sickonXmas

because i wanted to. even on holidays... reading about my call-offs being a disservice to my coworkers here is amusing. my hypocrite coworkers have done similar. YOU have probably done the same.

my post was being moderated... i tried to edit once the first reply arrived. it all should've ended up on my initial post. i apologize. this has nothing to do with me becoming "salty" or "angry" i already know what to expect from certain posters. "hearing what i want to..." lol

should i have stopped doing compressions to get the PRN for my patient?

got her prn 30 minutes late?

1 of my patients FAMILY MEMBER told/complained to my director that i wasn't timely on attending to her mothers' needs. i believe she wanted medication for constipation. i was assisting in a CODE BLUE. the family member... was this lady (40-50 years old) and an ICU RN, aLSO. unbelievable... is all i have to say. i'm not sure i could have handled this any different.

And... my use of "old hag" was in reference to nurses who've been in the industry for a while. I have no issues with old nurses. Wrong choice of words on my part. Can't either original post.

my preceptor was over 50 at the time of my training. i never referred to her as "old hag" or "having unresolved issues" with herself. i work with a few wonderful people in their 60s. what happened to these others? 1 of them (who berates me often) i hold highly in regards to her "nursing" capabilities. to try to make my peace with her, i covered her sick time, once. another, called me blind because i told her, her iv bag was almost empty. there was 50cc left in there and the pump was beeping, so i slowed the rate to KVO. at the nursing station, she said "what? are you blind? thing is half full. 1 even accused me of stealing the the unit camera when it was lost. it was in another patients' room. i guess i'm the bad guy/bully because i referred to these folks with s***** attitudes as "old hags" and having "unresolved issues" on allnurses. i never did anything to receive that type of treatment from them. awesome logic, i guess. can't say i never tried to build a working relationship with any of them.

not sure what qualifies as bullying. there are a couple of old hags at my hospital who have unresolved issues with themselves. i'm going on 3+ yeas now. i've gotten: "you're not a nurse." not sure what that meant. my response was: "odd... i am your RN coworker." one walks away during mid report. another bumps me with her computer cart this one likes to make a scene about the patients refusing me as their nurse. not sure what transpired in the patients' room. note, i've only been refused twice and she was the oncoming shift nurse BOTH times. on the other hand, i've also been recognized by patients and their family members as an outstanding nurse. one always tells me how i'm screwing up. for example, i was reprimanded because i gave a patients benadryl to assist sleep (it's indicated for itching) because he didn't have a sleeping aid ordered and i didn't want to call the MD at 2AM. ironically, it's perfectly fine when she does it. one even randomly called me stupid, once. lol doesn't bother me as much as it used to.