NurseAsh

I know what ya mean... I have been in LTC for a year now and I do love my job, I don't like one of the nurses I have to work with. VERY long story behide that one. Our home was having nursing cuts do to not having very many res. ( we hold 75 and we were down to 48) and I was the last one to get on, so I thought I was sure to go. Was I... NO it seems like I have got nothing but overtime. I have worked anywhere from 17 to 10 days on and one day to two days off and then I am back some of those days being 16 hours days and some being 12 and 8's. When my DON came to me last and asked if I could work some days I told her NO I WAS TIRED and needed to be off... some how I still got put on those days to come in. I am not looking for a new job d/t I feel like I am putting my Res. in danger if I am tried and can't get a day off. Like I have heard others say on her the DON doesn't care b/c it's not their butt that is on the line it's OURS!

nursing and rehab in SEA and it's 40 to 1 on the 3-11 shift and I forget on the 7-3... but let me tell ya it gets crazy I do a lot of 7AM to 11PM and having that many will make ya go crazy :chuckle