begonialpn

in my ltc facility it seems as though the mantra is "ask the 7-3 shift tomorrow". or leave it for the 7-3 shift to call ambulette for md appt, families for incidents or consent. our 3-11 charge nurse didnt know what to do with a consent form for the flu vaccine or how to answer families questions regarding it. our day is planned when we walk in because of the ridiculous things they "dont know what to do with" and are left for us to deal with. i go nonstop from the moment i walk in til i leave. one time i obtained an order to insert a f/c on a man @ 2:55pm. i had just finished writing the order and told the next charge nurse the foley needed to be inserted and she said well you have 5 minutes before you have to leave and then went and complained to upper mgmt. i could go on. in my experience and im sure this doesnt happen everywhere, they are lazy.