NURSING AND EDUCATION PLATFORM

As so often evidenced, poor care has existed for years in all countries- and always will do.

Campaigners need to be clear of their aim- is it on behalf of the patient- to reduce poor care? Or is it to gain more staff? Largley, it suits the RCN to argue that the cause is low staffing and that only good care should be spoken of.  This may well suport many nurses and the profession, but fail to support they who dare to raise issues and have done for so many years.

Many years ago confusion existed between the two, with many professionals hiding behind the screen of "low staffing". As discussed, low staffing causes omitted aspects of care in some cases; it does not cause some other examples of poor care like swearing at patients.

See article Poor Care is Poor care http://nursebloginternational.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/poor-care-is-poor-care/

Our work aimed to fully analyse reasons for this, besides short staffing and hopefully it may be used by some.

Again, we do  not deny in many cases, but not all, there are low staffing levels and  a minimum level is needed. Be clear- is the need for more nurses or more staff??

Lenin Nightingale