Calling all ADON's or DON

JKL33 · Oct 3

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I have opted to resign but it breaks my heart to have to leave.

😢 That really stinks and yet sounds like the right decision based on your description of the situation.

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What did you do to change the work culture?

Have never been a manager but based on years of observations I really don't think you can do a lot to change the work culture in the way you are using the term work culture. You can't make a company change their priorities. If their doors are open and they are making money, they are succeeding and likely see very little need for change. Even hospitals and large health systems refuse to care about turnover and no matter what challenge they face they find a way to turn things upside down in their favor and keep right on rolling.

I know you're feeling down about having to leave but....don't spend much time questioning why or asking what you could've done to prevent this. Life's too short.

Lovethenurse2b25, ASN, BSN, CNA, LPN, RN · Oct 3

JKL33 said:

" You can't make a company change their priorities. If their doors are open and they are making money, they are succeeding and likely see very little need for change. "

You're absolutely right. Cooperate does not see a need for change despite the 10 resignations letters we received last month. I appreciate your feedback. Management is not easy and often managers don't have a work life balance.

JKL33 · Oct 3

Cooperatedoes not see a need for change despite the 10 resignations letters we received last month.

Sometimes when it's so perplexing why no one is doing anything about (what you perceive to be) a problem, the reason they aren't are because they're actually quite fine with it! I have been around for at least a couple major cycles of experienced nurses leaving the bedside, for example, and spent WAY too much of my mental health wondering why no one cared about these huge shifts in amount of experience at the bedside. Well, as far as I was ever able to figure out, they seemed quite with it and had no problem hiring all new grads, providing them with substandard orientations (which they called "residencies”), and tying them down with contracts in order to pay back their subpar training.

I learned I will never again waste my time trying to plead with anyone, trying to make sense of those types of actions or trying to work in a way to fill in holes they caused with their decision making.

Lovethenurse2b25, ASN, BSN, CNA, LPN, RN · Oct 5

JKL33 said:

Cooperatedoes not see a need for change despite the 10 resignations letters we received last month.

Sometimes when it's so perplexing why no one is doing anything about (what you perceive to be) a problem, the reason they aren't are because they're actually quite fine with it! I have been around for at least a couple major cycles of experienced nurses leaving the bedside, for example, and spent WAY too much of my mental health wondering why no one cared about these huge shifts in amount of experience at the bedside. Well, as far as I was ever able to figure out, they seemed quite with it and had no problem hiring all new grads, providing them with substandard orientations (which they called "residencies”), and tying them down with contracts in order to pay back their subpar training.

I learned I will never again waste my time trying to plead with anyone, trying to make sense of those types of actions or trying to work in a way to fill in holes they caused with their decision making.

Well said. And to be honest, many of the large corporations just want bodies to fill the voids. Regardless of education or clinical experience. We are pressured into hiring new nurses also despite the fact that assisted-living requires little to no supervision and lots of experience. And what happens is when a new nurses start they usually run for the hills. It's a shame!! I've witness some of the best nurses and aides leave because they don't feel valued.