staffing tried to trick/bully me in today!

[hock1]

I just finished dealing with staffing. I received a very angry call. "Where are you. You are scheduled to work today. You have to come in". I explained that my copy of my work hours says I'm off, that my hubby is in all night budget meetings and that I had two hours of sleep...could I come in from 11p-730a. "NO! Come in now. It's your responsibility to cover your shift." Decided to call my nurses station and found out that there were no changes on the schedule and I was not on for today. Also staffing tried the same thing with two day shift nurses today! Ya'll know what was really going on? This is my short week. The hospital doesn't have to pay me overtime. My theory is they decided to scare and bully me in to save a buck!:angryfire

[kadokin, ASN, RN]

Happy in your work are you. Oh look at me, "I'm a CNA today". Let the other nurses bear the burden. I guess I'll empty the trash. GET a GRIP!

Not at all, X. I was ASKED to work as an aide(I'm an RN) and I was replying to a post by someone who seemed dissapointed that they were asked to do the same thing. I just wanted to share that if that is what the charge RN asked, why not make the most of it. As I wrote in my post, when this occurred, I was more than willing to take on RN tasks during these shifts, when needed. I also wrote that I myself would never choose to do this when making assignments because I believe it is not cost-effective and it cheats the patients out of getting the best care. You make me sound lazy and irresponsible. But sometimes when others are on a power trip, you have to make the most of things and do what you can to help out. So, get a grip, yourself.

[kadokin, ASN, RN]

focus, keep your eye on the ball, the patient. Hospital administrators, nurse administrators are liars. What is a CNA anyway, did they get a degree, a certification, 2 wks of OJT. focus you only have 60 min in an hour, if you have 10 patients, they only get 6 min each. because you have to walk to the patients this eats up half your time, you only have 3 min per patient. That's it, focus, do the math.

What is your damage, X? I hate to get snarky, but are you even a nurse? What type of facility do you work in and who provides direct care to your pts when you don't have a CNA? What is a CNA? Typically they are your right hand, left hand, and both your legs. An RN can do what a CNA can, but when you have 10+ pts., the RN simply doesn't have the time. Ease up, OK?