burrt-lpn

Funny and somewhat true when the thrill and newness of nursing is gone

At the facility where i work the D.O.N. is denying nurses to send residents out to the hospital who need to go in order to keep the census up. Residents who are full codes have stayed in the facility while being in acute distress. Being a NH with very limited supplies there is very little we can do. She would rather the person died there it seems. I know when the lawsuits come she will be in the clear because she will say she was not aware of the serious nature of the situation. she has gotten unit managers to lie to family members telling them their loved one will sit in the ER for 8 hours without being seen and that it is better for them to stay in the facility. This particular resident was in resp distress! Everybody knows resp distress patients are priority in the ER, but the family believed them. This D.O.N even bosses around the nurse practicioner! I don't get it. This DON MSN claims to be a christian, and cares so much about people yet her bonus at the end of the quarter is more important than a human life!