Nurse Educators

[Anonymous]

Wow, just caring that the patient is dosed correctly and does not get other meds with B that are a dangerous combo. If you are nurse you disgust me if you are okay with making shit up

The nurses aren't making "shit up". Its the direction they have been given from our company. Our company tells them what to say and what to do. It has nothing to do with their company. Our company gives them training, information and messaging so talk to AZ.

 

[Anonymous]

I believe the company AZ should do more in depth training with these nurses! It is our "brand team" that does not choose to do more training with these nurses. They do need more cardiovascular background however its also the training department who is doing the training. It is sad that some of the nurses that are hired have worked in infertility office and never in ICU. Our TCS has industry experience and CICU experience.

Seriously? You sold copiers or worked a car rental agency and now your selling an OAP. Get over yourself PSS.

 

[Anonymous]

Corporate in active discussions to extend this contract for another 2 years. Look for the announcement by end of Q1....

Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to run a company.

It was a nice try but this is not working.

 

[Anonymous]

When AstraZeneca posts jobs on its website for PSS's, the ad states that the candidate must have a Bachelor's Degree in "anything". Nurse Educators have their BSN and RN. I think it is rather obvious who is clearly more authoritative on clinical science here. Today's PSS's are far inferior in today's selling enviroment.

I think what you don't understand is with AZ's interpretation of pharma guidelines and DDMAC. It is illegal and a findable offense to do what the nurses our doing. Such as minimizing side effects and giving their personal opinions. if you are paid a bonus then you are a drug rep. Wake up many of drug reps are fairly educated and clinical , we have trained to follow promotional laws.

 

[Anonymous]

Obviously you have no idea what the nurses are required to do and you should not post on topics that you know nothing about. A HOLE!

 

[Anonymous]

Seriously? You sold copiers or worked a car rental agency and now your selling an OAP. Get over yourself PSS.

The point is before you start quoting black crowes. Is that there are TCS's out there that do not have any Cardiovascular history. Train, them teach them. Then be able to use your RN as a selling point. What's wrong with more education? What's wrong with taking a ECG rhythm analysis class, or Cardiac basics?
Come on
Our teams TCS has industry experience and was a CCU nurse. She is great..But I could see in Atlanta some of them are not.

 

[Anonymous]

The point is before you start quoting black crowes. Is that there are TCS's out there that do not have any Cardiovascular history. Train, them teach them. Then be able to use your RN as a selling point. What's wrong with more education? What's wrong with taking a ECG rhythm analysis class, or Cardiac basics?
Come on
Our teams TCS has industry experience and was a CCU nurse. She is great..But I could see in Atlanta some of them are not.

Buddy boy we see all day long PSSs who not not trained and who should not be selling Brilinta. Don't train them fire them and save the company money.

 

[Anonymous]

Don't worry it will all be over soon.

 

[Anonymous]

Don't worry it will all be over soon.

 

[Anonymous]

Come on lets be serious for a minute. This project was a nice idea "in theory" but lets face facts, nurses don't sell and we are a sales organization. How many times are we going to bounce around someone's hair brained idea and hope it sticks. We are losing ground with this product because of a horrific market team it's that simple. You don't have homeruns when you're selling in a generic market with a product that's the third one out of the door. The best thing to do is move Brilinta to the 2nd or 3rd position and call it a day.

 

[Anonymous]

Come on lets be serious for a minute. This project was a nice idea "in theory" but lets face facts, nurses don't sell and we are a sales organization. How many times are we going to bounce around someone's hair brained idea and hope it sticks. We are losing ground with this product because of a horrific market team it's that simple. You don't have homeruns when you're selling in a generic market with a product that's the third one out of the door. The best thing to do is move Brilinta to the 2nd or 3rd position and call it a day.

I am a PSS, and I do think our Nurse Educator has helped us with pharmacies and getting the RX in hand. I think they should keep the nurses. For us in California it has been an asset.

 

[Anonymous]

Don't worry it will all be over soon.

Don't think so..Sorry if you don't like your nurse educator talk to your DM. If she/he is causing issues, you should talk to someone.
However, the nurses aren't going anywhere. They just expanded to Respiratory.

 

[Anonymous]

Don't think so..Sorry if you don't like your nurse educator talk to your DM. If she/he is causing issues, you should talk to someone.
However, the nurses aren't going anywhere. They just expanded to Respiratory.

Our reparatory products are just about dead. Who cares!

 

[Anonymous]

Our respiratory products are just about dead. Who cares!

Our respiratory products are just about dead. Who cares!

 

[Anonymous]

I'm a Nurse in the east region and sadly I have lost confidence with why I was hired. I work more and do more than my PSS and I'm not given the chance to use the skills I have to expand the usage of Brilinta. My PSS continues to keep me away from the doctors for what ever reason and I know I can sell this drug better than he can.

 

[Anonymous]

When AstraZeneca posts jobs on its website for PSS's, the ad states that the candidate must have a Bachelor's Degree in "anything". Nurse Educators have their BSN and RN. I think it is rather obvious who is clearly more authoritative on clinical science here. Today's PSS's are far inferior in today's selling enviroment.

Our nurse sure is good at fucking the right docs. That's what they do well. Just don't have linen closets in the offices.

 

[Anonymous]

Our nurse sure is good at fucking the right docs. That's what they do well. Just don't have linen closets in the offices.

Dear metrosexual boy,

Just because she isn't fucking you doesn't mean you have to attempt to smear her reputation.

Oh….. and stop borrowing your 11 year old brother's shirts and stop posting cross fit updates on twitter.

No one Cares!!!!

 

[Anonymous]

I'm a Nurse in the east region and sadly I have lost confidence with why I was hired. I work more and do more than my PSS and I'm not given the chance to use the skills I have to expand the usage of Brilinta. My PSS continues to keep me away from the doctors for what ever reason and I know I can sell this drug better than he can.

Your PSS keeps you away from her doctors because she doesn't want you to figure out that she is not working

Far too many PSS's work less than 20 hours per week and they are great at bullshitting their managers and gaming the system

Documentation is critical

 

[Anonymous]

Re: Nurse Educators-Transition of Care Specialists

As per the title, Transition of Care Specialist (TCS) which describes what the Nurses were hired to do and what is needed in many territories to pull through the initiation driven by the PSS team. Just like we can't have a successful football team where every player is a Quarterback, we need to work together doing different positions to be successful as a team. If there are Nurses who want to do the PSS position and sell to Cardiologists then they should certainly apply for a position since AZ has more than enough openings. Let's stop the competition between the forces and work together.

 

[Anonymous]

I'm a Nurse in the east region and sadly I have lost confidence with why I was hired. I work more and do more than my PSS and I'm not given the chance to use the skills I have to expand the usage of Brilinta. My PSS continues to keep me away from the doctors for what ever reason and I know I can sell this drug better than he can.

If the PSSs let you in they could lose face time with the doc when they have frequent field rides. It's tough enough to get appointments or see docs so the logic is to keep what you can.

Besides, the manager may not think too highly of the rep if they let a nurse in to do the reps job. Know this sounds hard to believe, but there is a silo mentality especially across teams, and the tendency is to hoard or jealously guard what accomplishments you can to stick on a score card or keep within your own team.

Performance at AZ is measured primarily by individual accomplishment and compared to other peers and teams.