tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735725958151799281.post2077573960831772261..comments2023-12-16T03:55:15.003-05:00Comments on Salad Tongs, Anyone?: MAGNETismapgaRNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664097462163551432noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735725958151799281.post-90318240197590844352012-07-23T10:30:09.239-05:002012-07-23T10:30:09.239-05:00Let me refer to my own fat burning experience. I h...Let me refer to my own fat burning experience. I happened to be on prescription drugs for cholesterol <a href="http://gofitquick.com" rel="nofollow">http://gofitquick.com</a>, and finding a manner to lose pounds in surplus was becoming ever more challenging <a href="http://easyfithelp.com" rel="nofollow">http://easyfithelp.com</a>. That's when I heard of pharmacies online as well as the opportunity to lose weight in no time. Since it aided me to get wonderful and slender, I suggest you <a href="http://akaimiracle.com" rel="nofollow">http://akaimiracle.com</a> web site. 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As much as I like free lunches.Labor Nurse, CNMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15238921141380296441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735725958151799281.post-71552623646544050092007-01-10T12:19:00.000-05:002007-01-10T12:19:00.000-05:00Thanks for the input! It confirms my fears. I wo...Thanks for the input! It confirms my fears. I would love to think that if we earned Magnet status, it would mean that we "provide the very best in nursing care and uphold the tradition within nursing of professional nursing practice." (from the Magnet website) Why do we need a label to convince us that we practice this way? Shouldn't it be a given? It's disappointing, to say the least. But that's what we pay the bigwigs for, right?apgaRNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664097462163551432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735725958151799281.post-62471104317515687192007-01-10T00:00:00.000-05:002007-01-10T00:00:00.000-05:00My hospital is currently seeking magnet status. W...My hospital is currently seeking magnet status. When I asked my boss why, she said it is a "marketing ploy" to draw more patients to our hospital. The hospital is penny pinching the nurses to death, yet they have enough money to spend on getting magnet status, or as my coworkers and I call it, maggot status. What a crock.<br /><br />MJMother Jones RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298418463273622952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735725958151799281.post-79273280698729157872007-01-09T22:43:00.000-05:002007-01-09T22:43:00.000-05:00I'm a BSN student doing clinicals at not one, but ...I'm a BSN student doing clinicals at not one, but TWO Magnet hospitals. I have little experience outside the large Magnet hospital environment... but regardless of the Magnet-ization, there are units at both hospitals that I don't want to work in due to poor morale, short-staffing, and general ickyness (so specific, I know!) This isn't to say that there aren't AMAZING units at both, however... and I believe that there are units elsewhere with equal care. I agree that the Magnet status is largely a bragging point for the management and executives... and Magnet status is not going to be something I look for in my first job as an RN.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735725958151799281.post-89114752549445798582007-01-09T09:59:00.000-05:002007-01-09T09:59:00.000-05:00as a 55 yr old lpn magnet frankly scares the you k...as a 55 yr old lpn magnet frankly scares the you know what out of me.i work in a nursery presently,but i don't know how long that will last when this hospital goes after magnet status.please think good thoughts for me,as i really don't want to work with adults again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735725958151799281.post-87237940263245394552007-01-08T21:02:00.000-05:002007-01-08T21:02:00.000-05:00I work at a newly designated Magnet hospital. The...I work at a newly designated Magnet hospital. The nurses on my floor are divided as to what we think about Magnet.<br /><br />Personally, I feel that it's a nice little label for the administration to brag about. I wouldn't be surprised that administration gets some kind of financial bonus for being designated as a Magnet hospital.<br /><br />As for my own personal feelings, I could care less that we're Magnet. It hasn't changed how we function as a unit - we've always been a very self governing unit. That doesn't mean that our unit is anywhere near perfect, and we have a lot of problems/issues that haven't had resolutions. Management also tends to not listen to staff input regarding problems, but they're trying to improve that I've noticed.<br /><br />The nurses that were really gung ho on the whole Magnet application were the nurses that were involved in the application process itself.AtYourCervixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08238926588944507794noreply@blogger.com