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May 11, 2009, 02:38 PM
 Re: How do you handle an unprofessional nurse?
I would throw the biggest hissy fit you've every seen in your life if you tried to depart without counting them narcs with me!
If there is even one ml of narcotic missing during the next shift count and you haven't counted with the previous shift and made a notation of it, YOU and you alone are accountable for it.
That is YOUR LICENSE on the line. If you don't believe me, call up the pharmacist and ask the pharm what will transpire if there is a missing narc at the end of your shift when you taken over the med cart without counting narcs with the previous nurse.
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May 17, 2009, 06:20 AM
Re: How do you handle an unprofessional nurse?
The woman is a fool is she doesn't count the narcotics. Doesn't she understand that once she takes those narc keys that she is the one who is going to go down in flames if something is missing? As far as report goes we have a written report if the nurse doesn't want to listen to it then she can read it and try to figure out the rest. I really don't have the patience to deal with some of the antics of my co-workers. A popular one where I work is nurses clocking in and leaving the floor to look for parking. People are just simple-minded. They don't seem to realize that there is an electronic record that they are present on the unit. Once the clock in and leave the floor there is nothing to stop me from clocking out and leaving. What are they going to say if something happens that they clocked in and left?
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May 17, 2009, 02:48 PM
Re: How do you handle an unprofessional nurse?
I had a situation where I did count narcs with the offgoing nurse, but being on night shift I was the only nurse in the building (2 floors) there is a Q downstairs but I am still responsible for both floors, I had a situation where I had to go downstairs for an extended period of time to care for a gravely ill resident, I left my med carts open, and my narc drawer was closed, although not locked. I never realized that I did this until time to count with day shift, and was devestated when there was 2 duragesic patches missing!! I was very upset and the day shift nurse wasn't helping, stating that the police could be involved, etc. Fortunately the ADON and DON both knew me very well, and knew that I did not take the patches, eventually both of those cna's got fired for other things, because they could not prove that they took the patches. SO, needless to say I learned a valuable lesson, ALWAYS count narcs, and ALWAYS lock your narc drawers!!!  | | No. 7 |
May 18, 2009, 04:47 AM
Re: How do you handle an unprofessional nurse?
Needless to say, an unprofessional nurse rubs off on everyone else, so stick to the basics, insist on doing things professionally, write to the DON if you dont get cooperation, invite theDON or ADON to make rounds with you and count off narcotics till Anne or Joan wakes up, Dont risk ur license for them
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May 18, 2009, 04:51 AM
Re: How do you handle an unprofessional nurse? Originally Posted by shannieliz  , I had a situation where I had to go downstairs for an extended period of time to care for a gravely ill resident, I left my med carts open, and my narc drawer was closed, although not locked. I never realized that I did this until time to count with day shift, and was devestated when there was 2 duragesic patches missing!! I was very upset and the day shift nurse wasn't helping, stating that the police could be involved, etc. Fortunately the ADON and DON both knew me very well, and knew that I did not take the patches, eventually both of those cna's got fired for other things, because they could not prove that they took the patches. SO, needless to say I learned a valuable lesson, ALWAYS count narcs, and ALWAYS lock your narc drawers!!!
You must be more careful in the future, I would have held you responsible for the patches if you were one of my nurses- even if the CNA;s took the patches, and were wrong, you allowed it to happen.
This is why i wont leave a nurse in charge of 2 units on seperate floors...What would youdo if an emergency happens simultaneously on 2 floors!!!
You are lucky to have such an understanding DON!!
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May 18, 2009, 07:47 AM
Re: How do you handle an unprofessional nurse?
I worked 3rds on a unit that had 2 I-own-the-building-you're-nothing-to-me types that relieved me on days. They would not pay a bit of attention to a word I said, would walk away when I was giving report, NEVER anything remotely close to eye contact, etc. Sooooo, it became a game to me. I would follow them around like I was attached to their butt going on and on with report until I was done. I found it to be rather amusing, really. They had to try really hard to get away from me, and the harder they tried, the funnier it was. They could never say they didn't get report! Next, I absolutely insisted they count carts. That I was dead serious about. If they poke-butted around and acted like they didn't have time, I would call the supervisor down to count. I didn't care who, but somebody with a license was going to count those carts before I left. It didn't take too long for them to see that the easiest way to rid themselves of me was to sit and listen to report, then count the cart. (They also did really annoying things like call back a MD and have orders cancelled that I had obtained for a res. I guess d/t they didn't think of it first? Who knows...). Anyway, it worked for me, but I'm pretty hard-headed like that. |
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