The causes of apathy and insubordination in long-term care facilities are numerous. The following article approaches some of these causes with the understanding that the medical care of the residents in these facilities is at stake, and apathy and insubordination undermines efforts to provide medical attention to these individuals. Many long-term care facilities in America today do not staff by acuity of resident needs, and this is one of the leading causes of such apathy and insubordination among staff members. Nurses and Nursing Assistants are left to work with large numbers of residents and a minimum of fellow medical staff, resulting in lack of patient/resident medical treatment.
Another issue is the ever increasing amount of paperwork...