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

Oh, the souls can escape if you just leave the door open a sliver. 

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4 hours ago, Davey Do said:

ACT-SHOO-ALL-LEE, TriciaJ, you're more predictable and comforting.

Our styles of replying to posts are similar, in that we are consistently respectful, use "verbal" listening techniques, and are generally supportive.  We tend to treat others as we ourselves want to be treated, approaching threads with a certain gracefulness, most likely due to our age and life histories.

The mainstream posters tend to smugly and arrogantly barge into a thread and bluntly state their opinions. They will ask rhetorically loaded questions meant to challenge, so they can belittle their perceived opponent in an endeavor to be part of a powerful pecking party, thereby elevating their low self esteem.

I did not predict your return, merely longed for it, and breathe a sigh of relief!

 

No. Request denied.

Well, thanks Davy.  Actually, the reason I took a hiatus is because of exactly what you described:  someone reads something they disagree with,  ask the poster angry challenging questions that are really thinly-disguised accusations, and then hammer home their self-righteous superiority.  There was an awful lot of that going on for awhile, with hangers-on giving a lot of "like"s to that behaviour.

In fact, there may be some of that going on right now on a different thread...

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55 minutes ago, sevensonnets said:

Oh, the souls can escape if you just leave the door open a sliver. 

I don't get this? Wouldn't SilverBells have noticed someone shining the bright white light outside of the windows ??????? 

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On 4/12/2021 at 1:19 PM, Been there,done that said:

Perhaps you should move on. I have never worked in any facility where the windows opened. 

Too many patients and nurses who would jump.

Or push someone out.....?

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On 4/12/2021 at 1:20 PM, SilverBells said:

Are you saying that posting unusual threads or comments on Allnurses.com isn't your first choice of activity during your downtime? 

  

You post quite the amount of unusual threads

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24 minutes ago, Hoosier_RN said:

You post quite the amount of unusual threads

Alas, we all have our gifts and purposes in life.  Mine just happens to be stranger than most...

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We can't open our windows. We get to enjoy poop smell longer than you all. Don't be jealous now, maybe one day you will know what it is too.

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OP posts a lot of threads, and she also responds to a whole bunch.

Her own, and also occ posts of OTHER members.

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43 minutes ago, Nurse Pompom said:

We can't open our windows. We get to enjoy poop smell longer than you all. Don't be jealous now, maybe one day you will know what it is too.

Do you guys have an elephant ????? eating Mexican food ??and drinking Pepsi in your ward too ????? I've said before and I will say it again, that is some combustible ***?????

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On 4/12/2021 at 3:30 PM, amoLucia said:

 

 

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I have no advice. I'm just amazed the windows at OP's facility open. Both SNF's/LTC's I've worked at in the past were in the south, and those windows didn't open.

It would have been nice if they had. I could understand not wanting a patient to jump out the window (there's news stories where this has happened). But come on, at least make it so we can open the ones on the first floor.

There's a lot wrong with both of those facilities, but that window thing was a DEALBREAKER! Clearly, you have a staff member who feels the same way. ????

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5 hours ago, TriciaJ said:

Actually, the reason I took a hiatus is because of exactly what you described:  someone reads something they disagree with,  ask the poster angry challenging questions that are really thinly-disguised accusations, and then hammer home their self-righteous superiority. 

Well stated, TriciaJ.

The rather cliche-ish statement, "You can't fix stupid" applies across the board with other levels of intelligence or personality types. Closed-minded arrogant types fit into the definition of being delusional, in that they hold a firm fixed belief in spite of evidence to the contrary.

Making negative types persona non grata is my favorite method of dealing with that type. I truly enjoy debating, or arguing a premise, but too often personal attacks ensue when an opponent's premise cannot hold water, or foundation is threatened. Once a member starts using personal affronts in a discussion, I'm outta there.

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