Don't talk bad about your patients

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this is my day to rant :)

When I get report it is great to know, the age gender, IV site, why they are here, when they might be leaving, & if the labs are ok, etc. ok, BYE BYE, on to the next room please...

I don't need to know the patient is getting a certain pill because you think they are mean and crazy and they asked so many times so had to call the Dr. and that's the reason they are getting pill X. That's your job, suck it up. you might say "hey I know it's PRN but plz give/ or ask if he wants that sleeping pill by 8PM, he has already stated he feels he will want it." (I don't care how many times he asked you about it or how crazy you think he or she is. just state the basic facts.)

REFRAIN from the gossipy comments & your imitation of them.

Try to be a nice person, & give the facts. leave out the extra 8 minutes of what you think that patient put your through & how awful they are.

Every single patient I receive report on, is not a pain and they are not crazy. They just are ill and need tending to.

When you DO talk bad about the patients, I just think you are a total jerk.

Yes I know SOMETIMES patients are truly odd and upsetting.

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Specializes in LTC, home health, critical care, pulmonary nursing.

I enjoy patient stories that are amusing or adorable, but the crap talking pisses me off to no end. I work with 2 travelers who refer to patients as ********. Really? Some have brain injuries or psych issues, they're extremely sick and have no control over their situations, so they exhibit behaviors to try to have some control. Can it be irritating? Sure. Does that make them less human or worthy of derogatory names? No. It's time to retire, ladies.

Specializes in acutecarefloatpool. BSN/RN/CMSRN. i dabble in pedi.

One of my pet peeves is coworkers talking crap about residents and their families right in front of them knowing they can't hear them. I get the "So what? She can't hear me anyway..." Even so I still find it incredibly rude.

You mean you don't want the details about how the 400 pound pt rang her bell 5 times to use the BSC, but then couldn't go, after requiring a two person assist, each time described in detail and at length? Then the daughter came to visit, demanding to talk immediately to the doctor, then she proceeded to text her friends and whine about her ex-husband and their child custody dispute, in between yelling at Mom and talking to her lawyer. Then the pt had the utter audacity to call once again to have her peri area cleaned, even though she hadn't gone, because "it's itchy". Then the druggie looking son arrived and got into it with sis.

Ahahahaha this made me spit out my drink.

I agree - and most times if I can go into a room somewhat prepared it's easier. I had a patient fire me last night. He actually told me to take my things and go home. On my break I went by the DON's office and jokingly told her I was going home because I had been fired by a patient. She laughed because he had apparently fired several people that day. This particular patient has a form of dementia (not Alzheimer's) and a quirky sense of humor. I cared for him for the rest of the night without incident.

Hppy

This happens to me with one of my residents, she fires me all the time when I try to change her dressings. Before sun downing, she loves me, wants me to be her adopted daughter or marry her son, and then a few hours later she yells at me and fires me. She's honestly one of my favorites [emoji4]

When I gave report to a new CNA about her, I said, "she has dementia and her mood changes at night. Don't take it personally and call me if you need help with her." To the point.

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