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Reflection: Long-Term Care

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This semester, I was placed in a long-term care facility for my pre-graduation course. On my floor, I work with an RN, an RPN, and 6 PSWs. Our floor consists of 60 residents and 30 residents are assigned per nurse. The PSWs are divided into 6 teams and 10 residents are assigned per PSW. For the past 2 months that I have worked for facility X, there is one thing that I constantly notice; that is the shortage of staff on the unit. I see PSWs working double time just to compensate for the workload of another co-worker who was not there. I also observe how the staff rush their work and end up not delivering the suitable care the residents need. According to the PSW that I work with, she stated, “This is unfair for us who are here. I don’t even

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