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Yeah i used to work on a long term care facility for people with mental disabilities with 22-30 patient to nurse ratio. Nothing as bad as a nursing home which i would never do. Was definitely way easier to hang out with the patients then compared to now.
Way different than the hospital because most patient are there only for a few days and gone when you get back and are more acute care. Whereas where i worked before and i think nursing homes, theyre their for longer amounts of time.

Honestly i envy the people who dont "care" as much because it honestly makes the job go by easier and stresses them out way less than people who do care. People who care tend to burn out a lot more.
I used to be a lot more helpful, proactive, and cared a lot more when i first started the floor, but i cut that out when i saw other nurses being lazy and not caring for their own patients.
Why i only care about my 7 patients and only help others when i am asked.