I have been reading the threads & posts for the past few weeks and have seen the same complaints from LPN's and RN's. (saddly it looks like we have something in common) It doesn't seem to matter what type of facility you work in, LTC or hospital.
I have come to the conclusion that management is getting worse. IMO, it seems that they know there are thousands of new grads looking for work, so, they are taking the opportunity to raise the whip and demand the current staff to accept treatment that would have never been tried 5 yrs ago. We have no say in how our units are run and our input is at least disreguarded if not seen as contrary to policy. We are overworked and understaffed, made to be waittresses/waiters for patients and families, we now do housekeeping and maintanence jobs, get in trouble for staying over to complete documentation, and get in trouble if documentation is not as complete as they want (because we rushed to get out on time... like they want).
We are judged by survey results written by people who have no idea exactly what we do during a given shift, we are not supposed to use the restrooms, eat, sit down to document what we did, and heaven forbid if someone sees you on the phone (you may be talking to a DR, but you can be sure it will be reported that you were taking a personal call by a family member who's gingerale was not served fast enough). So, I am glad they are flooding the market with New Grads, at least the facilities will have nursing staff (abet inexperienced) when they burn out all the experienced staff.
