Overbearing manager means somebody for whom relaxing after doing your job or reading on downtime means lazying around.
- You still have times when there is nothing to do? - I haven’t seen that… in decades. - If there is no patient care there is documentation. If there is no documentation there is administration/supplies. If that is done there is something to clean. - And if that is done there might be a paper/medical book to read.Or discuss a case with someone. - …Okay, you got me…I am a former manager… - But tbf, we have sacred break times here, but when you work you work. (And well, we have less hours than people in other countries) 
- Where in your job description does it say you can “relax after doing your job or reading on downtime”? - I’m sure there is something for you to do? 
- Stop being lazy??? - found the manager or somebody who never worked as a nurse :D 
 
- is this why nurses are always just disappearing and leaving patients to suffer? - No the understaffed hospitals are why nurses are being overworked and not able to manage the high patient load. - You’re aiming your rage at the wrong target. 
- No, that’s because of the crushing weight of the charting and these places being chronically understaffed due to corporate greed. I worked as a CNA in a hospital, and we were doing our best to help everyone every second of our shift. It probably seemed like we were just disappearing because we never knew when we went into a room if we’d encounter a few seconds of questions, or if it would be an hour of assistance due to an emergency. - But I’ve also worked overnight at a nursing home, and there was definitely some downtime there, including for nurses. 
- Wouldn’t you? That job seems to be low pay with tons of hours. If you want to fix that, raise salaries and reduce hours so nurses can feel like human beings. - Yeah the hours the medical field demands seems ridiculous. I have a friend working 18 hour shifts as a transport driver. Why is that considered a good idea? - Pretty sure that’s illegal, at least in the US - There seem to be a lot of exceptions for medic-related jobs. - Correct. Medical field is in high demand, and there are often special doors to go through to expedite the immigration process and fast track citizenship. 
 
 
 
 
- No, it’s because patients throw their medication in the bin ;) 
 





