The Bologna Blog

Calgon I am calling!

One day back at work and I feel like running away again. This crap is killing me. I cannot describe how wearing on both the mind and soul things are at the hospital. I am not usually a whiner but the workload is beyond one person's ability. The stress comes from fear of missing something truly important while you are busy putting out immediate fires. There is no down time or the ability to investigate each patient as we once did. With one nurse having six patients and 3 of which have dementia or mental health behaviors, most of your time is spent keeping them physically safe. The staffing cutbacks have been brutal. This is happening all over the country and I am at a loss for a solution but something has to give. . We are now being told that if we are off for Covid we will have to use our vacation time to be paid. Considering all vacations were canceled until the end of August, when we can finally take time off we will have none available. I can't tell you how obscene this whole thing seems to me. I know I should be glad that I have a job when many don't. I have been lucky and not had to miss any time but it truly scares me. I would love to hear others opinions on this. I will be fine and in a better frame of mind after a good nights sleep. I just needed to vent.