here are some of my pet peeves and some of my staff as well, trust me they got into it and so it goes...
why people stand right on the exit of any given hallway and carry on a conversation plus then get attitudes if you say excuse me in order to get by?
while driving people don't they realize that they are surrounded by glass & it never fails at a red-light they are hunting for something up their noses! then look around to see if we noticed them!
individuals that can't or don't know how to park their vehicle between the lines!
co-workers that call out at the last minute on a weekend when you're swamped and already under staffed!
management that doesn't back you up or find you guilty before you can defend yourself.
staff that say "you're gonna feel a pr**k
or when people know where you work and say oh! do you know so & so? then you say "no" they reply "well they been there for over 15yrs!
staff who can't bring themselves to admit they were wrong or say i'm sorry!
people who say they will call you later and you never get call
folks that blow their noses in a restaurant while you're trying to eat.
patients that don't cover their mouth while coughing or sneezing.
people who order a huge salad because they are on a diet then pour a large amount of salad dressing & order a jumbo diet drink.
the ones at any given company, you ask them for something and they act like you're disturbing them.
people who are joined at the hip with their cell phones & during a meal they pull it out and ignore you while you're trying to have a conversation.
here's one that most nurses have experienced one time or another, when a pt. ask you for something that the dept. happens to be out off, then they turn and ask someone else's for the same item, in front of you.
people while driving turn their lt. signal & proceed to turn rt. or they keep their light signal on at all times.
people who ask you "how are you doing? then disregard your answer and talk of something else.
how about when you ask someone for directions and at the end say "you can't miss it"
people who ask you why were you in the hospital? then they proceed to make their ailments worse than yours.
oh! when you call a business and the automated system tells you press #1 for so and so after x3 you're connected to a live person but before you can say anything she places you on hold or transfers your call back to the automated system!
when you are shopping & you spot a cashier with only one person, then they pull out a stack of coupons, plus an item without any price, then the cashier calls the slowest staff to check the item's price.
individuals who are anxious to meet you but when a better looking or wealthy person comes into view they let you hanging & turn away from you.
people who don't follow through with their promises!
people who finds out where you're from and say "do you know the smith family?
web sites that you signed up with, then later to find out that it's not for you, however, they make it impossible for you to leave.
people who say "i don't like him/her without knowing them personally.
people who give up before they try.
individuals that say oh! i was about to call you" or "you look familiar"
people who can't stand that you're single and want to set you up with who they think you should be with.
when you buy a new electronic and the clerk says oh! even a child can set it up.
now i know for a fact that i'm not the only one nor my staff with pet peeves, so let us hear what are yours don't be shy let it rip
When people snort all the snot from their nose back into their throats! It's even worse when they don't immediately look for a tissue, you know they swallowed it!:barf01:
Specializes in Trauma, ER, ICU, CCU, PACU, GI, Cardiology, OR.
when people snort all the snot from their nose back into their throats! it's even worse when they don't immediately look for a tissue, you know they swallowed it!:barf01:
My personal pet peeves are people who wear way too much perfume/colonge/body spray in public. A little goes a long way, and some people who bad allergies to that stuff.
Patients who pick up their cell phone and start making a text or call when the nurse has just walked into the room. Then the nurse has to stand there while they continue to yak on the phone, and ignore the nurse. Patients who simply will not turn the TV down, or better yet, stop watching it when the doctor walks in the room and is trying to talk to them.
When people snort all the snot from their nose back into their throats! It's even worse when they don't immediately look for a tissue, you know they swallowed it!:barf01:
They worked hard making it and it is just chocked full of protein and other goodies- At least if they swallow it they can't hack it out and spread whatever produced it around to everyone else.
-Patients who fart loudly and don't excuse themselves.
-Doctors who speak to patients as if they are stupid, make them cry, then I have to fix it.
-My blood literally boils with the loose / lose thing.
-The term "haters".
-"Oh, you have terrible veins" (um bugger you!).
-I want a specialist admission for my elderly relative for a non-urgent problem on Christmas day at 930pm because I don't want to look after them over the holidays. When told a specialist review is unlikely we demand to know why.
-In the time it took you to ask me to do the blood sugar on the patient 3 times, while I was sucking clots from another patients indwelling urinary catheter, you really could have done it yourself.
-I don't know where the chart is any better than you do doc so just look for it yourself and stop throwing a tantrum.
-Knowing that the paper hand towel dispenser is on its' last sheet and tearing it off just before so you don't have to change it.
-Medical students who don't identify themselves as students to the patient, then proceed to attempt cannulation without obtaining informed consent or supervision.
-Performing an in / out catheter to obtain a urine specimen on an elderly patient without attempting toileting first, because it's quicker.
-Massive guage cannula discovered in intoxicated patient's arm without reasonable clinical indication for insertion.
-"Because the doctor told me to".
-Do-Gooders who ring ambulances for idiots.
-Friends of drunk patients who are in an acute observation area of an emergency department and think it's funny.
-Couple sharing a stretcher.
-Doctors and nurses who eat and or drink in front of fasting patients.
-Rigid C-collar on any patient over 85 without obvious injury.
-Radar vital signs.
-Over-investigation for clearly psychogenic problems.
I admit to being guilty of this sometimes, but in my defense it's hard to quietly tell the HOH LOLs pulling off all their leads to stop! My pet peeve is when everyone talks to a patient in a really loud voice, and then later in the shift I discover his hearing is perfectly fine...
Specializes in Trauma, ER, ICU, CCU, PACU, GI, Cardiology, OR.
i admit to being guilty of this sometimes, but in my defense it's hard to quietly tell the hoh lols pulling off all their leads to stop! my pet peeve is when everyone talks to a patient in a really loud voice, and then later in the shift i discover his hearing is perfectly fine...
that stuff is mess up right there, i have to admit when i was working long ago in a correctional facility, this happen on a daily basis it drove me nuts for the simple reason here i am yelling at the poor guy when he finally says "why are you yelling at me?" that's when i lol :rotfl:
Specializes in Emergency/Trauma/Critical Care Nursing.
When multiple alarms on the central telemetry monitor are going off (usually due to leads/pulse ox being off, or parameters not being adjusted for consistently abnormal VS), and not one of the five nurses sitting at computers around it even seem to hear them.
*I've actually brought this one up at staff meetings with references from this site regarding alarm fatigue. I can recall at least 3 times when I was assigned to a different area of the ER, and while walking through the critical care area, looked at the central monitor and observed a pt clearly in VTach, SVT, or ridiculously hyper/hypotensive, for unknown amount of time because everyone just "tunes it out". It must be nice to be able to tune out loud, obnoxious sounds when it comes to everyday life, however as someone with ADHD, I find myself completely unable to focus on tasks, calling report, charting, etc when these alarms are sounding.. regardless if they are non-critical yellow alerts, or life-threatening Red alarms that have a louder, more distinct sound. THE ALARMS ARE GOING OFF FOR A REASON! Whether your pt has started to have runs of Vtach, or your asymptomatic, stable bradycardic pt needs to have his alarm limits lowered from 50bpm to 40bpm, it should still be acknowledged and never ignored, otherwise the pt who is coding may not be noticed until it is too late!
When I walk past a pt's room and see multiple full urinals and/or used bedpans around the room, or find them under stretchers/hooked to siderails etc when making up stretchers or bringing them to triage.
*This is just plain disgusting and LAZY! Whoever walked in to give the pt the second, third, or fourth urinal/bedpan can take the used ones back out with them. And to those who think it's okay to put a full urinal under a stretcher instead of disposing of it.. imagine you are the next patient in that stretcher and your nurse or tech isn't paying attention and puts your belongings bag under the stretcher w/that full urinal that now spills all over your clothes/purse etc. We had this happen in my ED and I can't begin to tell you how mortified and enraged our management was when they had to apologize to this patient and pay to replace everything the patient had in their bag.
Coworkers texting in patient care areas, hallways outside of rooms etc. or sitting on the internet while multiple call lights are going off.
*I am a product of this texting generation, however I was brought up to be professional at work and keep my social life separate. Not to mention that I work 6p-6a, so who the heck are my coworkers texting so feverishly after 2a.m.?? As for the internet, they are already starting to crack down on us yet people just don't seem to learn and will continue going on their Facebook/Twitter accounts until we lose all privileges entirely.
I know I sound like bitter old lady, but I agree with others that the professionalism in nursing is on the decline, yet many argue that we should be given more autonomy, and respect, when we cannot seem to remember the fundamentals of nursing. That's just my
I admit to being guilty of this sometimes, but in my defense it's hard to quietly tell the HOH LOLs pulling off all their leads to stop! My pet peeve is when everyone talks to a patient in a really loud voice, and then later in the shift I discover his hearing is perfectly fine...
Oh, I am guilty too, but every time I see someone do it I think "that isn't helping", I am working on it! It's similar to when I see people talk to elderly patients like they are children, I hate it and yet catch myself out all the time.......:doh:
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for the simple reason here i am yelling at the poor guy when he finally says "why are you yelling at me?" that's when i lol :rotfl:
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When people snort all the snot from their nose back into their throats! It's even worse when they don't immediately look for a tissue, you know they swallowed it!:barf01: