dalemarc

I'm a staff nurse who covered as the nsg supervisor on nights for Christmas. I received a call at 5:30am from a nurse who was the ONLY scheduled RN for her unit, calling in sick for Christmas Day. When I said to her:...are you sure you can't make it in? It's Christmas" her reply to me was "Oh? Is it Christmas?. I don't know if I was more shocked or angry. Of course, when someone calls in sick we are not allowed to challenge them so I just sighed and told her to feel better and Merry Christmas. I came within 5 minutes of mandating the night nurse to stay and cover the unit. Luckily, an extra nsg asst showed up and I was able to do several switches to cover the unit. I've been a nurse for almost 29 years now and I am so angry at the attitude that seems to be getting worse and worse among staff. What happened to respect for your co-workers? If you want to be a nurse M-F days with no holidays, there are clinics and MD offices to work in. This nurse didn't even request the day off when everyone put in their prefernces!. Are you experiencing the same apathy and disrespect? Nsg has been very good to me but I can't wait to retire!