All comments are left unedited, just like they were typed in response to the Survey’s Question # 5 following request:
If you are NOT willing to perform Break Relief Assignment duties please explain why ?
(Several comments were left by the nurses who have not opted out of performing in Break Relief role. These comments are clearly identified).
- I don’t mind doing it but it’s not necessary and would prefer not to for now.
- Although I do believe too many auditing tasks are placed upon the break relief role. (This comment was left by a nurse who responded: “Yes, I am willing to occasionally perform in a Break Relief RN role based on rotation schedule for this assignment.“).
- Auditing is being used as a way to discourage people from wanting to perform this role.
- Break relief duties keep getting added to and there is no one helping you complete task on top of breaking nurses and taking care of their patients.
- I don’t want the responsibility.
- I needed to be trained in the unit.
- Yes, Only if staffing/management or whoever is in charge are willing to train and provide assurance to the newbies. We all have to learn somewhere somehow but do not intimidate or sacrifice the staff by providing a novice break relief. (This comment was left by a “novice” nurse who responded: “Yes, I am willing to occasionally perform in a Break Relief RN role based on rotation schedule for this assignment.“).
- I would prefer not to be break relief.
- Rotation should be done to nurses who wants to be Break Relief, in consideration of “continuity of care” or prior patient assignment and should be implemented consistently by charge nurse and ANMs. (This comment was left by a nurse who responded: “Yes, I am willing to occasionally perform in a Break Relief RN role based on rotation schedule for this assignment.”)
- It is hard for me to turn several patients in my 12 hr shift several times.
- I feel that I don’t have the necessary experience at this time to be a competent break nurse.
- I need more experience with neuro situations and CRRT.
- I’m happy to have 2 Patients.
- Willing to perform as break relief in ICU, I don’t think it’s safe to be floated to multiple floors during a shift to do break relief. Break relief quite frequently is exploited to serve as a float pool break relief and you are expected to be on time with no consideration of going between floors and units. This is quite atypical in hospitals in our area. And seems to be a unique dangerous culture to this hospital system.
- I would rather have my own assignment.
- N/A (This comment was left by a nurse who responded: “Yes, I am willing to occasionally perform in a Break Relief RN role based on rotation schedule for this assignment.”)
- I like to do break nurse when I am already a break nurse the night before to maintain consistency – don’t break my pattern unless I am doing a run because of overtime . It’s should be ok to keep the same role for consistency unless the actual break nurse scheduled is not efficient and effective with all hospital pillars ie quality , service, people , community , budget efficient. A break nurse is NOT just break nurses – they are also assume a role of Support Nurse who has extensive responsibilities in ICU. (This comment was left by a nurse who responded: “Yes, I am willing to occasionally perform in a Break Relief RN role based on rotation schedule for this assignment.”)
