I quit my job yesterday. They were going to try and staff my acute med/surg floor with me (1 rn), 1 lpn and 2 aids for 28. I told the floor no thank you, I quit, and I left the building. (I had not clocked in or took report). For several months 2 nurses (R/L or R/R) has been becoming the normal staffing pattern for my floor regardless of the number or acuity of the patients.( I believe the increase of code blues, rapid responses, and overall failure to rescue rate would speak to the complications the patients are experiencing from this).
I've worked at this hospital for 5 years, almost 2 as an RN. I'm kind of disappointed it ended this way, but at the same time I feel so much relief from not having to go back. I had been feeling burned out for the last several months and was dreading going in anyways (I had started thinking about calling in but than realized it was too late to call in and I would have received insuffecient notice from my hospital). I have been trying to transfer off this floor for a couple of months now and was told no one could leave my floor because we are so short staffed. I didn't even confirm the staffing for the floor that day until after I left the hospital and was calling Nursing Staffing office from my cell phone to inform them I was refusing to clock in or accept responsibility for that many patients. I have learned if things ever start to get this bad where ever I work in the future, I'm going to turn in a 2 week notice pronto so it doesn't come down to this.
I told the floor no thank you, I quit, and I left the building. (I had not clocked in or took report). For several months 2 nurses (R/L or R/R) has been becoming the normal staffing pattern for my floor regardless of the number or acuity of the patients.( I believe the increase of code blues, rapid responses, and overall failure to rescue rate would speak to the complications the patients are experiencing from this).