My God, these family members!! - Page 20

Why is it you have to 'squeeze' around them?
In Australia, in this situation.... I would ask them to stay out until I had sorted the p't.
I would approach this by saying something like ' just let me sort out Dad....I 'll get all the admission stuff done at once .....meanwhile pls help yourself to coffee and a comfortable chair over there....I'll call you when I'm done and then you can can in and spend some quality time with Dad with fewer interruptions'
Wondering if I would be fired if I worked in the US

I want to move to Australia

why is it you have to 'squeeze' around them?
in australia, in this situation.... i would ask them to stay out until i had sorted the p't.
i would approach this by saying something like ' just let me sort out dad....i 'll get all the admission stuff done at once .....meanwhile pls help yourself to coffee and a comfortable chair over there....i'll call you when i'm done and then you can can in and spend some quality time with dad with fewer interruptions'
wondering if i would be fired if i worked in the us

What about the patient's relatives that approach you for some paracetamol or other drugs, because they have a headache/pain, whatever. It cracks me up that they think we will go: 'Yeah sure you can have drugs from us! We don't know you from a bar of soap, don't know if you have any allergies, or (surprise surprise) you could be a drug seeker!' One guy got very belligerent when I explained patiently, legally etc we can't give out drugs, he would have to go DOWNSTAIRS to the pharmacy/chemist to get what he needed. He really couldn't see any problem with me giving him drugs on the ward, cos his family member was in there. Oh and he said it was too far to go to the chemist (the chemist was like a 5 minute walk to get to) cos his headache was 'too bad' - he was standing on his own two feet, talking away to me - how bad could it be? I ended up saying no I can't help you, and just walked away.
They will try it on to get free drugs won't they!

you'd get "customer service" complaints and poor press-gainey scores. and then your manager would have to talk to you about making the families happy.

It's not a matter of basic human needs, it's a matter of infection control regulations.

So, when a manager tosses out your drink when it's not located in a break room, it's not a matter of that manager being a PITA, it's a matter of following reguations.

Carry on.....

Come on down
Got jobs for experienced nurses and we love Americans ....especially Texans ....don't quite know why that is ? Probably because we are similar culture-wise

how is the pay is aussie

How about the family members take care of their mother or father instead of dumping them off at a hospital so they don't have to care for them at home and ruining their blessed summer vacation! Ugh!