Hi everyone! This is my very first post...(after being a follower/reader of posts for a while!) I am a fairly new grad and have worked on a hectic med surg floor for about 7 months. Everyday is filled with the struggles of being a new nurse: time management, prioritizing, handling emergencies, making sure pts receive the correct medication ON TIME, & putting out fires in every direction with unhappy pts/family members/doctors. The list goes on and on. I truly feel like I am doing the best I can (and trust me I am my own worst critic.) I always make sure all my pts needs are met before I chart/take a break. Most shifts I miss my lunch and am lucky if I am able to use the restroom! This being said, there seems to be a new motto on my floor.."The RNs are lazy and think they are too good to do the CNA's job." We just had a staff meeting (with all CNAs, LPNs, and RNs), which, in a nutshell, bashed the RNs ONLY for not answering call lights, leaving pts dirty, and refusing to toilet them. My manager was ALL ABOUT this, nodding her head and agreeing with the cnas who were complaining. She's now put into place a rule that no nurse can walk past a call light, beeping iv pump ect. and if it is witnessed one can get written up. Doesn't matter if I am on my way, narcotics in hand, to medicate a pt, or en route to hang blood, I have to not only answer the call light, but meet that pts need, meaning taking away care from my own pts. I completely understand the need for call lights, and that it could be something very important. Truth is though, that each nurse is only one person, has their own huge pt load and the cnas are there for a reason...to assist the nurses! Now I can only truly speak for myself but I know my fellow RNs on the floor are for the most part on the same page. We actually do spend a huge amount of our shifts doing cna work! I toilet pts, empty ready to burst foleys, I never leave a pt dirty unless it is to get a cna to help me clean then up. I had a pt who definately needed two people to help clean him up, boost and turn him. I asked a cna to help me (very politely) and all I got was eye rolling. She even said "I have too many pts and don't have time." And walked away. So I had to get another RN to help me. The part that infuriates me most is that said cna, (and honestly most of the others ones) can be seen talking on their cellphone, hiding in various spots on the floor, and they NEVER miss a break or lunch, and in fact take extended lunches! Most of the RNs including myself have gone to our manager recounting this behavior and NOTHING gets done. It is to the point now where its just a waste of time to complain and I just suck it up, keep my mouth shut, and do my job. Does this sound familiar to some of you or is this something unique to my floor? I in no way think I am above doing to basics of caring for my pt and I hope I am not coming off that way. I am just sick of running around like an idiot all shift! Am I wrong for thinking every worker should be accountable for completing their job responsibilities? On my unit, however, it seems to just be up to the RNs to do everything!!