Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive

[FireStarterRN, BSN, RN]

I lied the other day to get out of working for a nurse from another unit. She works evening shift on the Ortho/Neuro floor and I am per diem on the telemetry floor. She and I went through the orientation day together, and like a fool I gave her my phone number when she asked if I might ever work for her.

So she called me the other day, and I was snowboarding so I told her I had to check my schedule. I ended up having some car trouble on the way back from skiing so I had an honest excuse why I didn't call her back when she called again. Meanwhile, I had thought of my white lie I would tell her, that I had something going on with one of my kids.

So now a coworker from my unit just called me and wants me to work for her tomorrow a 12 hour day shift. I agreed but told her I couldn't float to Ortho/Neuro since I had lied to this woman! Basically, I don't want to work swing shift on a school day, especially if it's on Ortho/Neuro. I should've told her that in the first place. I normally don't lie like this, and this is why.

So now I need a good white lie to explain myself in case I run into this woman tomorrow. Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.

[caliotter3]

Tell her that plans changed when the supervisor called you with a dire need. Hide out and hope you don't run into her.

[leslie :-D]

yep, agree w/caliotter.

"plans changed"...short and sweet.

i'll spare the lecture.:)

leslie

[FireStarterRN, BSN, RN]

That's a good one. I'll tell her the eye doctor had a cancelation today and was able to get her (my daughter)in earlier. She actually does have a followup eye appointment today for her new contacts.

[FireStarterRN, BSN, RN]

Now the problem will be next time she calls. I should've been honest from the get go. I don't even like this woman, she's the one that made the anti-Mexican comment that I mentioned in another thread of mine. She moved here from Montana and doesn't like Mexicans. Well, I don't like her, so there!

[Whispera, MSN, RN]

just tell her the truth and be done with it!

[leslie :-D]

Now the problem will be next time she calls. I should've been honest from the get go.

next time she calls, you sweetly tell her, "i'm all set, but thanks for asking".

and hold your ground.

end of conversation.

leslie

[ohmeowzer RN, RN]

yes tell her the truth and be done with it , i agree with whispera.

[FireStarterRN, BSN, RN]

I'll tell her that swing shifts generally don't work out for me because of my kids.

[Whispera, MSN, RN]

Yay for you, FireStarter!

[FireStarterRN, BSN, RN]

Lying is just so chicken.

[Flare, ASN, BSN]

I don't have a good enough short term memory for white lies, so i find that a simple "sorry, but I can't help you out" suffices in most cases. If pressed i just say that i'm tired up then.