I’m a registered nurse. I hurt my back 40 minutes before work tonight. I’m currently feeling 8/10 pain all over my back. It’s Mother’s Day and the weekend so I didn’t think I could call off. Turned out there were multiple call offs and so I’m working as a BHT (behavioral health technician) tonight on a psych ward instead of a nurse. As soon as I walked on the unit, I was given a suicidal LOS patient and 13 patients to watch for 12 hours, including one that has physically assaulted multiple staff members and patients. My nurse for tonight informed me we are having multiple admits tonight. I told my supervisor and she replied, “well I hope you feel better”. Fck that sht. I feel like walking off the unit. I feel like a beast of burden. I was sexually assaulted by a patient a couple of weeks ago and another coworker received a closed head injury from a violent attack by a patient. I need to leave this place.