Unwelcoming staff
Management states they are doing "safe staffing" but 1 PCT to 18 patients in acute care is not safe for the PCT or the patients. They're just pinching pennies.
Equipment falling apart, held together with tape
Lots of talking behind others' backs
Not a welcoming atmosphere- I know I mentioned this twice. That's how bad it was. This was the most toxic environment I was ever in.
They keep saying that it's everyone's responsibility to answer call lights but nurses will sit there and ignore call lights even when the PCT is already running around changing people, toileting, taking accuchecks, vital signs...there's no help amongst interdisciplinary teams.
Handled COVID during peak (before vaccines) poorly:
During peak COVID, the director sent out a mass e-mail to everyone on our floor basically telling us that our concerns were invalid and to stop complaining and deal with it.
During peak COVID, housekeeping and dietary would not enter COVID+ rooms so the rooms were always filthy with trash overflowing and sharps bins overflowing.
Did not offer COVID testing
If you got COVID from work, you were financially responsible to seek treatment
When a COVID+ patient was discharged, housekeeping would spend maybe 10 minutes "cleaning" out the room for the next patient. There is no way they disinfected all the surfaces.
Zero support from leadership including charge nurses, manager, director
