A sign of the times

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Specializes in ED, ICU, PSYCH, PP, CEN.

Is it my imagination or have things gotten really bad out there for nurses. I was just made a DNR from hospital I worked at frequently with no complaints because I had a patient who repeatedly told me she was going to track me down and kill me. I was stuck with her for 6 hours listening to that. Her family even came in and told me she is a "scarey, violent" person.

I wanted to file an incident report regarding her behavior and hospital security and house supervisor both said I was over reacting and they did not want to do it.

When I worked there the next day head of security came to me and said that since I complained to so many people (security and house super) that he had to file "a damn report now"

Next thing I know I am made a DNR according to my agency, but when agency asked hospital why, they are not forthcoming with any reason.

Am also finding that administration at hospitals I work "travel" at is very hostile to the travel nurses. Usually staff is okay, it's the management that is hostile. Go figure.

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Sorry you are being treated like this. I feel outrage but not surprise. Just validates everything bad I have to say about management in general. There are places that do things correctly but one is more likely to hear a story like yours that the good stuff.

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Specializes in School Nursing.

What do you mean by DNR ??

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Specializes in Med Office, Home Health, School Nurse.

What does DNR mean in this sense?

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What do you mean by DNR ??

Yeah, that's my question too.

Because you've been threatened, your company is forcing you to have a Do Not Resuscitate? :confused:

Or . .does it mean something else?

steph

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I'm guessing here . . . . Do Not Return?

If so, why in God's Green Earth would they choose to use those letters?:confused:

steph

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Specializes in CVICU.

I sure hope it's not the DNR that I'm thinking it is, because it seems like that's an inappropriate (and illegal) action to make someone a do not resuscitate after someone else has threatened to kill them!

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

I'm assuming the DNR here stands for Do Not Rehire. I was confused too at first.

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Specializes in ER!.

It means "Do Not Return".

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Well, if either of those are true "Do Not Return" or "Do Not Rehire" . . . whoever thought of using DNR as shorthand was not very smart.:rolleyes:

steph

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Specializes in ED, ICU, PSYCH, PP, CEN.

Sorry friends

It means Do Not Return.

They have deemed me unworthy to pick up more per diem shifts there. Unfortunately it is a huge bunch of hospitals. Fortunately I am selling my house and moving to Dallas anyway. And for now there are still some places that like me.

Word of caution to all: yesterday at my first day of a new contract the ER director was having a staff meeting and was talking about dropping press ganey scores and she actually said, and I quote, "do anything you have too, bend over and take it in the rear, so our scores will go up"

I wonder if scores would go up if I stood in front and let upset patients throw rocks at me? I mean if it means better press ganey scores lets try it. Better to have rocks thrown at you by angry patients than by your own management.

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Uh, no way would I go along with that.

They can kiss my tush . . . . :cool:

Sheesh . .. good luck gonzo!

steph

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