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The signing the waste was wrong. What was the 2nd medication supposed to be? You may end up seeing results of the pt not receiving it, too. Gonna be hard to explain why "an antihypertensive"...

Our manager would take the doctor's complaint pretty seriously. We can also write an incident report based on " patient complaint". I would find an incident report that addresses insubordination....

I may or may not do the same thing. My rain drop pair is work only.

It sounds like your fresh post-op needed more time in recovery if the pt was having that many issues.

I would treat him to the best of my ability. I really have a whopping problem with the fact the announced what hospital he is in.

When I was an MA before I became an RN, I worked at a family practice. Duties there were vital signs, chief complaint, updating medication list. Messages were given to the MD to address. I did...

5 shifts of preceptorship is outrageous! Even an experienced RN that comes to the hospital get loner orientation.

Different condition, but to answer the question about working where you were a patient, I, my husband, and my mother have all been pts on the unit that I am currently employed. My husband and I...

Times we get sick 1. When the kids go back to school. 2. When you are around someone who just started day care 3. Changes in weather 4. When your pt coughs on you

We have an administrative discharge protocol. Once the primary nurse, charge, supervisor, the MD. Sometimes the MD will follow through with it , we go up the chain. If the MD shuffles his feet...

The biggest complaint that I have is when a pt is on chronic pain management. Then we admit them to the hospital or they have surgery, then give the pt less or the same as their maintenance dosage ...

As long as you are throwing a tantrum, I really don't care what you call me. We have very few residents at our facility. Mutual respect is what I look for. No matter who you are.

Confused pt, urine incontience, bed is wet She tried to hit the 1st 2 techs that went in there. Her nurse and I are talking to her about changing her bed. 1st she said if you are going to get me...

This is what I wanted to say. If you saw me, you may not think I'm anxious on the inside. I've dealt with anxiety for so long, that I can appear calm, but you have no clue what's going on inside of...

LPN - Licensed Practical NURSE

Auto-correct got me! It was supposed to say not to step in the sarcasm. I agree she is already involved, and needs to report it.

I'm sure he will cover her when she calls in something completely inappropriate or something someone has an allergy. (So dripping with sarcasm, don't step I'm it... Lol) The chain of command...

Our visitors are not required to wear ppe.

There is a particular chain of vets that call their techs "pet nurse" or something to that egfect

Condolences on the loss of you mother, hugs to you. I work in an area that usually does not have many deaths. Although we are making changes to what areas receive what type of pt. so we have had...

As a hospital employee, I do not work for the doctors, they can make a complaint to management, but they can not issue a formal reprimand. My expensive piece of paper makes me solely responsible...

Please tell me that you did not in the same post say "act your age" and resort to name calling. Yes, there are nurses that are lazy. There are techs that are lazy, there are doctors that a lazy,...

I work in a hospital. I changed briefs and my tech and I teamed up to give out patient a bath. She's a very dedicated and through PCT. Could she have done all of the above tasks on her own? I...

Our "specialty" is supposed to bed GI illness, GI surgery, Bariactric surgery, vascular surgery. Now we are getting TONS of medical patients. Employees are dropping like flies. 1:5 on nights is...

If you don't want me, that is perfectly fine with me. One less person to deal with their drama. Usually when a patient requests a different nurse, I see it as a benefit. Then we are both more...