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[shannonRN]

last night i had an awful evening. our staffing sucked and it is only going to get worse. i have seen many posts about writing your concerns for patient safety down before hearing report and bringing this to the attention of your supervisor. i was wondering if there were specific forms that anyone used or if anyone could provide me with a format or a sample of a write up form.

[sjoe]

we just had 3 nurses leave including our manager. so right now we are in the midst of a change...which is why i said that it was bound to get worse before it got better.

This is NOT your problem (unless you are the DON or the owner of the facility). If you choose to pick up the slack, you can expect that slack to continue, and other "slacks" to emerge. If YOU do not take care of yourself, protect your own interests and license, NO ONE ELSE WILL.

[sjoe]

we just had 3 nurses leave including our manager. so right now we are in the midst of a change...which is why i said that it was bound to get worse before it got better.

This is NOT your problem (unless you are the DON or the owner of the facility). If you choose to pick up the slack, you can expect that slack to continue, and other "slacks" to emerge. If YOU do not take care of yourself, protect your own interests and license, NO ONE ELSE WILL.

[Peeps Mcarthur]

They only want the money.

The less staff that can do more procedures = more profit

It's nothing personal, but why should they be "fair" and adequately staff when you're giving them the money. That's what they are staffing for.

When someone says "I will not make you that much money" and the cashflow stops, they have to get the cashcow(sorry,just an expression:kiss ) well again to produce thier life-sustaining cash.

They won't care that you refused, only that you can't make money if you're not doing procedures. They may choose to express that frustration with phrases like "you're just not a team player" or the nurse-manager bonding strategy, "you can see we are short today, we all just need to pitch-in (to make us more cash than we ever dreamed of:devil: ) and we'll get through this together "

If your coworkers are not motivated by management's greedfest at thier expense, then you must be motivated to save your own ass. The fact is that they let management get away with it for one more shift when they accept a dangerouse assignment, and you reinforce those behaviors when you take report.

You're telling them it's ok.

They're just taking the money you're giving them.

It's nothing personal to refuse an assignment either................just sound business practice on your part. You are selling them your services. You should never sell them services that you can't deliver.

[Peeps Mcarthur]

They only want the money.

The less staff that can do more procedures = more profit

It's nothing personal, but why should they be "fair" and adequately staff when you're giving them the money. That's what they are staffing for.

When someone says "I will not make you that much money" and the cashflow stops, they have to get the cashcow(sorry,just an expression:kiss ) well again to produce thier life-sustaining cash.

They won't care that you refused, only that you can't make money if you're not doing procedures. They may choose to express that frustration with phrases like "you're just not a team player" or the nurse-manager bonding strategy, "you can see we are short today, we all just need to pitch-in (to make us more cash than we ever dreamed of:devil: ) and we'll get through this together "

If your coworkers are not motivated by management's greedfest at thier expense, then you must be motivated to save your own ass. The fact is that they let management get away with it for one more shift when they accept a dangerouse assignment, and you reinforce those behaviors when you take report.

You're telling them it's ok.

They're just taking the money you're giving them.

It's nothing personal to refuse an assignment either................just sound business practice on your part. You are selling them your services. You should never sell them services that you can't deliver.

[Youda]

As Rusty said, staffing isn't your problem.

It will become your problem, though, if there are any avoidable problems CAUSED by the staffing. I've never seen a place yet that couldn't get staff when they wanted it bad enough. Fill out the Assignment Under Protest (you might want to take a stack of them to work for the others on the unit). And don't forget to keep a copy for your records.

[Youda]

As Rusty said, staffing isn't your problem.

It will become your problem, though, if there are any avoidable problems CAUSED by the staffing. I've never seen a place yet that couldn't get staff when they wanted it bad enough. Fill out the Assignment Under Protest (you might want to take a stack of them to work for the others on the unit). And don't forget to keep a copy for your records.

[shannonRN, BSN, RN]

thanks again. everyone is always so helpful. i am definately taking stacks of those forms into work.

i have another question for you guys....what happens when you refuse an assignment. does it count as an abscense...do you get paid...how does it appear on your record?

[shannonRN, BSN, RN]

thanks again. everyone is always so helpful. i am definately taking stacks of those forms into work.

i have another question for you guys....what happens when you refuse an assignment. does it count as an abscense...do you get paid...how does it appear on your record?