What are some red flags at hospitals that let you know that this might not be the best place to work?
allnurses Guide Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN 4 Articles; 7,907 Posts Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions. Dec 1, 2012 High turnover. If they were fired, you wonder what type of management you're getting into the ring with. If they left voluntarily, you wonder about the working environment and why they were driven to leave.
allnurses Guide JBudd, MSN 1 Article; 3,836 Posts Specializes in Trauma, Teaching. Has 42 years experience. Dec 1, 2012 More new grads than experienced staff.Dirty floors and rooms, everywhere.
sra27 19 Posts Dec 1, 2012 When I was still doing travel nursing, I worked at a hospital that was 90-95% staffed by travel and agency nurses-that is aways a HUGE red flag. Some nights on the unit I was assigned to, we were all travelers and drew names at random to see who would be stuck doing charge.
sapphire18 1,082 Posts Specializes in ICU. Dec 1, 2012 Sorry if this is dumb, but what is HCA?I agree with the high turnover being a major red flag.
diva rn, BSN, RN 963 Posts Specializes in PICU, ICU, Hospice, Mgmt, DON. Has 18 years experience. Dec 1, 2012 Sorry if this is dumb, but what is HCA?I agree with the high turnover being a major red flag.Hospital Corporation of America---a chain of corp owned health care facilities....we have many here in South Florida.
RNperdiem, RN 4,581 Posts Has 14 years experience. Dec 1, 2012 You hear negative comments from many people who work there. You hear nothing positive over the years and these are from people in different departments. The nurses are trying to get unionized in an area where unions don't exist.
Soliloquy, MSN, APRN, NP 457 Posts Has 6 years experience. Dec 1, 2012 You hear negative comments from many people who work there. You hear nothing positive over the years and these are from people in different departments. The nurses are trying to get unionized in an area where unions don't exist.I experience this a lot actually. With people from all departments and not just the nurses...
BonnieSc 2 Articles; 776 Posts Dec 1, 2012 People mentioning that they never take lunch very casually, or that everyone stays late but doesn't fill out overtime slips, or clocks out and keeps working. No laughter (or at least pleasantness) in the nurses' station on your tour of the unit. You get ignored by the reception desk or the unit desk.
Soliloquy, MSN, APRN, NP 457 Posts Has 6 years experience. Dec 1, 2012 People mentioning that they never take lunch very casually, or that everyone stays late but doesn't fill out overtime slips, or clocks out and keeps working. No laughter (or at least pleasantness) in the nurses' station on your tour of the unit. You get ignored by the reception desk or the unit desk.May I ask, why is this considered a red flag?
