What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

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What have other peers done intentional/unintentional to freak you out? Good or bad. Happy or sad.

On my FIRST day as an LVN, (LTC) a res was screaming in her room as I was walking out to leave. I went in to see what was going on. She was having an anxiety attack and severe pain (post stroke). I pulled the call light, and no one came. Uggg.

So I peeked out the door and saw my CNA walking down the hall, and told him to come sit with res. I went down to get her a Xanax and a pain pill, well relief nurse was in the restroom, and relief CNA (with call light still going off) was sitting behind nurses station reading a newspaper. I told CNA to tell the nurse to get a Xanax and pain pill for res. She said OK. I go to relieve my CNA. Said goodbye to him, and stayed with res. after 10 minutes, CNA COMES INTO ROOM WITH XANAX AND MORPHINE PILL. She is soooooo shocked to see me still there, she hands me the pills and RUNS to the relief nurse. I could NOT BELIEVE WHAT I JUST SAW!!!!

(I did immediately call DON and tell what happened. Luckily, my CNA was still checking on another res, and saw the whole thing.--------they got a slap on the wrist! that was it!!!):madface: :madface: :madface: :madface:

This is a CNA story but it was so funny at the time

Ill never forget the time my CNA was showering a female patient. She took her to the shower and the next thing I know she steps out the door white as a sheet she said ..."UH hello nursie down there...UH denise come here please, we have to have a talk".. I thought the lady was dead or something.. I go down there and she says..."The next time i am about to shower a female with a member will you please tell me before hand"....I said "WHAT" . The lady had a prolapsed uterus and her cervix was hanging out...:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

omg. :roll :roll :roll :roll :lol_hitti :chuckle.

Specializes in Med/Surg, ER and ICU!!!.

I was working HH, the mom of the pedi pt, (a nurse for over 18 years!!!!!!), grabs pts urine measuring cup (for straight caths), swishhhes it with water, puts ice in and pours herself a coke, and starts drinking it. I stop her saying THATS _______URINE CUP!! The pt mom shrugs her shoulders, takes a drink and says, well urine is sterile.

:smackingf :barf02:

This isn't my story, but last spring during clinicals one of my friends at another clinical site was watching a wound being debrided and cleaned. The patient had MRSA and the nurse was clipping the dead skin around the wound site and the dead skin was flying everywhere and it was landing on the chart and other folders! The nurse then simply took off her gloves and didn't wash her hands or anything and picked up the now contaminated charts and went down to the nurses station to chart!

yikes! :imbar

A copy of the incident report, or whatever you wrote up on the situation, should go to your State's Nursing Board!!!

Specializes in Med-Tele, ICU.
LOL this made me chuckle and made my day, too funny.

I can't stop laughing at this one!!!

Specializes in community health, LTC, SNF, Tele-Health.

OMG I damn near just fell off my chair. I worked with this nurse who we suspected of diverting. It took us forever to prove it. Anyways, she relieved me one night at 11 after a 16 hour shift. I was due back at 7AM. The count was correct when I left. When I came in the next morning theres a bag of 4 amps of Morphine crushed and broken sitting on my desk. I looked at it and looked at her and she says "Omg I had the worst fight with my boyfriend and I was mad so I kicked the med cart" and I'm like so..its a friggin steel box. Are you mighty woman? Turns out she took the morphine and replaced the liquid in the bag with water. The worst part is that she took this medication from a woman who was dying of sickle cell anemia and in so much pain it was heart breaking. She was fired and then ended up working at another facility where my dad was the house supervisor. She didn't last long. She diverted meds from there too. It took the state 2 years to nail her.

I worked with a nurse who took a BP on a dead guy and tells me its 90/40. You sure about that?

I Gave a nurse a UA/C&S report and she says "what are those little R's and S' for?" Umm hellooooooo. I worked with another nurse who passed 8AM meds at 11AM in front of the state surveyor. Needless to say we didn't pass that year. I had another nurse give a pt and abx that she was allergic to. Her reasoning "she's only a little allergic". and the anaphalaxic shock she went into was only a little bad. I can't believe these people hold licenses.

One more...when my dad was an ER nurse they were in trauma and someone primed a line but missed the trash can. So dad is standing in saline and this new nurse turns around with the paddles and zaps my dad. That one went down in hospital history.

Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.

My goodness, the narcan one is scary...

Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
I was working HH, the mom of the pedi pt, (a nurse for over 18 years!!!!!!), grabs pts urine measuring cup (for straight caths), swishhhes it with water, puts ice in and pours herself a coke, and starts drinking it. I stop her saying THATS _______URINE CUP!! The pt mom shrugs her shoulders, takes a drink and says, well urine is sterile.

:smackingf :barf02:

My head is truly shaking...:uhoh21:

Her "technique" for keeping her assignment quiet was to tape their mouths shut! I'm not kidding, I'd find infants and toddlers with pink tape over their mouths, often keeping a pacifier in place. Yes, I talked to her/reported it to the management staff, etc. She was warned. She didn't do it anymore but always held it against me..."gee, what's your problem? It works!"...sigh.

:eek:

How was she not fired for that?!? It's got to be illegal, not to mention, you know, dangerous.

Specializes in ortho/neuro/general surgery.

Years ago I worked as an aide at a nursing home that is now shut down. My first day on the job I heard talk about an aide that would squeeze (hard!) a very confused male pt's testicles when she changed his briefs, to make him pee. :( It got reported to the DON and other supervisors numerous times and they never did anything about it. It wasn't until she came in to work a 1st shift drunk that she got fired. Thank goodness that place got shut down by the state!

Oh my gosh! I am a CNA and would never put my license on the line like that! Wow!

-Tara

What has other peers done intentional/unintentional to freak you out? Good or bad. Happy or sad.

On my FIRST day as a LVN, (LTC) a res was screaming in her room as I was walking out to leave. I went in to see what was going on. She was having an anxiety attack and severe pain (post stroke). I pulled the call light, and no one came. Uggg.

So I peeked out the door and saw my CNA walking down the hall, and told him to come sit with res. I went down to get her a xanax and a pain pill, well relief nurse was in restroom, and relief CNA (with call light still going off) was sitting behind nurses station reading a newspaper. I told CNA to tell nurse to get a xanax and pain pill for res. She said OK. I go to relieve my CNA. Said goodbye to him, and stayed with res. after 10 minutes, CNA COMES INTO ROOM WITH XANAX AND MORPHINE PILL. She is soooooo shocked to see me still there, she hands me the pills and RUNS to the relief nurse. I could NOT BELIEVE WHAT I JUST SAW!!!!

(I did immediately call DON and tell what happened. Luckily, my CNA was still checking on another res, and saw whole thing.--------they got a slap on the wrist! that was it!!!):madface: :madface: :madface: :madface:

employer admitting a resident that was violent that even a psych ward refused - i ws in assessing the resident who appeared "out of it " when i got kicked across the room - i hit all the call lights - bathroom both beds and pulled em outta wall which makes a more serious tone letting others know help is needed - no one came - after 10 min i was desperately trying to keep this resident from hurting himself or me again ( thankfully his upper body was useless so i was able to keep him in bed but his legs and feet were quit viable and he could nearly kick me behind his head!! after that i was yelling for help all along i finally took out my cell ( i use it as an alarm to remind me of luc=nch and when end of shift is) and had to call the front desk - took another FIVE min for someone to come ( i had told nurse that answered i need help NOW in a desperate tone even and she decided to wait until she saw an aide and sent them) - finally got the man on bed totally - he was half off thank god it was a floor bed - the nurse who i had a serious talk with still did not get the fact she should have went right away and bosses did nothing about it.

oh we now have no cell rule due to some abuse of it - let them TRY to get mine away - had i not had it that day no telling how much longer id have been in that position or what would have happened meaning someone may have been hurt. ugghghh some people are soooo lazy;.

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