I’ve been a nurse for almost 4 years now, all in psych and all at the same facility. Things were going great until they weren’t. . We have (HAD) an AMAZING group of nurses. But one by one, they started leaving, ok no biggie. Our schedules changed from 9 hr shifts to 12 hr shift, ok no biggie. I had to change my position from adolescent psych to triage nurse, ok. . . annoying but whatever. A new DON starts, she makes changes EVERYWHERE. My position goes away and now I’m on night shift with an LPN who hates me (DON knew this as I complained about her which she then told the LPN what I said) and I’m on adults. Oh, and LPNs can no longer do assessments so I have to do ALL the admissions that come throughout the night. LPN never offers to help me with the admissions (they can do vitals, med rec, allergies). I get overwhelmed, feeling myself get more and more anxious at work because I’m miserable and angry. Another nurse leaves, I ask if I can take over her shifts (I use school as an excuse since I’m scared if I tell her the real reason, she’ll just snitch like last time), I’m told no, shifts are not being changed anymore. I decide to go part time to maybe help alleviate all my stress that’s stemming from work. Eventually, things start going downhill ALL OVER. The BHTs are quitting left and right. Im somehow thrusted into charge nurse since LPNs can’t be charge. Everything is complained to me and I just want to sob. I’m constantly short staffed on nights. My final straw was when I had ONE tech on the floor with 27 patients and one patient who requires CONSTANT redirection taken off their 1:1 because we had no staff. She received emergency IM and was still walking around, eyes closed, wobbly AF, walking into walls because she’s so out of it but refuses to stay in her room. . I had been putting in applications at other jobs hoping to get something and my prayer was answered. I will be starting at a blood bank (I have previous phlebotomy experience) where I’ll do 8 hour shifts. No overnight. 2 weekends a month. No holidays. No hurricanes. NOTHING like that. Will I be making less? Yes. Will I miss the hellscape my other job has become? NO. Since finding out I got the other job, I already feel lighter. I CANNOT WAIT to put in my resignation and write about the ATROCITIES happening at that place that nobody seems to care about. The DON (who placed the BHTs under the nurses) asked to STOP BEING TOLD ABOUT SHORT STAFFING ABOUT THE BHTs. It’s messed up. It’s dangerous. I’m tired of putting MY license at risk. I AM DONE. If you’re thinking of leaving your job, DO IT. No job is worth your sanity. You owe nothing to that place.   submitted by   /u/wormymcwormyworm [link]   [comments]