Oh my, I just had to quit a new job (I was within my 90 days as a new employee) and I'm still reeling from it! Maybe you can help me process this.
For starters, I was not informed of all job requirements when interviewed. I didn't know I would be on call and work 70 hour work weeks. I got to the point that I was so exhausted I was taking prednisone so I could keep on going.
I was hired as a nursing supervisor and the place was short staffed every night. It was insane One CNA for 35 residents, one nurse per 50 residents. I am an experienced LTC nurse so I could keep up with my duties but the residents were so short-changed. It was sad. I saw sacral areas with eschar on them and skin assessment paperwork done that didn't even mention the pressure ulcer. Since there was no acknowledgement, there was no treatment either. That was nuts. I could go on and on but the last straw for me was when a first shift nurse and I were discussing CNA disagreements between the shifts and she started cussing at me and telling me to "do my job" as a supervisor and that I "wasn't a team player." I wrote her up for cussing at me (I'm a supervisor/RN and she is an LPN) and doing so in front of staff and residents. Administration did not present it to her. They didn't see an issue either with her being 45 minutes late on a Monday morning once after I had worked the weekend and just wanted to go home and die. Seriously? Lucky for me, I had stayed prn at my old job and they welcomed me back. My old job is a 5 star facility but I got tired of the traveling time. I will gladly go back and love my travel time and 36 hour a week schedule!!! I am still in shock over that place. I quit with no notice when no one cared about my concerns. I felt like my license was at risk every night. What would you have done?
Ttt- short answer is that I was 11p-7a and doctors and NP dont really prefer to be called during those hours when they can be called during the day. For acute things, sure. Other issues go in the MD book to address AND the supervisory report so they can be followed up.
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