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    by Mar 31, '10
    Is it my imagination or have things gotten really bad out there for nurses. I was just made a DNR from hospital I worked at frequently with no complaints because I had a patient who repeatedly told me she was going to track me down and kill me. I was stuck with her for 6 hours listening to that. Her family even came in and told me she is a "scarey, violent" person.
    I wanted to file an incident report regarding her behavior and hospital security and house supervisor both said I was over reacting and they did not want to do it.
    When I worked there the next day head of security came to me and said that since I complained to so many people (security and house super) that he had to file "a damn report now"
    Next thing I know I am made a DNR according to my agency, but when agency asked hospital why, they are not forthcoming with any reason.
    Am also finding that administration at hospitals I work "travel" at is very hostile to the travel nurses. Usually staff is okay, it's the management that is hostile. Go figure.
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    by gonzo1 Mar 31, '10 12:19 pm
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  2. 14 Comments so far...

  3. Guide
    Mar 31, '10 by
    Sorry you are being treated like this. I feel outrage but not surprise. Just validates everything bad I have to say about management in general. There are places that do things correctly but one is more likely to hear a story like yours that the good stuff.
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  4. Mar 31, '10 by
    What do you mean by DNR ??

  5. Mar 31, '10 by
    What does DNR mean in this sense?
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    Mar 31, '10 by
    Quote from Praiser
    What do you mean by DNR ??

    Yeah, that's my question too.

    Because you've been threatened, your company is forcing you to have a Do Not Resuscitate?

    Or . .does it mean something else?

    steph
  7. Guide
    Mar 31, '10 by
    I'm guessing here . . . . Do Not Return?

    If so, why in God's Green Earth would they choose to use those letters?


    steph
    Last edit by Spidey's mom on Mar 31, '10
  8. Mar 31, '10 by
    I sure hope it's not the DNR that I'm thinking it is, because it seems like that's an inappropriate (and illegal) action to make someone a do not resuscitate after someone else has threatened to kill them!
    questionsforall and Spidey's mom like this.
  9. Mar 31, '10 by
    I'm assuming the DNR here stands for Do Not Rehire. I was confused too at first.
    Spidey's mom likes this.
  10. Mar 31, '10 by
    It means "Do Not Return".
    morte and Spidey's mom like this.
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    Mar 31, '10 by
    Well, if either of those are true "Do Not Return" or "Do Not Rehire" . . . whoever thought of using DNR as shorthand was not very smart.


    steph
    86toronado, wooh, waterlily777, and 1 other like this.