anji

hi all. I thank everyone for their advice, yet I have seemed to go against most of the advice. I got a new job and put in my two week resignation at my present job. I am now working at a hospital in which i have 12 patients with myself, a LPN, and a aide. A place where I feel I can give patients the care they desire. I just wanted people to know that poor staffing and poor patient care in nursing does not have to be a "tragic reality". EMPOWERMENT! peace and love, anji

hi. i'm a new grad (bsn) and just finished my 3 month orientation at a hospital. I am thinking about already changing jobs however. i do not want to do this but the hospital i am at is so short staffed that i could have to take care of up to 14 and 16 clients and frankly i am very uncomfortable doing this. Not only are we short staffed (and our staffing office won't show us the staffing grid) but the doctors are on a "war-path" against the nurses which i'm sure comes down to being understaffed. I am soo stressed. I do not want to be put in a place where someones life is at stake or i'm a law suit waiting to happen. any suggestions??????? thank you.