oh, you were just laying down?

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I am currently working a case where the patient is an adorable preemie with a pacifier addiction, haha.

One of the other nurses who worked over nights was fired because Mom caught her laying on the chaise couch with the baby.

The nurse called me and complained to me "oh I have seen Mom lay down with the baby many times. Now I am fired for doing it. I was just laying with the baby because I got tired of constantly getting up to replace the dropped pacifier."

I am just dumb founded. I just can't believe she would think she is being reasonable. Babies die because adults take naps with them. We should not be laying on the job.

How can a nurse be so..... vapid?

The nurse was not caught sleeping. The same nurse brags that she gets "refreshing naps" on her overnight cases. Plus she makes claims like "oh the moms must know we all do it. It gets us through the night as overnight nurses"

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Specializes in Cardio-Pulmonary; Med-Surg; Private Duty.
The nurse was not caught sleeping. The same nurse brags that she gets "refreshing naps" on her overnight cases. Plus she makes claims like "oh the moms must know we all do it. It gets us through the night as overnight nurses"

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

:no:

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The nurse was not caught sleeping. The same nurse brags that she gets "refreshing naps" on her overnight cases. Plus she makes claims like "oh the moms must know we all do it. It gets us through the night as overnight nurses"

Yikes...what a mess

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Specializes in Pediatric.

There is a time and place for refreshing naps and work is not it

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Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.

Gotta love Private Duty. That is all. :dzed:

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Specializes in Home Care, Peds, Public Health, DD Health.

oh oho ohohohohoh last week the mother instructed me to lie the baby on a pillow because the child would not fall asleep in the crib.....WHAT?? oh yeah cause that is safe:no: I cannot tell you all the "instruction and teaching" I get as the RN in this house! 'in my country we don't do it that way, we do it this way..." uh really? which by the way mom left the room and baby went back in the crib!

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