This post so resonates with me. The reasons we fight for safe work environment’s without working past our capacity is because we care about the health of everyone in our workplaces. Please hear a “nurse” when they are saying it is too heavy, there isn’t enough time to get work done, staff are getting sick, the workload is too much to carry - nurses will go above and beyond to carry their team and to ensure their health and we are learning that it does not need to come at the cost of our own. Nurses are highly skilled, trained, and educated to save the lives of individuals. When a nurse is saying it is too much, the nurse isn’t able to do what they are trained to do- save the health and lives of the people around them. This doesn’t just mean in a hospital, it’s any environment. Melissa Mills, thanks for your courage to speak up. We need to change all work environments to reflect healthier places to work. ♥️🩺
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When #nurses aren't heard, they're driven to leave the bedside. It's time for all of us - regardless if we're currently at the bedside or fulfilling our careers in a different way - to fight for the work environment future nurses need and those of us who left wish we had! ⭐ We need to support ALL nurses who are fighting for better working conditions, fair #reimbursement, and safe #staffing ratios. 🖤 Losing experienced nurses hurts everyone -- #patients, communities, and future nurses. A special shout out to Carlie Austin and Ann M. Richardson, MBA, for your recent posts and conversations about this topic. You inspired me to use my voice, too! #nursesonlinkedin #healthcareonlinked #nursessupportingnurses