She got fired...

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I was in my Ethics class today and one girl started talking about how her friend, an RN was with a patient when they started to bleed out. She said that the patient needed their vein sutured up or they would die. They called the dr and it took him over a hour to get to the room. She knew that she needed a dr in the room, but knew that if she waited the patient would be dead. She saved the patient and her and the dr both got fired.

How is it possible that she saved someone's life, but she gets fired for doing so?

Everyone knows that the main purpose of management is to randomly target a nurse to pick on and then fire. This is because they think nursing is too fun (oh wait, wrong thread).

I thought it was because they were jealous of the nurse's youth, beauty and superior education.

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Specializes in ortho, hospice volunteer, psych,.

i was just assuming (as a former debate champ) that the entire issue was probably just an ethics class discussion.

it just seemed too unbelivable and outrageous to be real.

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Specializes in Trauma, ER, ICU, CCU, PACU, GI, Cardiology, OR.
i heard she sutured the vein by using the needle from the insulin she had just given and by unraveling a thread from her scrub top. when she unraveled the thread, it caused her bra to be exposed slightly. she saved the patient's life, but was fired for violating the dress code.

your explanation deserves a bow & applause :bow::yeah: therefore, she not only became a mcgyver nurse like, but also had a wardrobe malfunction.. yep that just about sums it up :smokin:

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Specializes in Oncology.
...but if she loses her license over violating the dress code, it's only because the management is out to get her....

She didn't lose her license for violating dress code- she lost if for reusing an insulin needle!

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Specializes in Emergency, Telemetry, Transplant.
I thought it was because they were jealous of the nurse's youth, beauty and superior education.

Well, I am known for my beauty :bugeyes:

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I was in my Ethics class today and one girl started talking about how her friend, an RN was with a patient when they started to bleed out. She said that the patient needed their vein sutured up or they would die. They called the dr and it took him over a hour to get to the room. She knew that she needed a dr in the room, but knew that if she waited the patient would be dead. She saved the patient and her and the dr both got fired.

How is it possible that she saved someone's life, but she gets fired for doing so?

I'll be honest...I think that your classmate was making the situation up for attention.

No way do I believe her story. It also isn't going to take an hour to get a doctor there, any resident or surgeon, could have got there faster.

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I was in my Ethics class today and one girl started talking about how her friend, an RN was with a patient when they started to bleed out. She said that the patient needed their vein sutured up or they would die. They called the dr and it took him over a hour to get to the room. She knew that she needed a dr in the room, but knew that if she waited the patient would be dead. She saved the patient and her and the dr both got fired.

How is it possible that she saved someone's life, but she gets fired for doing so?

That's sad to say the least. Incompentent on the Doctor's behalf as well.
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Specializes in Hospice / Ambulatory Clinic.

Yeah it was all point and no story

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The time that the RN was gathering supplies for the suturing, and performing the suturing was time that she should have been holding pressure on the bleed and calling a Rapid Response or getting the help of another doctor.

That's why I always carry tape in my pocket. Convenient for when it takes too long for the physician to show up, I just wrap some silk tape around that vein. (I don't even know where I'd get sutures if I wanted them!)

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Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.
and they reported her to the state for this and now she might loose :smokin: her license.

she needs to hire a lawyer asap and not walk, but run outta that place!!!!

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Specializes in Med Surg, PCU, Travel.
lol

Speaking of which, it's been 3 months now since I've had my hair done. My beehive is getting a little itchy.

Hope it's not spiders!

:eek:

eeewww! :rotfl: u guys really cracking me up on this thread...guess nurses do have a sence of humor after all.

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eeewww! :rotfl: u guys really cracking me up on this thread...guess nurses do have a sence of humor after all.

You better believe it, toots!

:)

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