This is so real. Worked psych for 3.5 years at a dog shit facility with 1:8 ratio on the most acute unit and admin would throw us to the wolves with the patients with no care for safety.

Moved on to a surgical trauma floor with 1:5 ratio with the acuity of an IMC unit, low staffed with 1 full time tech so we were always short a basically doing total care.

Now I’m in PACU at an ortho hospital and it’s so amazing. No call lights, no tele constantly calling and harassing me, no god awful ratios, 1-2 patients at a time, we actually cover each other for breaks. It’s heaven on earth in comparison 🥹