For most nurses, call-ins are undesirable because they lead to shorter staffing, longer shifts and more difficult workloads. I would agree with all of this. However, I've noticed that I become especially disappointed when certain nurses call in. I almost feel like calling in myself when I know they'll be gone just because I know the workday won't go as smoothly. I think I also become disappointed simply because I look forward to seeing them. They make the workplace more pleasant. Somehow, the mood of the whole atmosphere changes when they are gone. It also means that they'll likely be replaced by a staff member I'm probably not as fond of. It's probably wrong to feel this way, but hopefully I'm not the only one that can relate to enjoying working with certain coworkers.
She cell phoned the NS requesting a BR break. After a few minutes, when the RN came to relive her, she found that Fren Bren had already relieved herself in the chair in which was sitting.
I can't get over this part. How did Fren Bren react? Did she try to hide it? Try to clean/exchange the chair without anyone noticing? Or did she try to blame the RN, complaining that she had to wait a whole 2 minutes, 47.6 seconds and what else was she supposed to do? Or did she have some other reaction I didn't even think of?
Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
Sideshowstarlet, a truth I have learned is that those who are the best conversationalists are the ones who ask questions.
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4 hours ago, sideshowstarlet said:
How did Fren Bren react? Did she try to hide it? Try to clean/exchange the chair without anyone noticing? Or did she try to blame the RN, complaining that she had to wait a whole 2 minutes, 47.6 seconds and what else was she supposed to do? Or did she have some other reaction I didn't even think of?
Fren Bren was (is?) an interesting frog. She was, as I said, 50 something in the early aughts, and bared a close resemblance to the recently deceased great Betty White. Fren Bren could be sweet as sugar one moment and mean as a snake the next.
Fren Bren played the part of a victim and was an overly dramatic only child Southern Belle. Family placement and geography have influences on the behavior manifested by our genetically predisposed personality templates.
In essence, I understood the reasons for her behavioral modus operandi, however I do not possess the patience to deal with needlessly high-maintenance individuals who are not psych patients that I serve.
Fren Bren tried "to blame the RN, complaining that she had to wait a whole 2 minutes, 47.6 seconds and what else was she supposed to do".
Of course. Just like you’d much rather do an activity with your bestie than do it with your enemy (LOL). But luckily I don’t have that issue because I’m home health…it’s just me and the patient in a residential setting.
sideshowstarlet, BSN, RN
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I can't get over this part. How did Fren Bren react? Did she try to hide it? Try to clean/exchange the chair without anyone noticing? Or did she try to blame the RN, complaining that she had to wait a whole 2 minutes, 47.6 seconds and what else was she supposed to do? Or did she have some other reaction I didn't even think of?