vmcneil2010

You nailed it head on!!! I'm at a LTC facility which I've been tolerating because it's close to home, flexible with scheduling which is a huge plus in my book since I have little ones. I'm beyond frustrated with the 30 patients, 8 days of training(fresh out of nursing school), no supervisor on duty during my shift and now why're on a writing up staff mission. I recently got written up because I didn't catch that another nurse didn't sign off as doing a skin check and another doing a norton scale. I don't work the same shift as them nor the same day! I took one shift on the floor and never ever had one of the patients they wrote me up for. How can I be to blame that others didn't do their job?! LTC In my experience is horribly managed!

Thank you for the great advice! They love to cover up when their butts are on the line but not ours...

You're absolutely right! I've been there nine months and she's only ever offered to help once. This is my first job out of nursing school and some of my coworkers are amazing and some are out right cruel. Hope to right fit soon!

I recently received a written warning from my DON and ADON which I refused to sign. The photocopied MAR's that we're attached to the warning were from two different patients. First: Norton scale to be done by the 7-3 staff Second: weekly skin checks to be done every Wednesday on the 3-11 shift. I refused to sign the warning because I've only done one shift on that floor which was this past week on Monday 3-11. I told them it was not fair that I should get a warning because the nurses on the 7-3 shift haven't been signing off the norton scale as done and they haven't been signing off as doing weekkly skin checks on Wednesday. I don't work the 7-3 shift and I was not there any of the Wednesday's from 3-11. How is it right that I should get a written warning if they weren't even supposed to be done on my shift. The DON said I should've caught the missed signings and brought it to their attention. First off, I work in a Rehab/long term care facility where I have 30 patients with extremely heavy med passes that include a ridiculous amount of narcotics, extremely time consuming. We get many new admissions, discharges, orders, lots of treatments done. We're told we need to take a break, if we need help someone should cover us so we can take a break (keep in mind we currently don't have a 3-11 supervisor). I typically clock out for break and return to working during my break so I don't get written up. I'm at work anywhere from an hour to two hours past my shift just so I can document all meds given, finish my treatments and chart. How can they expect me to flip through every chart to look for my coworkers errors?!? Yes, if I come across something glaring I take the appropriate steps to correct the error. Shouldn't it be the supervisors/managements job to find missed initials? I don't feel like this is my responsibility and feel it's unfair that I'm being punished for someone else's mistake! I made this very clear to them and the DON and ADON response was that it's sloppy and lazy nursing. They refused to take back the warning even though I didn't make a mistake and said it would still go in my file! I feel like I'm being targeted and harassed by them. I literally started shaking and tearing up while having the conversation. Help! Has anyone had a similar experience or advice?!