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Dec 18, 2008 08:43 PM

Nurses getting dumped on and SICK OF IT

by scma

Hello all.

I am the Head Nurse for a private outpatient oncology practice. 4 offices, 11 nurses, 7 physicians. lately some of our physicians have thrown our nursing department under the bus several times. forever we have covered for the lack of dictated progess notes, incomplete and missing chemotherapy orders, wrong doses, bsa that have not been updated, etc. we identified these ERRORs and just fixed them and made them look like perfect beings in front of their patients. and now they throw us under the bus anytime they can.

I am the Head Nurse so I am the one that keeps get my but chewed for it. Geting yelled at by the head doctor doesn't really bother me, I met with him monday once, 3 times wednesday and once today so I think i am numb. but being disrespected by physicians just makes me mad.
The head doctor told me on monday that any errors that the doctors make need to be written up on our medication variance form. Well the nurses do not feel comfortable with this because of possible back lash from the doctors. But with some of them acting the way they are acting I am like forget it, what is good for the goose is surely good for the gander.

PLEASE RESPOND WITH YOUR COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. I WOULD LOVE TO CHAT WITH A NURSE THAT IS IN THE OUTPATIENT SETTING AS WELL.

K


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Old Dec 19, 2008, 08:27 PM

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I am not in an outpatient office; however, I did want to say good luck and I hope things turn around for you.
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