I just hired on at a large regional hospital and am nearing the end of my preceptorship on a crazy-busy surgical unit. The morale is terrible and I moved 1200 miles to come to this job. We commonly have 6-7 patients each every day and it seems like as soon as a bunch is hired, a few leave. Our director is never present on the floor but seems to think that this is a safe and normal working environment. Yesterday, I didn't even use the bathroom unitl 3 o'clock. Nurses have to stay late to chart, yet we get yelled at for overtime. Am I disillusioned or what?
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November 17th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
That’s really crazy. I can’t believe that is the state of working environments for healthcare professionals these days. What I don’t understand is that supposedly hospital revenue is picking up and much of them are getting a lot of money from the government. I just blogged about such today: http://www.staffingrobot.com/staffingrobot/2009/11/hospital-recovery-appears-v-shaped.html
So why are hospitals (healthcare professionals) still suffering so much from inadequate staffing. Certainly they can start hiring again or using temporary labor effectively to cover the gaps.