Ever wonder...

[NickiLaughs]

There's ton of new grads and experienced nurses unemployed right now...and the best they could do is come up with this idiot?????

Ok, I'm done....I'll stop now

[DixieRedHead, ASN, RN]

I have often wondered "If they hired you for this job, who the heck came in second?"

[wetzoo]

Ever think that it might have been the unit secretary telling her that her patient 2 rooms down has tried to get out of bed unattended and fallen in the floor, or that her patient across the hall has pulled out all his lines and is bleeding all over the place? There is no need to be short or rude, of course, but sometimes it is hard for us mere humans to maintain our composure when all h*ll has broken loose and we are left to deal with not only the aftermath, but everything else we already had on our plates to start with.

It wasn't. It was pharmacy calling her to tell her that his antibiotic was ready, hence it being "oh perfect!".

Regardless, if that were the case, a quick, "I apologize but there is an emergency in the next room" would have sufficed. My father was a RN (she knew this) and he would have understood.

[RNnbakes]

YES. My father was in the hospital a couple of months ago. I'm not a fan of this hospital in the first place, but he insists on going there for his doctor. He called the nurse, she came in, and he asked for his antibiotic. As he's explaining why it was imperative for him to get this antibiotic on time, her phone rings, she says, "Oh perfect!" and she bolts out the door when my father is in mid-sentence.

When she comes back with the antibiotic, my father is upset that he was essentially blown off. When he lets her know this, she says, "Hey...I'm not going to argue with you, man". I was absolutely blown away by her demeanor.

So basically the patient was lecturing the nurse on the importance of getting antibiotics on time, remember the A in ABCs does not stand for Antibiotics.

That doesnt however excuse her rudeness.

[wetzoo]

So basically the patient was lecturing the nurse on the importance of getting antibiotics on time, remember the A in ABCs does not stand for Antibiotics.

That doesnt however excuse her rudeness.

It was already an hour and 1/2 late, and a simple, "I ordered it, and pharmacy should have it up asap" OR any communication at all would have been nice. But the "eyeroll'' emoticon was a nice touch.

[SweetheartRN]

How did she work in ICU for a year then? Think she knows the department manager?

My last job new hires all knew the nurse manager. A few went to church with her or she knew their parents.

[NickiLaughs, ADN, BSN, RN]

How did she work in ICU for a year then? Think she knows the department manager?

My last job new hires all knew the nurse manager. A few went to church with her or she knew their parents.

I am not certain. She worked at a much smaller facility, but maybe they held her hand there too.

[whichone'spink, BSN, RN]

So very sorry your unit ended up with an idiot. If I had applied for a position, been rejected, and found out a fool was chosen over me, I would cry.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

So very sorry your unit ended up with an idiot. If I had applied for a position been rejected, and found out a fool was chosen over me, I would cry.[/quote']

This happens all the time. Many wonderful nurses with relevant experience get rejected because they might not come across well during interviews. On the other hand, the candidate with the outgoing personality wins the heart of the HR person and gets the job offer, although this person might not be the most suitable one for the job.

[xtxrn, ASN, RN]

I have often wondered "If they hired you for this job, who the heck came in second?"

THAT is good

[canoehead, BSN, RN]

It wasn't. It was pharmacy calling her to tell her that his antibiotic was ready, hence it being "oh perfect!".

So she was getting lectured about the antibiotic being late, even though it was not available. Usually your nurse will be aware of the importance of an antibiotic. If she isn't aware, patient led instruction is usually not going to work anyway. But the drug finally comes and she rushes out to get it (since that's what you wanted) and she gets dinged for leaving in a hurry.

Looking from the outside of this situation, I don't know what she did wrong. She night have been just generally disorganized?

[wetzoo]

So she was getting lectured about the antibiotic being late, even though it was not available. Usually your nurse will be aware of the importance of an antibiotic. If she isn't aware, patient led instruction is usually not going to work anyway. But the drug finally comes and she rushes out to get it (since that's what you wanted) and she gets dinged for leaving in a hurry.

Looking from the outside of this situation, I don't know what she did wrong. She night have been just generally disorganized?

As I already posted, a general lack of communication was her problem. As well as her dismissive demeanor. And again, had she simply said, the pharmacy was working on it, there wouldn't have been a problem. Otherwise, one thinks that the patient is simply being forgotten about.

"Dinged for leaving in a hurry"? Really? Last time I checked, it wasn't common practice to leave the room in the middle of conversation.