Re: Re: gainful employment/burnout

That is very stressful work darlin'. If you didn't have "the calling"
you couldn't pay someone enough. I admire those in your profession. I
can't abide being around sick people. No patience for it.

My work is just a different kind of annoying.

Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Judy L Browning
Sent: 8/10/2004 10:35:29 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] gainful employment/burnout

> Pam is the one who isn't getting the pay or bennies.
> Actually, I'm paid well, and time and a half for overtime. I just don't like
> having to wait until the next shift arrives to do my documentation. What
> frosts me is the assumption that one patient is the same as another. Doesn't
> take into account the big crippled lady that takes 15 minutes to transfer
> from the bed to a chair. Do that 4 or 5 times in 8 hours plus the few
> minutes it takes to shuffle furniture to do it safely and you feel like
> you're never out of that room. That's a task I could happily delegate to an
> assistant some of the time. Did I mention she was demented and couldn't
> remember which foot to move if not told. Exhausting, physically and
> emotionally, and that was 1 of 5 folks I was responsible for. Should be able
> to spend more time with the least stable person, doing frequent assessments.
> Ended up dashing in & out of other rooms, just making sure everyone's
> breathing & talking while I check vital signs.
> Understand, I love my profession, usually find a lot of satisfaction in my
> job, just very frustrated with this particular situation. It's not about the
> money for me, although I do like to spend it!
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@hort.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 8:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] gainful employment/burnout
> 
> 
> > Pretty brutal, Judy.  Don't blame you for being upset about it.  If,
> > like Cathy, you sign up with the military for 24x7 or, if, like me,
> > you're self-employed, you can expect to have to work ungodly hours
> > for no bennies.
> >
> > However, if you sign up for a certain time period for a certain rate
> > of pay - that's what you should have to provide; being asked to do
> > more for less just ain't kosher.  It's like my clients wanting more
> > work than was contracted for, for the same fee.  They try, but I have
> > gotten a lot less cooperative about it in my old age:-)
> >
> > If you are hourly, I do not believe they can legally require you to
> > work for no overtime.  If you are salaried, I think they can, legally
> > do this - but it really would depend on your actual agreement.  If
> > they have a human resources department, you might try a bit of
> > complaining:-)  I wonder what OSHA would think of them not giving you
> > lunch breaks?    Are you union?  If so, there's a venue for some
> > complaining.
> >
> > I wouldn't think an extra day's pay for 3 days is worth it,
> > myself...of course, again, it depends on just how badly you need the
> > job.
> >
> > Vent away - that's what friends are for:-)
> >
> > Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> > mtalt@hort.net
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> > > From: Judy L Browning <judybrowning@lewiston.com>
> > > Well folks, in the last 3 days, my so called 8 hour shifts have
> > stretched to
> > > 9-11 hours with no time for a lunch break. 5 hours overtime, or
> > about an
> > > extra day's pay for the 3 days.  Not sure it's worth it. They staff
> > by
> > > algorithm at this hospital rather than by acuity. I fail to
> > understand how
> > > paying 2 or 3 nurses overtime is cheaper than paying an extra
> > assisitant. I
> > > can afford to work only 6 days every 2 weeks, and can't afford to
> > work more,
> > > emotionally or physically. A lot of nurses choose to take other,
> > less
> > > lucrative work because of the killer stress involved.
> > > Getting off my soap box, thanks for letting me vent.
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