Coworkers Opening Patient Windows During Inclement Weather

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What would you do if you had a colleague that opened patients’ room windows during inclement weather? For example , the other day it was quite cold, cloudy and rainy and someone had opened up all the windows on one unit.  A similar happening occurred during Winter when it was very snowy out.  In both instances, some of the rooms got very cold, almost to the point of being freezing.  What would you do about a colleague who does things such as this?  In our case, we don’t know who is responsible (yet) but wondering about the best approach should their identity become known

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18 minutes ago, Davey Do said:

It makes one wonder if some members have anything better to do than read, respond to, and berate SilverBells' threads and posts.

Yet they keep coming back, like moths to a flame.

Right.  Everyone pretty much knows my posting style by now, so if you don't enjoy what I have to say, it's incredibly easy to avoid clicking on any posts that have "SilverBells" next to them.  

Alas, there must be some level of intrigue, even if one does not wish to admit to this...

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Note:  There is always an element of truth to all of my threads.  All of them are based on real-life events and occurrences.  With that said, some may have been, ahem, "enhanced," for entertainment purposes.  

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22 minutes ago, Hannahbanana said:

Never again, I swear. It's like trying to reason with your thirteen year old.

 

Well, I'm pretty close to being 13 years old...there's less than a 20 year age difference between me and a 13 year old, so I can see where the comparison might come in....

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7 minutes ago, Hannahbanana said:

Never again, I swear. It's like trying to reason with your thirteen year old.

How are you, dear?

Perhaps, then like others who have said similar good-byes, lurking will take its place.

Thanks for asking, HB, I'm ticked off. I have two signs at the entrance to my property that say "Please Leave Delivery Here", one sign that says "Day Sleeper", "Beware of the Dog", and another that says "Circular Drive". So this Delivery Putz doesn't use the circular drive, drives up to the back of my house where the bedroom is located, and backs his big ole van around with its *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP* while my dogs are barking. He steps out of the van and asks "How ya doin'?" (I despise that question because nobody, even telemarketers, really want to know how I am truly doing. They hang up on me when I try to tell them exactly how I'm doing.) So I say, "Not too good" and point out the various signs I've made and put up so that my wife, who works midnights, is sleeping, will not be woke up! "Oh", he says, "Sorry. I thought the signs meant 'don't knock on the door'". Sardonic replies came to my mind, but all I said was, "Apology accepted".

I do feel better now, HB.

I think I shall even give you a Like for calling me dear.

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3 hours ago, amoLucia said:

Tell me - what topic is next???

Well, amoLucia, why don't you come up with a topic and start a thread so others may criticize?

Many members, and you know who you are, submit a virtual plethora of post, yet rarely, and I do mean rarely, start a thread!

Oh, it's easy to critique others and take potshots from he sidelines in the heat of the lunch hour rush, but very few, like SiverBells, submit threads which are entertaining and receive so much attention! SilverBells' threads liven things up!

Put your money, as they say, amoLucia, where your mouth is!

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Specializes in Rehab/Nurse Manager.

Here is a hint as to whether or not one may be interested in a thread...

If the thread's title starts out with "Coworkers..." there's a pretty good chance that I may have created it.  Thus, if you are truly uninterested in my threads, it might be wise to avoid any thread that has "Coworkers" as part of its title, particularly in the beginning.  

Hey....you can't say I do nothing to help other posters around here. LOL.  

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21 minutes ago, SilverBells said:

Alas, there must be some level of intrigue, even if one does not wish to admit to this...

Yes, intrigue, SilverBells, but it has more to do with self esteem. If we can find fault with another, we are telling ourselves and others that we are not like them; we are okay.

Unto them, verily I say, "You are right and I am wrong. You are good and I am bad".

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I have a few threads on the 'blue side'.

But my threads aren't quite as provocative as SB's. Guess I had a milquetoast career.

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1 minute ago, Davey Do said:

Yes, intrigue, SilverBells, but it has more to do with self esteem. If we can find fault with another, we are telling ourselves and others that we are not like them; we are okay.

Unto them, verily I say, "You are right and I am wrong. You are good and I am bad".

One must have a very low level of self-esteem then if they are using any of my threads to boost themselves up.  LOL ?

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Just now, SilverBells said:

One must have a very low self-esteem then if they are using any of my threads to boost themselves up. 

One will use any scapegoat one can find in order to elevate one's low self esteem, SiverBells.

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18 minutes ago, Davey Do said:

Perhaps, then like others who have said similar good-byes, lurking will take its place.

Thanks for asking, HB, I'm ticked off. I have two signs at the entrance to my property that say "Please Leave Delivery Here", one sign that says "Day Sleeper", "Beware of the Dog", and another that says "Circular Drive". So this Delivery Putz doesn't use the circular drive, drives up to the back of my house where the bedroom is located, and backs his big ole van around with its *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP* while my dogs are barking. He steps out of the van and asks "How ya doin'?" (I despise that question because nobody, even telemarketers, really want to know how I am truly doing. They hang up on me when I try to tell them exactly how I'm doing.) So I say, "Not too good" and point out the various signs I've made and put up so that my wife, who works midnights, is sleeping, will not be woke up! "Oh", he says, "Sorry. I thought the signs meant 'don't knock on the door'". Sardonic replies came to my mind, but all I said was, "Apology accepted".

I do feel better now, HB.

I think I shall even give you a Like for calling me dear.

I don't know Davey? The first three signs implies that you have a vampire dog and to leave the blood at the entrance and the last sign says to drive in a circle meaning to come around the back??????

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3 minutes ago, amoLucia said:

I have a few threads on the 'blue side'.

The Blue Side reminds me of giving kids a microphone.

On the Yellow Side, they're at least adolescents.

1 minute ago, Curious1997 said:

 The first three signs implies that you have a vampire dog and to leave the blood at the entrance

So. What's your point, Curious?

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