i am so fed up with being interrupted & called out of my pt's room for ridiculously stupid things like...
dr needs d/c med rec printed...ummm...here let me teach you how to do that very simple request and oh, did you happen to notice the other 10 people sitting in the rn's station that could have helped you with that???
phone calls!!!
pharmacy..."can you re-scan the last order for ...?"....you couldn't ask the secretary for that?
micro..."we haven't yet received a stool specimen for mr x"...really?? thanks for interrupting me for that."
pt family..."did my dad eat breakfast?"
"how did my mom sleep ok last night?"
"what time is my dad getting d/c'd?"
(me) "i have already updated your mother, your brother, your sister, and explained to your neighbor, your cousin and your grocer that i cannot give them information under any circumstance and they need to call the family for updates. now, call your mom, your brother and your sister to get an update and pick out 1, only 1, person that will call the rn for an update... yes, i am aware i should know if your dad ate his breakfast, but i've been too busy with the rest of your family to pay any attention to your father."
