"That girl was just sitting there the whole time, doing nothing!"

[FireStarterRN]

I was talking to the Monitor Tech yesterday, we were talking about patient/family complaints or letters of thanks, and I joked with her that she probably never gets either. Not so, she told me. A family member once went to the manager and just wanted to let her know that "That girl was just sitting there the whole time, doing nothing!"

That's the funniest complaint I've heard of in a long time.

[pagandeva2000, LPN]

Shortly after starting computer charting at my hospital, we got a couple of complaints that "the nurses are spending too much time on the computer..." LOL!

We're supposed to chart in the rooms, but often times when I have an awake/alert patient or family present, I will go outside the room to chart to avoid such nonsensical complaints.

I have to laugh at this one, because occasionally, if I get a moment, I do sneak in here to allnurses...

[NurseyPoo7]

I have to laugh at this one, because occasionally, if I get a moment, I do sneak in here to allnurses...

I wish I could but our IT dept blocks EVERY website. I cant even get on the CDC's website!

[pagandeva2000, LPN]

i wish i could but our it dept blocks every website. i cant even get on the cdc's website!

now, that sucks...:angryfire

[David13, MSN, RN]

Hilarious! It just goes to show how people who have no idea what is going on are often the first to complain.

[RN1982]

And I would probably say, "what my employee is doing is none of your concern."

[abbaking]

same here. people complained that we were spending to much time "playing" on the computer. Management got the great idea to have us chart in the rooms....mind you we have 2 and 3 bed rooms - did it work - NOPE!

There are days when I want to say to my patients, there families and to management "LOOK AT MY FACE - DOES IT LOOK LIKE I CARE"