Can they do that?

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I have worked nights since I started nursing. I have been at my current job for 16 month's. I put in a request at the end of June to be switched from Night shift to day shift. I was told by the DON "give me a few days to find someone to fill your spot." here it is 10/2 and I am still working night shift. I have been waiting because staffing is so bad. But, other's who have threatened to quit were switched to day shift one even got a job in Medical records. I have put my notice in once for a plethera of reasons but recinded it because I love my residents and don't want them to suffer. Yesterday HR and the DON told me if I want to come to day shift I've gotta find a replacement for me on nights.......... CAN THEY REALLY REFUSE TO LET ME COME TO DAYS UNTIL I FIND MY OWN REPLACEMENT....

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Specializes in Hospice.

Yes, they can.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
CAN THEY REALLY REFUSE TO LET ME COME TO DAYS UNTIL I FIND MY OWN REPLACEMENT....
Yes. Management can certainly do this...they know you are loyal to a certain extent. This prevents you from resigning, so they continue to take advantage by keeping you on nights.

If you truly want to work during daylight hours, you really need to set your 'love' of the residents aside and look for work elsewhere. Once both of your feet are firmly planted outside the door, your managers will have no choice but to find your night shift replacement.

However, as the situation currently unfolds, your loyalty and 'love' for the residents serve to create an advantage for a management team who does not personally care about you or the residents.

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Ugh that's what I was afraid of. I'm looking for new employment

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commuter...you said it well

they do tend to take advantage, they don't want to be inconvenient in finding the replacement so, they but the burden on the nurse.

More importantly, I have seen too many times when management could care less about a patient and that seems to go against what we were trained for (advocacy).

when my company kicked me out of a facility for asking a patient if she would be interested in a meditation class at her facility to calm her anxieties... I knew something was terribly wrong with management.

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