I'm not a nurse, my user name is 'justavolunteer'. Unfortunately, now I'm 'nolongeravolunteer'. The hospital I was at decided all the supplies had to be locked up. The big problem is that I don't have access to them because the head nurse said I'm 'justavolunteer'. A big part of my job was to hand out supplies (cups, straws, etc.) to patients. Not having access to them made my job immensely more difficult. I even put my concern about it in writing. The head nurse refused to discuss it or even respond to it. The volunteer coordinator couldn't get her to budge either! Today I went to the hospital, said good-bye to the nurses, and resigned. The nurses were not happy at all about this because they were always so thankful for my help. They did say they understood my reasons, though. Now, when the nurses go to get gloves from an empty dispenser or try to put needles in a full needle box, they can remember that I'm no longer there to take care of these things (and thank their glorious supervisor, no doubt).
I will start the search to find a spot at another hospital. I suspect there is a need for me somewhere.
