MD saying I didn’t do something

[Gigi27]

I had a patient who was type 1 diabetic. Patient was on insulin. Blood sugars were elevated.

MD is saying I didn’t administer insulin and the blood sugars were never treated. I have documentation in the MAR that insulin was given several times. MD wrote a note in the patients chart stating that insulin was never administered and that they were never paged. I had paged them several times before I got a response.

What do I do? 

[Stillcrazyafteralltheseyears]

How could he do this to you. I bet he has done this before with other nurses. Please don't feel bad about this. In the future I would have a back up when dealing with him. Speaking with your nurse manager about this situation and further contact with him with her or another co-worker on another line listening when you talk with him. Also when he makes rounds make sure another co-worker is around. Double initials of staff when u give insulin. And double signature when u get an order. He will know then that your not messing around with your reputation when he makes allegations like these. I am so sorry this has happened to u. 

[jeanbeth, MSN, DNP, RN]

I always always always document "called out to MD at 1100, 1200, and 1300 hours. Awaiting callback. Supervisor updated." because it's the same old thing - If you didn't document it you didn't do it.

[Nunya, BSN]

Just reading this, glad things worked out well.  I want to emphasize what another nurse said, next time you need to contact that doctor, get a witness.  And ask the witness to write down your attempts, and what you said.  You can decide if you want to tell the doctor you have a witness listening in.  If he's thrown you under the bus once what's to stop him from doing it again? What's to stop him from doing it to someone else? I would warn all my co-workers  about him.  Now...if he made a mistake then he should apologize both to you and your manager.  At least.  I would still be wary of him. Did your manager say if anyone talked with him?