Have you ever been manipulated by a patient's family? Well, it sucks. I don't want to go into all the gory details here, but the long and short of it is, I now understand why there are nurses out there that are not communicative with families.
Sure, some would argue that miscommunication can happen, but this was a case of pure manipulation.
I've learned an important lesson. When your gut tells you that something isn't quite right, remove yourself from the situation! Families can be creepy at times. This one wanted copies of accident reports so that she could pursue a lawsuit, wanted copies of test results, etc. (which I of course, did not give her!), and then misconstrued every word out of my mouth so that I came out looking like the ogre and the guilty party. I reported the family member to my nurse manager, but I still feel lousy.
Once burned, twice shy . . . :madface: