first name last name issue and drama

[The Bell Jar]

Ok, I had an instance happen where me and another nurse were in a patients room,and during transfer he got into a precarious position and was about to fall.

So we needed a third person to help lift while she stayed there supporting him. I ran to get another nurse. I found another one sitting at the nurses station,charting.

I said "Simon is going to fall.We need some help in here-she said "Who?" I said "Simon,he is about to fall." Then she said "Who?" again.This went back and forth because I though she couldnt hear me.Then I said,"Simon Green...He is about to fall." (I've used an alias)

She said,"Thats better.We use last names here,not first names its MR.GREEN."

I was just so shocked that this would be the importance over someone potentially falling. And I think 98% of the other staff call him Simon,because he SAID it was ok. He lives at my facility. In nursing school,they said it was ok to call someone by their first name if they said it was ok. Jeez. I am really mad that I got schooled in politeness when I am one of the most polite people I know and I was trying to HELP someone. :angryfire:angryfire:angryfire

[caliotter3]

That other nurse needs a brain transplant. What would she have done if the patient had fallen, and in the incident report and discussion over what transpired, you told the boss about her behavior? What a dolt!

[The Bell Jar]

Thanks.I could have been knocked over with a feather. I found it a disturbing and wasteful interchange-in a dangerous situation.

[caliotter3]

Exactly my take on the matter. I would certainly watch myself around this individual in the future. You now know that her judgment is not to be trusted and on top of that she seems to be very reluctant to get up out of a seat to go help a colleague. Very bad things to say about one's work reputation. Avoid her.

[The Bell Jar]

Yeah- I have been 'warned' about her by other people. But I am an open minded person and just make my own decisions and form my own views about people, and the one I am forming isn't good. I also feel that she may have been resentful that she 'had to get up.'

[FireStarterRN, BSN, RN]

I'm bad with names, I use room numbers, otherwise if I remember the name I use the last name. I always address patients by their last names and titles, I'm old fashioned.

[nrsang97, BSN, RN]

I am so sorry you have to work with this goofball. I think she should be talked to about not being willing to help fellow staff with a potentially dangerous situation.

[The Bell Jar]

I'm bad with names, I use room numbers, otherwise if I remember the name I use the last name. I always address patients by their last names and titles, I'm old fashioned.

He is one of the only two people I call by first name,because they said it was ok,they prefer that.Otherwise I use last names.

[Starr1966]

ok, i had an instance happen where me and another nurse were in a patients room,and during transfer he got into a precarious position and was about to fall.

so we needed a third person to help lift while she stayed there supporting him. i ran to get another nurse. i found another one sitting at the nurses station,charting.

i said "simon is going to fall.we need some help in here-she said "who?" i said "simon,he is about to fall." then she said "who?" again.this went back and forth because i though she couldnt hear me.then i said,"simon green...he is about to fall." (i've used an alias)

she said,"thats better.we use last names here,not first names its mr.green."

i was just so shocked that this would be the importance over someone potentially falling. and i think 98% of the other staff call him simon,because he said it was ok. he lives at my facility. in nursing school,they said it was ok to call someone by their first name if they said it was ok. jeez. i am really mad that i got schooled in politeness when i am one of the most polite people i know and i was trying to help someone. :angryfire:angryfire:angryfire

that really upsets me. in a situation like this, what difference does it make what the patients name is! the nurse should have just came to help immediately. not continue to ask the patients name! :angryfire

[Scrubby]

Sounds like an incident report to me. Her delay may have caused the patient to fall, and possibly the other nurse left holding him to do his/her back in. Why not just get up and follow you to where the patient is? Absolute idiot! Doesn't matter what their name is! She needs to be reported!

[nghtfltguy, BSN, RN]

That other nurse needs a brain transplant. What would she have done if the patient had fallen, and in the incident report and discussion over what transpired, you told the boss about her behavior? What a dolt!

imma agree w/ cali on this one!!

that nurse should not even have even been worried about *what* pt it was... just that someone was about to fall...

she better pray she never works for me.....or she will fall...lol

[leslie :-D]

you can bet your sweet a$$, i'd be writing her up in a heartbeat.

can anyone say, "delay of timely care".

leslie