I need to vent please a little long sorry

npbellydancer · Mar 4, 2006

As a LTC DON, now working the 11-7 shift cause my nurse is ill, saved from working the 3-11 cause another nurse came in for a different nurse that is ill; I do understand and search for answers. I have worked all the shifts on each of my halls in the last few months and I KNOW that we are much like Bilbo Baggins, too little jam spread over too much bread. Yet the high and mighty in CMS keep piling on the required paperwork, assessments, documentation up the wazzoo; those of us in admin freak to think that our staff who work so very hard may very well be plastered over the internet as substandard, causing harm blah, blah blah. I am excited about the possibility that we may soon be able to emloy med techs. Some of my nurses have concerns, but if I can put 2 med techs on each hall, running split shifts, to pass the 6a and 8a meds, then back to do the 17 and hs meds, I envision my nurses to be freed to do the "art" of nursing; assessments and documentation...along with all the other schtuff. Breathe and do the very best you can for your residents...talk to your DON and if you can not get things resolved..try your administrator. If you have a healthy Admin, they will listen..they may not have the answers, but many are willing to listen to any problem solving answers/suggestions you may have.

npbellydancer · Mar 4, 2006

As a LTC DON, now working the 11-7 shift cause my nurse is ill, saved from working the 3-11 cause another nurse came in for a different nurse that is ill; I do understand and search for answers. I have worked all the shifts on each of my halls in the last few months and I KNOW that we are much like Bilbo Baggins, too little jam spread over too much bread. Yet the high and mighty in CMS keep piling on the required paperwork, assessments, documentation up the wazzoo; those of us in admin freak to think that our staff who work so very hard may very well be plastered over the internet as substandard, causing harm blah, blah blah. I am excited about the possibility that we may soon be able to emloy med techs. Some of my nurses have concerns, but if I can put 2 med techs on each hall, running split shifts, to pass the 6a and 8a meds, then back to do the 17 and hs meds, I envision my nurses to be freed to do the "art" of nursing; assessments and documentation...along with all the other schtuff. Breathe and do the very best you can for your residents...talk to your DON and if you can not get things resolved..try your administrator. If you have a healthy Admin, they will listen..they may not have the answers, but many are willing to listen to any problem solving answers/suggestions you may have.

anniev · Mar 4, 2006

npbellydancer.. Thank you I am happy to hear of a DON that works the floor .I think that a good leader leads by example I hope your staff sees what you do as long as our higher ups stay on the working level with us I think they understand what is happening I hope the techs work bless you ..

dawnb70; You are not alone I love my job as frustating as it gets. My elderly mean the world to me ,they are golden for more then one reason not just years. I know we are the pawns between the state who pays the bills and the owners who try to keep facilities functioning and still making profits.The care levels are just getting more difficult hospitals don't keep any one for very long things have change so much in the 12 years that I hav been at this thank you all you all are great to just understand