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I remember the clip board days. Though, by the time I started charting it was a lot more intense!! Then came the lawyers... Look at us now. Very sad:( We need Tort reform!!

I'm almost 50 years old and this is one of the hardest things I've ever experienced. It's more of a problem with the computer systems and co-workers than anything else. The hospital is in a seasonal area and they send full time people home when the census is low. I think the staff wanted to leave the position I took open, but management didn't. Unfortunately, I have no PTO and will just not get paid even though I'm full time. And the computer system is really difficult to learn. I'm used to paper charting and simple computer systems, but with the system they use, I find most of my time is spent on the computer documenting, notifying, putting in orders, reviewing large care sets of orders, and cleaning things up. It's crazy!! They are laying off all of the secretaries at the end of the year too. I'm used to the patient being the first priority, but now I feel that documentation has taken their place. The expectations of the hospitals are getting crazy! Thoughts??