I have been working at this snf a little over a year now and I am quickly losing faith in this whole profession. Firstly, I am a white male somewhat new grad with Filipino bosses and coworkers. There have been a lot of changes going on: the administrator was fired, many of the admissions people have been let go of and today the DSD was fired. What really bothers me is the manner in which they did this. The DSD was in the middle of an inservice with CNA's and they pulled her out and told her she was fired. The poor woman then had to go back in the room and get her belongings in front of the cnas, humiliated. This complete lack of compassion really infuriates me. I have noticed that many of the filipino supervisors dont seem to have much compassion for the residents or the staff. Afterwards, they were joking about what had happened. My point is this: if you are not a compassionate person, then why do you want to work as a nurse? Is there no compassion in nursing anymore? Is this where this profession is heading?
The corporation I work for owns dozens of snf's on the west coast. They do not tolerate us working overtime. I, and my coworkers, routinely work off the clock out of fear of getting fired. I almost never take a lunch break but I must clock out for one every time I work. I've been written up for things that other nurses, the filipinos, routinely get away with. Recently, they introduced more paperwork protocols for events, etc. I find it increasingly impossible to get everything done on time. The standards expect perfection and do not tolerate anything less. I find myself not passing meds to some residents on some nights b/c there simply isn't enough time. I work my ass of but it's never enough and I always feel incompetent. Many of my peers feel similarly but we are all powerless.
What do the rest of you have to say? Have you had problems with fellow nurses of Filipino decent? What should I do?
