How do you say no

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I left a company who had me working 6 days a week average visits were 38-45/wk for the last 3 months. I told them I will do PRN and keep 3 pts Well she calls me up and asks me to open a case for a spanish speaking man. I have a Iphone and have a translator on it. So I said OK. Well the papers say he has no PCP, is medicade and signed himself out AMA last week. SOC was suppose to be 2 days ago. GUess everyone there knows how to say no. And my new company has another CM who started this past week. The clinical manager set up her CM notebook up for her. Not me she and I sat till 7pm tonite doing it together. Is it me or do I look like a doormat:( thanks for listening

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I often have similar feelings. It seems as if some of us were just meant to be taken for a ride in life.

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Specializes in COS-C, Risk Management.

No

No thank you

Not at this time

No, but thanks for thinking of me

Non (French)

Hayir (Turkish)

Le (Arabic)

Nein (German)

Nyet (Russian)

não (Portugese)

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Hi KateRN,

I like "No, but thanks for thinking of me." It's always good to be polite.

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I think that when your health and happiness are at stake you have to come up with the nerve to say, "no I am sorry but I cannot this time." I had people at the hospital I worked at wanting me to pick up all their time they didn't want and because I was part-time (2 12's a week) they figured I could. But I work part time because of health issues. I WANT to work but I have to be very careful to conserve my energy or else I am very sick all the time. After having a migraine for 6 weeks straight with no relief I learned to say NO. I was always kind but firm about it. And eventually they got the hint and stopped asking. Hope you can find your way to saying NO.

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Specializes in Home Health.

I love it when I say no, and they say 'Thank you' in a sarcastic way.

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Specializes in ER.

I'd like to know how to say no when you are the only (willing) RN at the company. The other is close to retirement and has done hospice only for the last 20 years. How so you say no then? When is it okay to turn down referrals without having the dr call your administrator REALLY MAD?

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Specializes in COS-C, Risk Management.

Which part is bothering you? That you are the only (apparently not so willing) RN at the company? Or that the Dr may call your administrator REALLY MAD?

If you cannot (or are unwilling) to do something, you say no politely and offer alternatives. But always keep your administrator in the loop.

The ultimate no is to vote with your feet--find another job. You have options. Exercise them.

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