Comments on: Dear Deanna: My Nurse Manager is unapproachable… http://www.hcpronow.com/dev/stressedoutnurses/2008/10/dear-deanna-my-nurse-manager-is-unapproachable/ Who said nursing can't be fun? Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:37:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Deanna Miller, RN MSN/Ed HCE http://www.hcpronow.com/dev/stressedoutnurses/2008/10/dear-deanna-my-nurse-manager-is-unapproachable/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Deanna Miller, RN MSN/Ed HCE Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:12:23 +0000 http://www.stressedoutnurses.com/?p=2068#comment-29 Hi Tamara, that is a great question. My staff have more respect for me now than ever. I am there as a resource for them always and they know that I take my practice quite seriously. The saying goes, "there is a time and place for everything." They know when I need to be all about business and they know when we can laugh together. We have a very clear understanding and even when I am giving them advice I make it fun. We base everything on evidence and they are getting very used to me saying, "We can make the change if you bring me the evidence." The most important concept is respect. If a manager truly has the respect of her staff she can certainly set the tone of the situation. I hope this helps with your question. Maybe your manager can take a look at my response too. Take care! Got a question for Deanna? Leave a comment and she’ll get back to you. Hi Tamara, that is a great question. My staff have more respect for me now than ever. I am there as a resource for them always and they know that I take my practice quite seriously. The saying goes, “there is a time and place for everything.” They know when I need to be all about business and they know when we can laugh together. We have a very clear understanding and even when I am giving them advice I make it fun. We base everything on evidence and they are getting very used to me saying, “We can make the change if you bring me the evidence.” The most important concept is respect. If a manager truly has the respect of her staff she can certainly set the tone of the situation. I hope this helps with your question. Maybe your manager can take a look at my response too. Take care!

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]]> By: Tamara Miles, RN http://www.hcpronow.com/dev/stressedoutnurses/2008/10/dear-deanna-my-nurse-manager-is-unapproachable/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Tamara Miles, RN Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:05:11 +0000 http://www.stressedoutnurses.com/?p=2068#comment-28 Deanna- Do your staff still have the respect for you even though you mingle with them? I know that my boss says that in order to stay professional it is not great for anyone in management to be too friendly with the nurses that they manage. Can you give me your opinion on this? Deanna-
Do your staff still have the respect for you even though you mingle with them? I know that my boss says that in order to stay professional it is not great for anyone in management to be too friendly with the nurses that they manage. Can you give me your opinion on this?

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