Posted by L.Johnson, RN,BSN on September 06, 1999 at 21:37:17:
I have been the Inservice Director for about 6 months in a Central New York Nursing home (160 beds). I am disgusted with the complete lack of ANY positive reinforcement of the staff, employee recognition or staff appreciation. I have spent hours talking to our Administrator, trying out different ideas, and have gotten hardly anywhere. I have NO budget, so any cheap ideas would probably work best. Our staff is burned out (who isn't) and the new staff we hire leave after a few weeks. I feel for the C.N.A.'s because I know your jobs are so difficult, are the backbone of the facility and you do your jobs day in and day out with so much care. I don't understand why it is so hard for our Administration (DON included) to even start to verbally recognize the hard work of the aides. Am I just being new and idealistic? The Administration feels and has said at ameeting, (CRINGE, ouch!!!) that the nursing staff "is replaceable". I could just vomit. I know who has the hardest jobs in the building, but what can I do??