[barefootlady]

You are being railroaded into taking an unsafe assignment. DO NOT DO IT.

Tell the DON no or you quit. Prepare the two week notice and have it with you, tell her and repeat it in the notice that you will not work on that unit while working out the notice. It may not go over very well, but they are giving you no choice.

Good luck. This is a case of any warm body will do, they are not caring if the patients get any care. : angryfire: angryfire

[nratchet]

I agree, ask for more CNAs but 1 nurse for 48 patients is standard.

[bluegeegoo2]

Why would they be silly enough to have dementia pts on an "open" unit? They are asking for an elopement! I work on a locked unit and our wanderers are always trying to get through the doors. For the record, my unit is a 60 bed unit and they usually only have 1 nurse on nocs, but usually have at least 3 aides, 4 if we're lucky. There have been nocs we've only had 1 nurse and 2 aides, but the noc shift supervisor will come over and help when it's down that bad. (Providing it's not the w/e, then we're s.o.l.). I agree, though, that if you're not comfortable with that assignment to not work it, even if that means having to quit. They don't care whether or not you keep your license, just so long as they have a warm body with a license on the unit. If you quit, or lose you're license, they'll find some other warm body to fill the spot. My first week on the unit I was left as the only nurse, and I am new, too. I complained, asked for help, told them I was not happy with that assignment, etc, but evidently they can all sleep well with me being distressed. The only thing that got their attention was when I DID quit, and suddenly I get a call from the DON wanting me to come talk to her, blah blah blah, and now I am on days with at least 1 other nurse and usually 2/3 med aides. (We use med aides here in S. Indiana). The point is, with a nursing license, we have the opportunity to be at least a little picky about what we will do for a living. There are many places to work, and most are hiring. Don't compromise your license. It is not only a license to work as a nurse, but a license of freedom to choose what you will accept as a nurse.

[barefootlady]

What was the final outcome here?

[chocolate123]

Well I was not asked to work on that unit again, however, read my new posting (Need Advice Again) about what they came up with now. I believe it had something to do with me declining to work on that unit. Thanks for asking.