I was doing a clinical on the Medical ICU unit and the RN that I was working with was CONSTANTLY text messaging instead of caring for her pt. She didn't start doing anything for him until about 10:30 and she came on at 7:00.
What (if anything) should I do? file a complaint with the hospital? Leave it alone as a possible isolated case? The pt was fine and she did what he needed, but it seemed as though she did the absolute bare minimum...
I've been thinking about it since then and would hate to know that my loved one was in ICU and his/her nurse was texting.
Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.
Thats OK, rockenmom! I think it's definately a good thing to have more than a few people participate even if they make some of the same points. Even from those we might not agree with.
The issue is not texting on the job. It's what a student might do, if anything, if he or she observes the nurse she is working with texting on the job.
Studying 24.7-- I am curious about what you were doing while all of this was going on? Did you have any interaction with the nurse?
I have even suggested that hospitals need "secret shoppers" to tell which nurses are really not doing their jobs. Students would be the perfect answer to this.
nursel56
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Thats OK, rockenmom! I think it's definately a good thing to have more than a few people participate even if they make some of the same points. Even from those we might not agree with.
The issue is not texting on the job. It's what a student might do, if anything, if he or she observes the nurse she is working with texting on the job.
Studying 24.7-- I am curious about what you were doing while all of this was going on? Did you have any interaction with the nurse?