KBAR1942 t1_ixbfw14 wrote on November 22, 2022 at 4:31 AM

Reply to comment by eastwestnocoast in WA Patient Dies in Understaffed ER Lobby, County Council Pens Letter of "Disappointment" by vegetefubberyhi01

And this is my concern as well. If a hospital can't afford with regular staff and/or travelers then what will it do?

eastwestnocoast t1_ixbgp2v wrote on November 22, 2022 at 4:38 AM

That’s the million dollar question.

I mean, I’d happily volunteer to teach an overpaid administrator how to insert a foley cath, hang IV meds, calm down a pt in the middle of a mental health crisis, etc. if they think it’s such an easy job. Hell, I’d PAY to teach them how to care for a pt with a leaky rectal tube.

KBAR1942 t1_ixbgxzo wrote on November 22, 2022 at 4:41 AM

Yeah, I wouldn't get your hopes up on that! 😂

whitepawn23 t1_ixds63z wrote on November 22, 2022 at 6:06 PM

Part of the issue is working conditions. Violence. Hospitals really should do weapons screenings at the door. Few if any want to. It will take a state mandate.

Ratios. Oregon is golden. California is golden. Washington is flailing.

The language needs to be stated correctly. There isn’t a nursing shortage. There’s a shortage of nurses willing to work bedside.

Sure, OR takes 9-10% in state income tax. But I’ll happily pay it on those contracts for the better, safer working conditions.