The challenges
As in any job in the healthcare industry work/life balance is affected by the difficult working hours. The less desirable shifts are often burdened on the more experienced staff members as there is such a high turnover of staff. The high staff turnover may be attributed to the stress placed on all staff members by management to perform at an error rate that is generally unachievable until staff have a sufficient level of experience and the lack of any formal training for new staff members. Without a proper training schedule, there is also no way of knowing whether you are progressing at an adequate rate or showing any improvement at all, the only received feedback is a daily report of mistakes made the previous day and a monthly statistical report of your error rate. Positive feedback would only be received as a written \"good work\" comment on the daily report as supervisors in the department have too many responsibilities demanding attention to devote time to improving staff morale.