As most of you know i'm newly qualified and already i'm thinking about leaving the hospital setting and going into community. As a qualified staff nurse it is a big eye opener to what we nurses have to put up with. The other day my ward was completely full (23 bedded ward) and there was myself and one senior member of staff and a HCA. Doctors were asking us to do things, phones ringing, patients requiring tests in other departments etc......
Why didn't we get agency you may ask. Well the ward can not afford this. There was no other paed nurse available to help. With the winter season very close i am dreading it. How are we suppose to carry out good patient care? The Government need to do something .
The thing is i love my job but the conditions are so bad at times. I'm sorry to say i am seriosly thinking about going back to uni and doing my degree in Health Visiting. Do any other nurses experience this?
