Interns takes credit for my idea!! so unfair sometimess

[willowRN]

and at the same time I feel great to have saved the patient

Lots of time there are emergency situations at night and they have new interns covering who basically because they're new have a lot to learn still.

So when my patients are going bad I call them and tell them what to order basically labs, tests, meds, and everything. And they didn't have a clue at first until I told them. And then come their superior with them at bedside and they were like" I ordered this and this and that" and the superior was like good job.

And I was like right there, kinda feeling rotten because they just took credit for my input.

I have to deal with this the healthy way because it happens so often, i guess is the up side is the patients are saved. And that's the most important thing. I guess I just have to let go of my pride and do good for the sake of doing good I do that butI'm human I'm bound to act less divinely sometimes,

You know I gues where this is stemming from is as nurses we get so little appreciation at times.

[SHGR, MSN, RN, CNS]

Another thing to consider- how did you learn what you are calling "your ideas?" From reading best practice literature, from working with more experienced doctors and nurses, from having seen lots of different patients throughout your career... regardless, it all somehow came, whether directly or indirectly, from other people.

[dirtyhippiegirl, BSN, RN]

This is me cussing up a storm: !!!!!

Recent spat of new, NEW residents at my large teaching hospital. Pretty sure that they got the lekshur on "respecting the intradisciplinary team" or whatever the PC term is for "that lecture we got one day where we heard that story about how that one time listening to the nurse saved a life/my job/me from getting sued."

SO ben' gittin' lots of the ol' "So what what do you suggest, nurse?" smirk smirk. Or, my least favorite, the earnest look + "what do you think?"

"XYZ, doctor."

"Oh, no, I couldn't do that! Let's do ABC" instead.

[LilgirlRN, ADN, RN]

It's even worse when you make suggestions to your unit manager and they are implemented and you never get a thank you, great idea or nuthin'.

[Sun0408, ASN, RN]

OP, I understand where you are coming from but just be glad you have the kind that will listen. We have the type that will code,intubate and shock a DNR/DNI 5 times. This same one was the "admitting" and knew the pt was a DNR/DNI. Also this same one ordered pain medication on different pt that the pt was severely allergic too and KNEW it.. Thank goodness for nurses like you and others like you that did what was best for the pt.

No the pain medication was NOT given, we had to go over her/his head to get it DC'd, placed back on the allergy profile and order something the pt could take.

[azhiker96, BSN, RN]

I'm happy when an intern, resident, or attending accepts my recommendation. Sometimes they suggest something else. If that option works then I learn something. If it doesn't work and they then turn to my recommendation then they learn something. In either case our future patients benefit.