Only 10 hours work and I am exhausted.

Professional development seems to be a foreign concept to some medical personnels in administrative roles. They do not allocate the time and resources to advance and they use doctors that have greater qualifications than they do, and made far greater sacrifices, as tools.

It should not be allowed for someone who has shorter exposure to medical work environments to make administrative decisions for entire teams.

Ahhhh

I am tired.

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Nitedoc · 51-55, M

Maybe they want to see what you are capable of. But I do understand.

Miram · 31-35, F

@Nitedoc

Someone who is below your level is not in a position to test your capabilities nor evaluate them, especially in a field like medical emergency settings. A badly managed environment can cost lives. It is also not their job role to do so.

I am not really asking for perspective. If I allow you to make decisions for me, you need to be better than I am. It is common sense.

Nitedoc · 51-55, M

@Miram I thought you meant your superiors were putting this on you. No, you should stand up to those below trying to do see. Any of my nurses tried that they would get told quick!

Miram · 31-35, F

@Nitedoc

Ahhh

I'm clearly referring to administrative roles, not practicing clinical staff . Think positions like human resources, administrators that decide scheduling, allocation of supplies, opening of new posts, department managers... etc.

it’s increasingly common for non medically trained administrators to make decisions that directly affect patient care .

Decisions , whether driven by cost cutting, efficiency targets, or scheduling policies ,can and often do undermine clinical judgment of everyday doctors. This includes the US, there is a beyond-obvious-often-talked-about disconnect between administration and clinical reality and it leads to burnout, safety risks, and poor patient outcomes.

I don't like the implied assumption in this exchange that nurses are somehow beneath physicians, residents, or specialists and can't have valuable feedback when it comes to managing team. That doesn’t reflect reality, even in the U.S. Nurses today are highly competent and efficient within their fields, often taking on advanced roles that are essential to patient outcomes. I can see nurses taking administrative roles and doing it well but not those who studied finances or management of businesses..etc

Nitedoc · 51-55, M

@Miram True there has been a shift many years ago of hiring non-medical administrators into roles regulation much of the medical staff. I thought it was a bad idea at the time and still do. I work in agreat hospital as a nurse supervisor, but even there I see too many decisions made to cut costs instead of always putting the wellfair of the patient first and I always tell them what I think about it to semmingly no avial.