canna42

Ohhhh you really hit a nerve on my memories. Not meaning you do this...did you leave your charts out just a couple of times? This nurse that worked dayshift ahead of me ALWAYS left her charts out. I got sick of spending the first 20 minutes of my shift cleaning up after her. Sorry but I am not her mom. After this going on for 2 months I blew! I put all my "stuff" away before clocking out and sorry I expect this of grown men and women. Everyone has days they forget or have last minute emergencies..but with some it is everyday. Sorry but it is pet peeve of mine to have others who repeatedly (meaning the nurses I have worked with) leave their dishes , coke cans , coffee cups and left out charts for me or others to clean up. Believe me I am not the only one who feels this way but I prefer to say things directly to someone than talk about their laziness behind their back. Don't mean to offend anyone...just don't want to be seen as someones handmaiden.

I know everyone has had a red face moment. Usually happens at beginning of our career.You would think after 23 yrs (length of experience when this occurance happened) nothing would turn you red still. One night I had an elderly gentleman that obviously was tired of me checking on him. He said to me..get in the bed..which in the south he was speaking of me going to my bed not his. (thought i would make that clear to anyone not from south). In the am I told his doctor that his patient was much better than he had been on admission. Told him what patient had said to me. Doctors reply (doctor by the way was from overseas) ...he replied..well can't blame him for good taste..all the nurses just howled because they had never seen me speechless ..ha ha ha.