VCU Health reviews

Administration brushes things under the rug.

Oftentimes left to fend for yourself for the majority of the shift, especially on non-psych units, as the nursing staff tend to have a high patient load and consider you to be a substitute for their care when assigned. (This can be combatted by engaging with nursing staff at the beginning of your shift, developing a rapport, and discussing what you will need to have a successful shift, typically this will result in nursing staff being a bit more attentive to your patient when need be.) The variety of patients mean you can sometimes sit in a room with a sleeping patient for 8 hours or sit with a patient in active psychosis or a TBI patient that requires close attention and care for 8 hours (not able to set expectations prior to your shift). Can be a very lonely position where you feel little social support as you are floated to new units consistently and aren't able to properly establish working relationships with other staff in a singular shift.