get off freakin' Facebook--there is work to be done!

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Specializes in Acute care, Community Med, SANE, ASC.

I asked the tech to take 5-10 minutes of her time to walk my very sweet patient when she got him out of the bathroom. I go in his room a half hour later and he tells me she didn't even offer to walk with him. Mind you this is a frail 89-year-old who isn't going to be able to walk very far so it would only take a few minutes. So, even though I'm behind as all get out, I walk with him. No less than 15 minutes later I walk past the nurses station and this tech is on Facebook--I wanted to wring her neck.

Don't get me wrong I work with many wonderful techs but I could do without this one--burns me up--she had only been on the clock 2 whole hours so I was very glad that she already had time to check Facebook!

Now that I got that off my chest I can go to bed without stewing about it. Goodnight folks.

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Unfortunately some people are just self centered, selfish and inconsiderate a$$holes.

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Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.

Why is this so rampant? They are using their work computers? iphones? I see this complaint all over allnurses. Does management not care? :confused: I know that some places block recreational, social media sites. One nurse even complained that her hospital blocked the Adopt-a Pet site.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Home Health.

We had the same issue when I worked at the hospital and I anonymously emailed the office in charge of our computer systems and requested they block facebook and ebay. I got tired of doing my job AND the aides job because they were too busy facebooking or ebaying. They blocked those sites within a week. And if they hadnt, then I would have gone to my manager. We are at work to WORK, not to entertain ourselves with the internet.

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Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, ED.

That would really fry my clams.

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

Were I work they are now tracking how many hours someone is on internet websites, apparently somone was on for more than 80hrs in one month. I don't know why they havent blocked facebook and ebay yet, they blocked myspace last year. However now that they are tracking our time, if will be included in our reviews and will be a reason for someone to not get their raise. It is sad when they have to post all over the department for staff not to bring in personal phones on the floor.

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Specializes in ED, CTSurg, IVTeam, Oncology.

Management needs to understand that the internet is a double edged sword. Internet access is great, but like everything else, it depends on what it's used for. Media sites, movie sites, and a whole host of other "not safe for work" pages, including Facebook, My Space, Twitter, et al, should be on the hospital's automatic block list. Any unit with this problem needs to speak to their unit managers and have their IT departments add those sites to their web filters. Further, employees who use company equipment for personal business (surfing the net, getting personal email) should be disciplined.

As for the OP's issue, the tech should be written up for dereliction of duty. She had pretty clear instructions and an assignment that she then chose to ignore. If I were the OP, as I walk by with the patient, I would have shouted to the tech, "Ms. Smith (whatever), by the way, you're on report..." to put her (and anyone else) on notice that I meant business. The next time you instruct her to do something, it will probably meet with less resistance and then be done.

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Specializes in NICU Level III.

I don't know anyone who doesn't surf the net when no one needs help, there are no visitors, and everyone is caught up. However otherwise..it's not a cool thing to do.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, ED, ortho, urology.

Our hospital will only allow .gov and .edu websites mostly. If you want access to a specific website, then it has to be approved and it is added to the link list.

This means no facebook, myspace, msn etc.

It's great.

Although even when I am looking up research articles, I still feel weird about it.

So I try and keep it to when I am on a break, I will go to the hospital library and do the research there.

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Specializes in Ortho, Neuro, Detox, Tele.

Facebook was blocked for about 4 weeks. after 3 ICU nurses took a picture of HUGE bloot clot(2 nurses were holding it, about 3 ft long)....and posted it to FB.

the 2 nurses holding it were disciplined, the 1 who took the pic and posted it got fired. It was very clear where the pic was taken. nametags and info very visible.

then it came back.

It's ridicuolous. I admit I use the internet after my charting, updates, checks, and patients are all taken care of. I round first on every patient I have, and make sure everyone is good. Then I might check news, or msn.com, something general. Not something personal....it might come back on ya.

cracks me up when I know a tech has been missing in action for an hour....they're not giving a bath, they're posting updates on FB......

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Specializes in Family Practice and Primary Care.

I routinely find v/s not done, patients ignored, and my clear instructions abandoned by a certain CNA.

I can generally assume I am on my own when she works.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, ICU, educator.
Our hospital will only allow .gov and .edu websites mostly. If you want access to a specific website, then it has to be approved and it is added to the link list.

This means no facebook, myspace, msn etc.

It's great.

Although even when I am looking up research articles, I still feel weird about it.

So I try and keep it to when I am on a break, I will go to the hospital library and do the research there.

That's how we are as well, and we do have access to many subscription medical/nursing databases to get info on medical conditions. It has helped so much. If we find a med/nrsg related site that doesn't pass filter, we call IT give info so they can investigate. If it passes muster, it gets added to list of accepted.

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