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I absolutely agree with doctorwww. Well said. I was fired years ago (for something silly and non-clinical). while working in an ER treating an MI in progress. The "nurse manager" pulled me away from the bedside as we were working frantically to stabilize the patient. I would have quit for her stupidity alone....I had no idea I could file a complaint to the State Board. This "manager" put the patient at risk, not only leaving the ER short staffed, but definitely affected the mind set of the MDs and RNs working on this patient, they all lost their focus and concentration on the patient. I'm now out of hospital nursing and no one could EVER pay me enough to return to such an abusive job. Most so-called "Nurse Managers" are more concerned with budgets, not the well-being of patients or staff. I've had managers who could not start IVs, put in Foley caths, or perform even basic ER nursing skills. I've had colleagues tell these types of managers (who are grossly overpaid) to leave the ER because they cannot perform, or keep up on a busy weekend, and are a disruption to the staff. I strongly suggest that the State Boards mandate a minimum of an MSN or clinical Doctoral degree for those in management. We need to return Medicine and Nursing back to the Academics!!!!!!

SOMETIMES, REMEMER THIS, RULES ARE RULES, AND THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS TO THOSE RULES WHEN NEED BE, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO COMPASSION, HELLO?

The first rule of patient care is, "do no harm." The well being of the patient is the highest priority. Clearly ,any person working in healthcare management, should have enough common sense to know, an employee termination should happen after surgery is completed. RN's often observe things overlooked by doctors which is one of the reasons they are utilized in healthcare procedures. What if suddenly the patient had a crisis such as a drop in blood pressure, allergic reaction, or went into cardiac arrest. It can happen in routine procedures and that is why there are established protocols to handle unexpected events. A manager who is so focused on the bottom line, that she overlooks the well being of the patient, and treats her colleague in such an unprofessional manner, does not have my confidence. I do not care how many years of experience she has accumulated this is poor healthtcare procedure and poor management. If the administration is planning to lay off 90 people, training management regarding proper procedures for terminatio,n should be part of the lay off plan. With this kind of publicity, they may be laying off more workers, after people realize this organization does not have their priorities in order.

wow - this is where major errors occur - shame on them

I am with you RMT..to pull a nurse from a case to "lay her off" could have waited till the end of the day. Not during a procedure! Would never consider working for a facility that treated staff so unprofessionally!

Very unprofessional. It's unbelievable.