I feel guilty in canceling my extra shift...

The hospital is super busy and I requested to work extra ONLY on my floor tonight if they needed me. I just contacted the charge nurse on my floor (ortho) and with all the discharges and no surgeries, there will only be 5-6 patients and there are 3 RNs working tonight. So, I contacted the House Supervisor to cancel my extra shift and let's just say she didn't take it too well, but she did cancel it. If I didn't cancel my shift, I would end up working tonight on my floor and two of the RNs scheduled to work tonight would float to the most undesirable, worst place in the whole hospital (its med/onc)- everyone hates floating there due to all the bad staffing, the attitudes of RNs that work there, and the way the charge RNs split the assignment (you either get the front, middle, or back of the unit... the charge RNs do not split the assignment to where the floats get patients they can feel comfortable handling).

I mean, I shouldn't feel guilty right? Its the facility's fault for not having adequate staffing due to the hiring freeze we're experiencing, right? I already worked an extra shift last week and in the middle of my 3-day off the house sup calls me in the middle of my sleep asking me if I can work extra and I am like "umm, uhh" and ended up signing on again for an extra shift because I feel bad if I say "no".

Sorry if my post is too long... Just sharing some feelings.
Quote from ARRR10The hospital is super busy and I requested to work extra ONLY on my floor tonight if they needed me. I just contacted the charge nurse on my floor (ortho) and with all the discharges and no surgeries, there will only be 5-6 patients and there are 3 RNs working tonight. So, I contacted the House Supervisor to cancel my extra shift and let's just say she didn't take it too well, but she did cancel it. If I didn't cancel my shift, I would end up working tonight on my floor and two of the RNs scheduled to work tonight would float to the most undesirable, worst place in the whole hospital (its med/onc)- everyone hates floating there due to all the bad staffing, the attitudes of RNs that work there, and the way the charge RNs split the assignment (you either get the front, middle, or back of the unit... the charge RNs do not split the assignment to where the floats get patients they can feel comfortable handling). I mean, I shouldn't feel guilty right? Its the facility's fault for not having adequate staffing due to the hiring freeze we're experiencing, right? I already worked an extra shift last week and in the middle of my 3-day off the house sup calls me in the middle of my sleep asking me if I can work extra and I am like "umm, uhh" and ended up signing on again for an extra shift because I feel bad if I say "no".Sorry if my post is too long... Just sharing some feelings.

Let's put it this way . . . Does management feel one morsel of remorse or guilt when they cancel our shifts due to low census?

Quote from TheCommuterLet's put it this way . . . Does management feel one morsel of remorse or guilt when they cancel our shifts due to low census?

In fact you are giving them an opportunity to label you as unreliable. If they have to telephone many nurses on the list, next time, and are not able to find a replacement for your cancellation, they'd have to call registry. Expensive. That means you are screwing with their budget, and if I were your boss, I'd fire you. Your boss's goal is to stay within the budget in order to get a bonus and promotion. Sorry, but I'm telling you the truth

Quote from AyelofloIn fact you are giving them an opportunity to label you as unreliable. If they have to telephone many nurses on the list, next time, and are not able to find a replacement for your cancellation, they'd have to call registry. Expensive. That means you are screwing with their budget, and if I were your boss, I'd fire you. Your boss's goal is to stay within the budget in order to get a bonus and promotion. Sorry, but I'm telling you the truth

Look at it this way, you saved at least one of the nurses you worked with a horrible night.

Quote from AyelofloIn fact you are giving them an opportunity to label you as unreliable. If they have to telephone many nurses on the list, next time, and are not able to find a replacement for your cancellation, they'd have to call registry. Expensive. That means you are screwing with their budget, and if I were your boss, I'd fire you. Your boss's goal is to stay within the budget in order to get a bonus and promotion. Sorry, but I'm telling you the truth

Quote from imintroubleLook at it this way, you saved at least one of the nurses you worked with a horrible night.

Quote from AyelofloIn fact you are giving them an opportunity to label you as unreliable. If they have to telephone many nurses on the list, next time, and are not able to find a replacement for your cancellation, they'd have to call registry. Expensive. That means you are screwing with their budget, and if I were your boss, I'd fire you. Your boss's goal is to stay within the budget in order to get a bonus and promotion. Sorry, but I'm telling you the truth

I never answer the phone when my work calls, they ALWAYS leave a voicemail. Then, if I decide to go in , I will call them back.

Next time, if there is a next time, you need to specify that you will work only on your unit and only if no one on your unit is floated because of it. If that type of thing doesn't fly, just let whoever is in charge of your unit know that they can call you if they need to.

Quote from AyelofloIn fact you are giving them an opportunity to label you as unreliable. If they have to telephone many nurses on the list, next time, and are not able to find a replacement for your cancellation, they'd have to call registry. Expensive. That means you are screwing with their budget, and if I were your boss, I'd fire you. Your boss's goal is to stay within the budget in order to get a bonus and promotion. Sorry, but I'm telling you the truth