"Just one more thing" for the bedside RN to do

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Ever since the pandemic has started I have felt there has been more pressure and more tasks than ever delegated to the bedside nurses. As many left the hospital to work from home I have felt the weight and burden of additional roles. I spend more time as case management, social work, lab and others. Also the increased burden of making sure my patient and their families have time to connect with each other. The increase in regulations and restrictions for visitors has again put "one more task" onto the bedside nurse. It takes time to get an Ipad and set it up for family conferences while trying to coordinate your time in and out of isolation rooms! And I can't be the only one who has seen MDs pass right by a COVID room without going in and sit down to chart a full head to toe moments later. 

As a critical care RN I fell these burdens and added tasks are bringing my practice to a breaking point, a tipping point of not being able to provide safe and effective care. It troubles me deeply on a personal level, anyone out there having the same experience?