hi! i've been reading here for quite some time but was not a member. i've been an rn for almost two years now and today was the first time a doctor upset me enough to bring tears to my eyes. i decided that it was time for some nursing companionship. of course, i can tell my finance, but he doesn't really understand like another nurse would.
so, anyway, to my day, first my one patient takes duonebs at home, but did not have them ordered postop and he was requesting one. i page the md. he calls me back and says this better be important 'cause i'm in a conference right now. what does he think i'm calling him just to talk? trust me he's not that fun to talk to.
then, another patient was on sips of cl after major abdominal surgery with an ng to lcs, hypoactive bs, and no flatus. he's going on and on about wanting to advance his diet. of course i teach him about why that can't happen, but all he says over and over is that he wants to talk to his doctor. so i page the md and transfer him in the room. after they talk the doc askes for me and is all upset because he was paged for a silly reason, like his patient wants to talk to him. then he wanted to talk to the charge nurse. i was upset and mad and i still think that i did the right thing. it brought tears to my eyes which is not something that i do easily. what do you guys think? what would you have done in that situation? and nice to meet you all.
