One of the med-surg jobs I had was in a community hospital in a small town...it was really surprisingly up to date and a nice place to work....Only thing that bugged me initially was the 'hierarchy'....I was the only RN for 24 beds on that floor, and from what I gathered, most RNs weren't about to get dirty....not how I work.
This reached to the ward clerk. I'd answer the phone when it rang (her chair and mine sort of backed into each other, so it's not like it was going out of my way- and I didn't want to appear 'above' anything; plus it was usually for me ). She asked me to please let her do her job. I said I was just trying to help :) This went on for a couple of weeks. She was really good at what she did- had consents and paperwork ready before I had a chance to even look at orders- and practically knew what supplies needed to be ordered just from the initial information about admissions.
Finally, she started diving over me to get the phone on "my" side of the station :loll: I thought she might hurt something being half airborne. This had me wondering if she needed a psych eval LOL. Finally, I was worn down :) She HAD to answer the phone, so we had an understanding that if she wanted me to pitch in, to let me know. I had enough to do- but if I was at the desk going through orders, I didn't mind answering it :) She was a major asset, and I loved working with her :)
i think the most memorable was the cna who refused to go into an isolation room, clean up poop or do anything "yukky." this was long, long ago and far, far away from my present job. she took vital signs by esp, and if you didn't have mental telepathy (or take them yourself) you'd never know what they were. she "worked" night shift and would spend most of her shift in the linen room smoking pot with the housekeepers. then there was the night she went into a patient's room with a blanket and pillow and went to sleep in the corner. when i made med rounds, i found the patient pulseless and the cna snoring.
:eek::eek::eek::eek: i hope she was ushered out of the building by large, scary security guards and whatever major disciplinary action that could be taken was . :uhoh3:
and, yeah, those esp vitals are spooky....worked with a few who tried to pull that.
Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
:eek::eek::eek::eek: i hope she was ushered out of the building by large, scary security guards and whatever major disciplinary action that could be taken was . :uhoh3:
and, yeah, those esp vitals are spooky....worked with a few who tried to pull that.
oh no. she still had her job when i left, although she did get one nurse fired for "failure to supervise". i'm not quite sure how i escaped that fate!
). She asked me to please let her do her job. I said I was just trying to help :) This went on for a couple of weeks. She was really good at what she did- had consents and paperwork ready before I had a chance to even look at orders- and practically knew what supplies needed to be ordered just from the initial information about admissions. 
This had me wondering if she needed a psych eval LOL. Finally, I was worn down :) She HAD to answer the phone, so we had an understanding that if she wanted me to pitch in, to let me know. I had enough to do- but if I was at the desk going through orders, I didn't mind answering it :) She was a major asset, and I loved working with her :)
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xtxrn, ASN, RN
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and, yeah, those esp vitals are spooky....worked with a few who tried to pull that.