I guess I just need to rant.
today I had 4 (they took my 5th which was my “stable” pt to give to a float nurse at 1100) patients that made up one hell of a heavy team. I work on a PCU floor
My pt family was complaining that his gown and bed sheet was wet and so I said I’d call the tech bc I had a doctor waiting for me to round. I left and then she blew up: I was being an awful nurse, I have no idea what I’m doing (the pump went off and I “fixed it” (he had an AC and loved to cross his arms) but obviously I didn’t bc the alarm is sounding again) and I was providing all around pt care and she wanted an advocate and my manager bc I haven’t been in. I explained my side to my manager, I had a heavy team and was trying my best to triage (I’m still relatively new, <1y experience). My manager said “pt experience is key!” And that I shouldn’t have left. And so I was walking on eggshells and balancing the mess of a shift all day.
I just keep having bad days on that god awful unit.
