[SharonH, RN]

I would feel embarassed and more than a little annoyed at the late schedule change. However, it must be reassuring to know that they care about what happens to you.


A couple of days ago I read a devastatingly sad story on CNN. A 42 year old woman died of apparent natural causes in her apartment just before Christmas. She was at home alone with her 14 month old son. The poor little fellow apparently lived for another week and starved to death or died of dehydration. No one thought to check on this woman for 3 weeks!

So feel grateful that they checked up on you it could be worse; they could have not noticed.

[VistaGirl]

Originally Posted by nursemary9

Hi,

We called for a well-being check on one of our Day-shift Nurses who did not show up; she was always there about 30 min. early. Well, of course, we waited a couple of hours & then called. She had been off for 2 days prior to this day.
The Police went over to her apartment. They found her dead. She had committed suicide --they estimated--on the first day she had been off. She was a wonderful, thoughtful young woman--no one would have ever thought she would have done this. We were all quite broken up about this.
We were so saddened that she hadn't felt comfortable enough with any of us that she could have talked & shared with us.

This happened several years ago, & I still remember it as if it was just yesterday. That's why I still get a bit freaked when people don't show up when they normally do.

Wow! You dropped my jaw with that story!!

[Spidey's mom]

It happened to me. I worked "day" shift (0245 - 1515) and was always on time and rarely called in sick. They called and called. We sleep with a fan on in our room (to drown out my tinnitus). A friend came by and knocked on the unlocked door (we live in a small town and rarely lock our doors). She came in and it was dark - she yelled out my name over and over. No response. All our vehicles were outside. The charge nurse then called the police. For some reason, my husband woke up and found people outside the house - woke me up - called the charge nurse who cancelled the police.

Now, my kids were home too and didn't hear the phone or yelling either.

I was embarrassed but grateful - even more so now reading some of these sad stories. Poor little 14 month old guy . . .

steph

[bigsyis]

I'd be frightened and surprised, but pleased that they cared enough about me to send someone to check on me.

[♪♫ in my ♥]

I'd have been embarrassed, to be sure, but would also be glad that they were proactive.

I was at a place where we had a no-show by somebody who was very dependable. She had died suddenly. I never knew whether she could've been saved if somebody had found her sooner but it did reinforce my belief of "better safe than sorry."

[jax2130]

ouch!

[jax2130]

to bagladyrn..


definitely laughing about the imagination of your supervisor! thanx for the laugh (even tho it was at your expense)!

[fultzymom]

My facility would keep the cops busy if we did that with the no call/no shows!! WOW! What an over reaction.

[GinnyBSN2010]

Originally Posted by nursemary9

Hi,

We called for a well-being check on one of our Day-shift Nurses who did not show up; she was always there about 30 min. early. Well, of course, we waited a couple of hours & then called. She had been off for 2 days prior to this day.
The Police went over to her apartment. They found her dead. She had committed suicide --they estimated--on the first day she had been off. She was a wonderful, thoughtful young woman--no one would have ever thought she would have done this. We were all quite broken up about this.
We were so saddened that she hadn't felt comfortable enough with any of us that she could have talked & shared with us.

This happened several years ago, & I still remember it as if it was just yesterday. That's why I still get a bit freaked when people don't show up when they normally do.

God, that's just awful It makes us realize just how much people have going on in their thoughts while maintaining a seemingly "okay" life.

[luvmy3kids]

I would be extremely grateful. A friend of the family never missed work. She was never late or even called in sick. One day she didn't show up. Her boss called her house to see if she was home but she didn't answer. After a little while, she called the police to check on her.

It's a long story... but the police finally decided to peek in the window (there was fresh snow on the driveway and tire tracks which led the police to believe they were gone.... but it was a carpool who pulled up and honked then left when no one came out...)

Anyway, the entire family was lying on the floor passed out from carbon monoxide poisoning. They rushed the family to the hospital... and they did survive, thanks to that pesky boss.

I just always remember that story as my previous work track record isn't the greatest...I can't imagine anyone would do that for me...