Long time lurker. I finally get to add to the subreddit.
Nurse #1 needs Nurse #2 (my mother) to cover 2 hours so she can go to a graduation.
My mother works 12 hour shifts. She doesn't want to work 12+2+commute to get home, sleep, get up, go for another 12 hour shift. She is going to work her 12, work her +2 cover, then sleep at the hospital. By not commuting she says it gives her time to go for breakfast.
Hey manager! Do your fucking job!
Nurse #1 doesn't have a backup because the manager is squeezing shifts so tight it can't accommodate 2 hours off for a nurse.
Nurse #2 has to work this hellish back to back because the manager is bad at scheduling.
This is why people are quitting healthcare. It is just soul crushing.