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Hi, I'm a senior nursing student about to graduate. I'm writing a paper about safe staffing and my teacher encouraged all her students to get personal stories from nurses about their experience with various staffing levels. I would greatly appreciate it if anyone could share a story with me about feeling overwhelmed with poor unit staffing. What is the highest number of patients you've ever had assigned to you? What is the average nurse-to-patient ratio on your unit? How do you feel about the quality of care delivered on your unit? Have there any been any adverse patient outcomes as a result of poor staffing? Thank you so much to everyone who reads and responds to this post! Allison

Hi, I'm a nursing student in my last semester and for my writing class, I need to write a paper on mandatory overtime. I was hoping to hear some stories from nurses who may have had to work mandatory overtime. How did it feel to finish a full-time week and know you still weren't done working? Did overworking make you feel so tired that you may have compromised patient care? Did you ever get used to working extra hours? Did mandatory overtime affect the morale on your unit or at your facility? Thanks for reading my post! I look forward to hearing stories and learning more about everyones experiences!