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.
You could embroider the lie and say your kids' activity was cancelled, but then the ortho/neuro nurse would wonder why you didn't call her right away...... then again, she may have gotten someone else to take her shift.
Then again, you might 'fess up, and tell her that ortho/neuro hasn't the same comfort level as your telemetry unit has for you (if that's true). All that lifting of heavy casts, etc.
Or you could tell THE TRUTH! You just didn't want to do it. That will stop her from calling you again, which is what you want.
Whatever you do, welcome to the world of shirkers and unwilling workers.
We've all been there, done that and worried over it. We don't have to please all the people all the time (repeat that a few hundred times). You have the right to live your life as you wish.
So, I got to work and guess which unit I got floated to? The ortho/neuro unit naturally. I spent the whole shift dreading the arrival of this woman. I got advise from co-workers on what to say. She gave me a funny look when she saw me and then asked if I could work for her on a different day.
I told her that evening shift really doesn't work out for me because of my kids.
I don't know why I get myself worked up like this. All I had to do was state the truth. Lesson learned.
How can you be sure someone doesn't frequent this site and they saw that you were floated to that unit on purpose? That question would be driving me nuts tonight!
RN1982
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Liar, Liar pants on fire.....
Sorry, couldn't help myself. Anyhow, what business is it of their's to know what you do in your own time.