I have some negative feelings toward the DON. I am 36 y/o and have been a nurse for 8 yrs. I have been there almost 4 years now and my DON ignores me half the time. I don't guess I have ever really felt comfortable talking with her. There is something about her I don't trust. They are soooo dirty and rotten where I work. :angryfire Most people that have worked where I work see it. I love what I do and I love where I work, but I hate administration. I am a RN and as stated have been there almost 4 yrs. I have called off sick maybe 2 times or 3 at the most. Have an almost perfect evaluation every year with raises. I am the weekend RN, so I don't see my DON, but when I do she is has people surrounding her most the time or she is so busy. The thing that bothers me the most is that when the ADON position became open her and the Administrator went outside the company to another facility to ask another RN who is older than me and a friend of the Administrators to be the ADON. That really bothered me. They never asked me to be the ADON. That hurt me to the core. I can only assume at this point what it could be. I have some problems that if got out in the public may not be that great for the "image" of the nursing home, but still it is really no excuse to not offer me the position. Hep C with no symptoms, pending board investigation d/t allowing a CNA who graduated LVN school, who didn't pass boards, but was going to retest to do couple cs, insulin, catheter ( I wasn't familiar with the rule). I have taken responsibility and am just waiting for whatever the board sets for me ie; class, fine, etc. However, these to me are no reasons. I guess they can do what they want to do. I have yet to ask them why. As I mentioned I have just assumed. I don't want to give them the luxury of knowing how it has hurt me that they didn't even bother to ask me. At the same time, I don't know if I want to be the ADON. I think it is more the principal than anything. The ADON goes to other facilities, works 8-5 M-F and I work weekend doubles. I don't know if I really want to give my weekend doubles up. I wouldn't mind giving every other weekend up though. I don't like working with a lot of people and personalities because I have strong feelings about things and I can get ticked real quick. I'm afraid I might go off on someone real easy. I see things that I think are unethical and/or wrong and I will speak up. Maybe that is why I wasn't picked because I think there might be things that go on that may not be 100% ethical, but are they ever? I have turned a LVN in for alcohol on their breath at work several times and nothing has ever been done. Several things. It just doesn't seem to get better. It sometimes seems as if I'm one of the only one that cares, but I know this is not true. Maybe others are doing the best they can. Maybe the best thing to do is to ask. CAN I GET YOUR OPINION ABOUT WHETHER I SHOUL ASK OR NOT EVEN IF I WANT TO BE THE ADON OR NOT? Needless to say, the new ADON is gone. She quit without giving a 2 week notice. I thought it was kinda funny myself. I just keep doing what I am supposed to be doing day by day. I just don't know what to do and get discouraged about where I'm at and think maybe there is something better out there. I am afraid to move on because I think all the nursing homes are alike out there. I just am tired of not being appreciated by my administration and DON.
They are soooo dirty and rotten where I work. :angryfire Most people that have worked where I work see it. I love what I do and I love where I work, but I hate administration. I am a RN and as stated have been there almost 4 yrs. I have called off sick maybe 2 times or 3 at the most. Have an almost perfect evaluation every year with raises. I am the weekend RN, so I don't see my DON, but when I do she is has people surrounding her most the time or she is so busy. The thing that bothers me the most is that when the ADON position became open her and the Administrator went outside the company to another facility to ask another RN who is older than me and a friend of the Administrators to be the ADON. That really bothered me. They never asked me to be the ADON. That hurt me to the core. I can only assume at this point what it could be. I have some problems that if got out in the public may not be that great for the "image" of the nursing home, but still it is really no excuse to not offer me the position. Hep C with no symptoms, pending board investigation d/t allowing a CNA who graduated LVN school, who didn't pass boards, but was going to retest to do couple cs, insulin, catheter ( I wasn't familiar with the rule). I have taken responsibility and am just waiting for whatever the board sets for me ie; class, fine, etc. However, these to me are no reasons. I guess they can do what they want to do. I have yet to ask them why. As I mentioned I have just assumed. I don't want to give them the luxury of knowing how it has hurt me that they didn't even bother to ask me. At the same time, I don't know if I want to be the ADON. I think it is more the principal than anything. The ADON goes to other facilities, works 8-5 M-F and I work weekend doubles. I don't know if I really want to give my weekend doubles up. I wouldn't mind giving every other weekend up though. I don't like working with a lot of people and personalities because I have strong feelings about things and I can get ticked real quick. I'm afraid I might go off on someone real easy. I see things that I think are unethical and/or wrong and I will speak up. Maybe that is why I wasn't picked because I think there might be things that go on that may not be 100% ethical, but are they ever? I have turned a LVN in for alcohol on their breath at work several times and nothing has ever been done. Several things. It just doesn't seem to get better. It sometimes seems as if I'm one of the only one that cares, but I know this is not true. Maybe others are doing the best they can. Maybe the best thing to do is to ask. CAN I GET YOUR OPINION ABOUT WHETHER I SHOUL ASK OR NOT EVEN IF I WANT TO BE THE ADON OR NOT? Needless to say, the new ADON is gone. She quit without giving a 2 week notice. I thought it was kinda funny myself. I just keep doing what I am supposed to be doing day by day. I just don't know what to do and get discouraged about where I'm at and think maybe there is something better out there. I am afraid to move on because I think all the nursing homes are alike out there. I just am tired of not being appreciated by my administration and DON.