize the benefits to the nursing staff in way of efficiency, that leadership may consider ways to cut nurses on the other hand.
After it was all said and done, I thought about what a more experienced nurse told once, "When you go to the interview, don't just get interviewed, make sure you interview that person, to see if you are a good match to them." I want to work for a place that values my contribution enough to make sure I have what I need to do my job well, not just get it done.
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I totally agree with the comment about working in a place where you are valued. Most of the places that I have worked I feel like I am just a warm body covering a shift. I do my job to the best of my ability and get satisfaction from within knowing I took care of a patient and/or problem and it was appreciated. As a person I would like to be told by my employer that I am doing good job or better yet a simple thank you or any type of feedback!
Absolutely. Isn't it awful that most of the time, the only feedback we get is negative. I hope we can eventually start overcoming that. I think it's going to have to start with us, appreciating each other.
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