Once upon a time, as a new grad, I worked in an ICU in TN. Very small, 6 beds. Theis hospital had this certain patient who would call the ER to tell them he was coming in. When he came to the ER, he was ALWAYS admitted. So, one night, right after I started, the NM comes in and says, "Jeffy's on his way to the ER. Here's a list. Run to town and get this stuff for him." The list included a certain kind of yogurt, KFC extra-crispy chicken, Mickey-D's fries, a Blizzard from DQ, and a few other things.
I asked for the keys to the hospital van, and she said that not only was I expected to go in MY car, but that I was supposed to PAY for this stuff!
"Just get the receipts. We'll deal with THAT later. Hurry up. If it isn't here when he gets here, he'll call Mr. Sands (The hospital CEO)."
I looked her dead in the face and started cackling. I couldn't help it. It was so ridiculous.
Add that into the fact that this ICU had open visitation, we could not curb visitors. And the one time I was pulled from the unit to the floor to "help" for a few hours, I was given the NM's patient load, whereupon, she promptly sat down, put her feet up, and said "OK, who brought the UNO cards tonight? I'm ready to play!":banghead: I was not long at that hospital.
Specializes in CTICU, Interventional Cardiology, CCU.
Well this happened before I came to my current job. Some of the higher ups thought that they needed to make sure that the residents that wanted to have sex, could have sex. The problem is that those residents couldn't do the job themselves. So they were going to start a program where staff would "assist" these people. My charge nurse made a big stink and told those higher ups that they could not expect staff to do that. She futher told them, that if they wanted this program so bad, they should be the first ones to "assist". Well they did - on one couple. For some reason, that program died after that.
OMG could you just IMAGINE.."Hi My name is *** I am your RN for the night, and I am going to assist you with sex, you have to put that in here and do this and she has to do this, while you touch here..." OH MY GOD, or " I am going to use this hoyer lift to place you on top of your mate, while I stick my hand in here.." ahhh I can't even phathom trying to do do that while keeping straight face and not lauging like a 6th grader during a sex ed class.
At my first job as a nurse practitioner, I was told by my boss, who was the owner of the practice AND an MD, that if the patient had insurance and implied that they wanted abx (even if it wasn't medically indicated), that I should, "Just write them something small like Amoxil. We want them to keep coming back." Huh? Was out of there fast!
Well this happened before I came to my current job. Some of the higher ups thought that they needed to make sure that the residents that wanted to have sex, could have sex. The problem is that those residents couldn't do the job themselves. So they were going to start a program where staff would "assist" these people. My charge nurse made a big stink and told those higher ups that they could not expect staff to do that. She futher told them, that if they wanted this program so bad, they should be the first ones to "assist". Well they did - on one couple. For some reason, that program died after that.
I am just flabbergasted.
I can NOT believe what I am reading!!!
You mean to say these "higher-ups" actually put their money where their mouths were and descended onto the floor to perform actual "care" (so to speak)?
Well this happened before I came to my current job. Some of the higher ups thought that they needed to make sure that the residents that wanted to have sex, could have sex. The problem is that those residents couldn't do the job themselves. So they were going to start a program where staff would "assist" these people. My charge nurse made a big stink and told those higher ups that they could not expect staff to do that. She futher told them, that if they wanted this program so bad, they should be the first ones to "assist". Well they did - on one couple. For some reason, that program died after that.
If there is anyone that knows how to "screw" people around, who better to assist than management!! Sorry, I could not resist!!
You mean to say these "higher-ups" actually put their money where their mouths were and descended onto the floor to perform actual "care" (so to speak)?
UN-believable!! :chuckle
I think the higher ups consisted up a few social workers and a nurse manager. I have to double check with my charge nurse when she works nights with me again- haven't heard the story in awhile. :lol I'm just glad they d/c'd that idea before I got there.
Actually I have seen a few nurse managers actually do patient care when their floor is short. One nurse manager does all the patient care on a new admit until she has an idea of what they can or can't do.
Once I was hired to watch a psych. patient. When she walked out of the hospital, I was told to follow her but not restrain her, so I followed her up the main drag in town, gown tails flapping around her bare butt and got many interesting stares from guys on their way to work. I was quite mortified and hoped none of them recognized me! On my way past the ambulance station I waved desperately and mouthed the words "call the police!" I was rescued at the top of the hill by the boys in blue, who took us both back to Emerg.
Oh, man!! Needless to say, I left this facility not long after this...
The administrator told us that from then on, we needed to open up used suction canisters (for trach suctioning, NGT, that kind of thing) and REUSE them. On different patients too! Just the thought of that makes me sick!
It seems pretty mild compared to some of these other posts but..
I was working at a small correctional facility. We had this inmate who was staying in the medical unit despite the fact that we had no infirmary; no security posted within the unit; and policies that clearly prohibit inmates in medical without a security escort. He would just sort of hang out in medical all day and have medical call for security to take him back to his cell when he was ready for bed.
The prison would rent him movies daily from the local video store. They also purchased for him chocolate ice cream and milk. As per our administrator's instructions the nurses were to rewind his videos and replace them with new tapes as needed and prepare for him chocolate milkshakes when he requested.
This was a daily routine for probably two months. I was always curious as to what the true story was behind the special treatment but never found out.
:chuckle
Morettia2, BSN, RN
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OMG could you just IMAGINE.."Hi My name is *** I am your RN for the night, and I am going to assist you with sex, you have to put that in here and do this and she has to do this, while you touch here..." OH MY GOD, or " I am going to use this hoyer lift to place you on top of your mate, while I stick my hand in here.." ahhh I can't even phathom trying to do do that while keeping straight face and not lauging like a 6th grader during a sex ed class.