[Tiredofthesystem]

Does anyone think that looks get you a better schedule? With a lower patient ratio? Just wondering.


Conley Curious

[hsieh]

no i don't think so.

[cassioo]

Originally Posted by hsieh

no i don't think so.

nope I don't think so I think seniority and what you were hired to gets you your schedule and assignments are based on patient need/acuity and nurse experience or need for experience

[Aaron C.]

welcome back tiredofthesystem.

I'll agree with you here, in that some instances looks might have an affect on receiving benefits from your supervisor or whoever it might be.

It shouldn't, and anyone worth a crap in a management position won't allow that to happen, however I am sure it does.

And I can't say that if I was a single guy and some hot single nurse was flirting with me and asking for a certain day off or whatever, that I wouldn't likely be inclined to assist her in getting her way, as long as it wasn't a big deal.

I think there's a difference between THAT and giving one nurse a light patient load and burdoning another nurse with additional patients. That would be just plain wrong.

[Tiredofthesystem]

Lol. Shortbus...

W'eve been thru so much.. dont let fame and money come between us.. lol..

thanks for havin me back. I'll be a good boy until my blood sugar gets low..

[Ricu]

Maybe I'm out of the "big" loop but never in my nearly thirty year long medical career in over ten different facilities; in subacute, acute and critical care and in four states have I ever seen the appearance or appeal of a staff member procure a better assignment. I've seen many things but I can honestly say I haven't seen this.

R

[hsieh]

what makes you ask the question of do looks get you a better position? i would ask does knowing the boss get a better position? does being popular get a better position? does coming from a more esteemed school get you a better position? i would never think looks get you a better position. i think in nursing it's about who you know, how well liked are you, and where did you grad from. the band blink 182 often refers to themselves as "ugly" but they have a big fan club.

[The unexplainable Moo Cow]

Originally Posted by Tiredofthesystem

Does anyone think that looks get you a better schedule? With a lower patient ratio? Just wondering.


Conley Curious

I may be speaking out of my inexperience here but I'm not sure how these perks would be possible, unless these conditions were set from the time of hire. That is, if the facility had promised these conditions in their ad for the position they were looking to fill. At least on the floor I work it wouldn't be possible. Besides, wouldn't favoritism be blatantly obvious to the rest of the staff?

Three cheers to hard work and difficult patients!

[SoldierNurse]

Originally Posted by Tiredofthesystem

thanks for havin me back. I'll be a good boy until my blood sugar gets low..

LOL, orange juice is your friend... so, no excuses for misbehavior!

My wife is a very attractive RN, but also highly skilled. Therefore, she certainly does not get a lower patient ratio. If anything, I'd think the nurse-patient ratio is based more on the acuity level of patients & nursing staff available. Regards to an actual better schedule... not hardly.

BTW, I'd consider myself a good looking RN, too. However, I'd bet the Army Medical Department could careless regards to good looks of their ANC officers.

IMHO, this is a silly Thread.

[hsieh]

you write some funny stuff tiredofthesystem but i have to agree with mag this is silly. it's like saying do nurses with shoe size 8-10 get better positions?