[semiller36545]

Originally Posted by elthia

Sounds like something my hospital would pull....

Oh, don't tell me there's another one out there.

[MzMouse]

It is scary to be at work and have a reliable coworker not show and not call. A few months ago our receptionist wasn't there and no one had heard from her. She is normally there 10 minutes early and is a very dependable employee. We were getting nervous that she had been in a car accident or something. Finally; Manager thought to check her cell, which is the number we are to call when we can't make it to work. She had it turned off and there were two messages from the receptionist.

[Overland1]

Where I usd to work, we had a nurse who sometimes did not show up for work on time. One Monday morning, at the end of a 12-hour shift, this nurse did not show. Another RN and I took her "group" until they could find another nurse to pick it up. The cops were sent by the Nurse Mgr. to look for her, and knocked on her door, The problem was this nurse's husband.... he is an ex-con and just having a marked unit pull up in front of the house freaked him out (maybe freaked her out, too). Anyway, no answer at the door, but she did call the ICU to "call in".

[zoeboboey]

Originally Posted by Overland1

Where I usd to work, we had a nurse who sometimes did not show up for work on time. One Monday morning, at the end of a 12-hour shift, this nurse did not show. Another RN and I took her "group" until they could find another nurse to pick it up. The cops were sent by the Nurse Mgr. to look for her, and knocked on her door, The problem was this nurse's husband.... he is an ex-con and just having a marked unit pull up in front of the house freaked him out (maybe freaked her out, too). Anyway, no answer at the door, but she did call the ICU to "call in".

Is it my imagination or do a lot of nurses go for the "ex-cons" and the like? I know I always went for the "bad boys". (As I get better, my choices get better, btw... )

[canoehead]

I've sent the police to check on a coworker before, she was sound asleep, thank goodness. We were very worried, and I'd do it again in a minute.

[lovelylpn]

A nursing supervisor at my old job was famous for this. Actually, I think it's good because like poster above mentioned, her co-worker was found unresponsive in her home. I live alone, and though I talk to certain friend almost daily, they would not be too concerned if I didn't answer the phone for a couple days because I work alot then come home and go to sleep. However, a no-call no-show at work is not something I would do, so there is definately something wrong if I don't call or show up for work. A nurse in my area several months ago was found dead in her apartment after her co-workers called police when she did not show up for work or call. Of course these are extreme cases, but not impossible.

[suanna]

yep- this sems to be something they teach in management school. I had a set schedule for a year and a half- not that it couldn't change, it just didn't so I never realy looked at the schedule. Guess what-it changed. I didn't even get a call to let me know I was a no show no call. Just the cops at the door.

[AliRae]

AHAHA! I don't have time right now to read through all the pages of replies, so I'm not sure where this discussion is going. I just have to share that this happened to me .. on CHRISTMAS no less!

The first call on my cell phone was at 7:01 am. They know I'm never late, so they got worried right away. My house phone was broken, so they couldn't wake me that way. Finally, they looked up my address, called the cops in my town and told them that if my green car was in the driveway, not to stop knocking.

Thankfully my cousin was staying with me, or else I think my door would have gotten broken in, because i was fast asleep in the basement. The first thing I was aware of was my cousin throwing open my door, flinging on the lights and shouting "ALI! The cops need to see you and I can't just tell them you're okay!" She gestured for the officer to come into my room when I realized I was sitting up in bed wearing ... *ahem* nothing but what the good Lord gave me. I yelled, he turned red and disappeared.

When I got upstairs a couple minutes later, the icing on the cake of the whole situation was the fact that I had, indeed, gone to high school with the cop. He said merry christmas and practically ran out the door.

It became the new standard of how much you're loved around our unit. "Yeah, we like you. We'd call the cops if you didn't show up." To the day I quit I wasn't able to live that one down.

[Hopefull2009]

Was your ringer off?

[Angie O'Plasty, RN]

Originally Posted by Hopefull2009

Was your ringer off?

Would it matter? What kind of person sits by the phone waiting for their job to call them on their day off?

What do you do if your job calls you on your day off?

This? :dncg:




Or this?

:sasq: