Was I at fault? the nurse embarrassed me in front of others.

[crunchytaco]

I am a nursing assistant in the float pool. I got floated to a med-surg floor. It was going okay, and then it got very busy when there were 3 new admits. I was in the room with the new admit and the nurse for that new patient. I was changing sheets, getting the patient situated, and getting vitals. When I come out, I check on each patient. One patient tells me he's in pain. I tell his nurse. Then that nurse asks me in a attitude in front of other nurses, if I heard the call bell going off for 1 patient for like 10 minutes. That patient needed a bed pan but ended up pooping on the sheets etc. I told her I didn't know because I was in the room with the new admit. Then she gives me an attitude in front of others saying that she cleaned him up. I was so embarrassed. I didn't know the patient had his call bell going off. I was in the room with another patient. Was I so at fault that she embarrassed me????

[proud nurse, BSN, RN]

Do you have a communication system where they can beep you or call your beeper? Otherwise how are you to know? "SOMEone" knew and should have been your backup...."Oh Nurse...it's your patient too." even turning and putting a temporary draw sheet would have been better than ignoring hime and going looking for someone to blame.

I was thinking that too. Like a vocera.

[imintrouble, BSN, RN]

We have one side of the story. One perspective. One observation.

Just sayin'.

[gummi bear]

Sorry, but I would have embarrassed her right back and said, "I didn't hear anything because I was helping out with three new admissions simultaneously. Sooooo, you listened to the call light going off for ten minutes because.........fill in the blank please".

[debfeathers]

Sweety, unfortunately there are RN's among us who do not feel it is their "job" to empty bedpans or clean a patient. These are folks that have gotten their little degree and gotten to big for their britches!! A real nurse takes care of a patient regardless of their need. You go right on taking good care of patients and no worries about an *******.