Hi all,
I just started working at a rehab facility that has a chemical dependency rehab and medical rehab. We are short staffed of nurses, and there are no other nurses on my shift. They had shut down the medical rehab for a while, but are now opening it back up.
I noticed on the schedule that they have the 3rd shift nurses (there are 2 of them) working both units when the other nurse has off, and vice versa. For example, C is off Mon and Tue, so R would work both units on those days. When R is off, C would work both units.
There is no Medical Rehab nurse listed on my shift at all. So how are they going to cover that unit and my unit on my days off?
Isn't it against CMS regulations and Board of Nursing rules to have one nurse work on two units at the same time (both are locked units)?
Any advice is appreciated.