What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · Mar 25, 2004

Here's another, reason why i thought of this is because it was addressed at the last staff meeting.

White pants, polka dot underwear. All the time.

teeituptom, BSN, RN · Mar 25, 2004

Here's another, reason why i thought of this is because it was addressed at the last staff meeting.
White pants, polka dot underwear. All the time.

Personally I like that myself

gets my attention everytime

brightens my day

makes me happier

But how do the get those big poilka dots on thongs???

enquiring minds want to know, at least mine

Tweety, BSN, RN · Mar 25, 2004

Agree 100% with the first sentence above. We sould be understanding and forgiving. It's a 24 operation, just pull together and get the work done.
Disagree that each and every one of us are trying to do our best at the jobs we have to do. The overwelming majority of us are. But not each and every one of us. It doesn't do any good to spend much negative energy on those who aren't however.
"So let's just get along and make life easier on ourselves." is a fairly good philosphy most of the time. However, it doesn't address issues and allows people to get away with stuff that needs to be addressed.
Sorry, I took off my rose colored glasses today. :)

kristyTX · Mar 26, 2004

My pet peeve....working with other nurses that you went to school with, those ones who did not put effort into their education (got drunk, missed lectures, etc) and then tell everyone how they did not have good professors or wasnt taught a concept. Well, if the were in class they would know it.

Ortho_RN · Mar 26, 2004

Speaking of classmates.. Having classmates all of the sudden develop this "I am god" complex because they work in ICU and not on the floor... You walk by and they say "Hey" and turn their nose up and keep going...

Annoying..

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · Mar 26, 2004

Here's another: It's 10 pm, the pt. is admitted for scheduled lithotripsy, and is "resting" in their room. I say "resting" because there's 15 family members who have been asked to leave twice, that have been there since noon, and WILL NOT GO. (Secuiryt had to eventually be called)

Dinith88 · Mar 26, 2004

Last time I checked, nursing wasn't a sorority/farternity (referring to having to work a year to be part of the 'club'.) I am a tech on the floor I will be working on, and I feel that I am welcomed with open arms and part of the 'club.'...after I pass my boards I WILL BE PART OF THE CLUB.

I hereby christen you a full-blown 'clubmember'. Welcome. It's nice to see that someone is a nurse before they're a nurse...and will be experienced as soon as they don their name-badge... Congrats and high-five!...now pay up! your dues is late!!

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Come to think of it, i DO have another pet-peave...actually it's less than a pet-peave, but it's something that i notice and it kinda makes me giggle...

It's when a student,new-nurse, whatever hangs their shiny new stethescope on their rear-view mirrow(happens from the day a person gets her acceptance letter and purchases her first scope). My wife and i get a big kick out of that...we'll see people driving with one hanging in the mirror (for the world to see of course) ..and usually say in unison 'STUDENT'...followed by a snort or laugh...

'It's kinda cute'..my wife'll say.

(disclaimer:this is not an attack on anyone...student or otherwise...but if you hang your stethescope in your rearview, and drive past a guy smiling..it might just be me!Also, i know not everyone who does this is a student, just seems that most of the 'offenders' are..)

missmercy · Mar 26, 2004

I hereby christen you a full-blown 'clubmember'. Welcome. It's nice to see that someone is a nurse before they're a nurse...and will be experienced as soon as they don their name-badge... Congrats and high-five!...now pay up! your dues is late!!
DITTO!!!!!! :)

tiroka03, LPN · Mar 26, 2004

my biggest pet peeve is N/AR's that hide out behind door or curtians. I've even found them sitting in a pt's bathroom (using it) reading a newspaper. I have a lot of responsibilities as a nurse and answer lights as often as possible. But when a lazy N/AR expects the nurse to answer every other light, and then sits down and reads a magazine when it's slow and refuses to do (in their own words) "menial work" like empting a over flowing garbage can or wiping down a counter which has been spilled on, it is frustrating. I don't get all my breaks and am running fast, while my ACE N/AR sits and chows down chips and reads, and whines how busy it is.

imenid37 · Mar 26, 2004

Dealing w/ idiotic visitors who think you are there to play hostess and entertain them and their poorly behaved kids who are too young to be visiting anyway! :angryfire

missmercy · Mar 26, 2004

sitting in a pt's bathroom (using it) reading a newspaper?!!!!!:uhoh21:

Oh my gosh!! how sorry is that?! I have had to hunt mine down on occasion -- found two making out in the store room once. EEEWWWWW!

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · Mar 26, 2004

Visitors who let their kids run wild. Then wonder why the staff looks ticked off.