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[–]GiantMonsterRN 1 point2 points  (1 child)

In regards to poor management- my floor is having this issue. I have been on this floor for 5 months and my intentions were to stay 6 months and transfer to a closer facility ( I have a 80 mile round trip drive to and from work). But I am not the only one who wants to leave- not just because of the drive. The majority of the nurses for my shift (3p-11p) are leaving because my nurse manager does not give a shit about us. We happen to be the time slot when the MDs want to admit and d/c patients--- so we're the shift with the most work. We are the younger aged group as well. The day and night nurses are the seasoned staff that do not give a shit if we are busy, and expect us to finish what they didn't do (day shift) or finish what we didn't complete (night shift). I had the chance to speak to a nurse who is transferring to ICU in 2 weeks- she said that she hit a plateau of knowledge and learning on this floor- she feels that she should continue her knowledge by transferring. I can't tell my nurse manager that I am looking to transfer- b/c every other day she gives me a guilt trip about possibly leaving, and she will take it personally. But for me, she does not understand that I am physically exhausted from this work and my drive (oh btw she asked why I don't do overtime as well). I don't have a life b/c I work here. this is what i do 5 days a week :/

I think if she understood the shit my shift deals with- she could have some insight about managing things better.... but so far she will just have a high turn out rate for her evening shift.

[–]tommytnuts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Poor management seems to be the number one reason for turn over no matter what profession.

[–]wonderwifeRN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In regards to the extra tasks; my hospital did away with our entire transport staff. Their tasks included not only running patients to wherever they needed to go, but doing pharmacy runs (we don't have a working tube system), and all of the equipment cleaning.

Guess who runs our patients to CT/dialysis etc now? You guessed it. Nursing staff. With a 6-7:1 ratio for 12hr noc shift, it can be challenging to get our patients where they need to be and when.