A few very negative co-workers who harass and bully others, long term employees, management does very little and this triggers turnover.
Also management often under or unqualified (the Peter Principle- managemt often promotes people to their own level of incompetence). These are folks who "have been there forever" and apparently knew the right people to work their way up. This would NOT happen in an urban environment with a top hospital- these mgrs would never have been promoted.
Pay is low- pretty much the lowest in the industry, staff with experience are paid the same as new grads.
Much attention is given to the "mission statement" of caregiving- i.e. "the language of caring" and other such malarkey. Why not focus instead on good patient care and safety standards and competence, rather than such BS? My own family member was in a PeaceHealth facility for a couple of days, and got a pressure ulcer because the nursing staff was "afraid" to move them appropriately. So the patient suffered the last of her life with a painful pressure ulcer, that was completely preventable with appropriate nursing care. As a family member of a patient, I could care less about the BS "language of caring" and a lot MORE about competent patient care that prevents injury to patients. Perhaps having competent qualified managers who are well versed in the medical field might improve patient care, and lessen the focus on "the language of caring."
