Hi All!
As most of you know, I am currently working in a hospital as a phlebotomist while I am attending nursing school. Anyways, a few days ago I had to go into a room to draw blood on one particular patient. When I went into the room I noticed the young gentlemen had mottled hands and didn't appear to be breathing. I left the room and went to the nurses station and told the first nurse I saw, "Could you please come look at the guy in bed 12". Her response to me was "Thats not my patient, you need to find HIS nurse". I said "Who is his nurse"? The reply I got was "I don't know, I don't do assignments, nor do I babysit all of my co-workers." Then I said (no other nurses in site), "well who's ever patient that is I'm pretty sure he's dead".
Talk about lighting a fire under her rear. She ran into the room and called a code. Sadly they were not able to save this gentleman. I understand about sticking with your own patients and everything, but geesh this was an emergency and all she wanted to do was argue with me. I then made the vow that this is the kind of nurse I don't want to be!