i've been at my hospital for over 3 years and i am considering opening a can of worms before i leave this facility in 2 weeks. i've secured another job.
during my stay, i have been bent over so many times here it's almost hilarious.
i would receive patients other nurses refuse (because they have to get up more than twice a shift to tend to their needs).
i never felt my assignment was unsafe (maybe because i didn't know any better) until i gave a 1:1 change of shift report. meaning, the oncoming nurse received ALL of my patients. in hindsight, i should've voiced my concerns.
some nurse would come on shift early to review their assignments and "make adjustments." i'm not sure how i am constantly grinding for 3/4 of the shift when other people are on their butts developing stage 2 pressure sores for the same amount of time. i did/do not have a time management problem. i never exit the building over 15 minutes late. in fact, i think i am punished because i do triathlons.
this hospital is small and almost family-like. 50% of the people are related to each other. they often "hang out" off work, as i see this on their social media pages.
we have 4 charge nurses. there is ONLY 1 charge who evenly distributes the workload. or maybe that person just gives me a break. she definitely isn't part of this "clique."
