nannybrown

I've been a nurse (LPN) for almost 20 years, and am now in the LPN bridge to RN program...Believe me, I have a lot of stories, not only about other nurses, but a few about myself as well...(we'll get to those some other time...maybe) Anyway, I worked with a nurse one time that scared the you-know-what out of me. I mean, she was just that d!!! Although there were several instances, one is funny-scarrier than the rest....She was supposed to insert a foley into an elderly woman w/contractures in both LE. She did have sense enough to ask how to go about it. Another nurse told her to turn her to her side and go in thru the back (since you couldn't pry her LE apart) I bet you all can figure where I'm going w/this...Yup!! She inserted into the rectum!!! NO Urine return! Inflated the bulb and told the CNA to come back and check for urine later!! The CNA told both myself and another co-worker that this nurse had pulled the catheter out, reinserted, then decided outloud that she had been incontinent and didn't have any "residual"!!!! We tried to ask this nurse if she could have "misplaced the foley, but she just got mad and ran to the DON and whined that we were picking on her. (course, we fixed the problem after the DON learned the truth but it took many more screw ups before 3 mos. later she was finally fired.

I hope your day was better. Just remember that if anyone gave you grief, more than likely they will find someone else to talk about in a short while. Just be yourself, be professional, and above all, if you should happen to see someone else "freak out" on whomever, don't make them feel as your peers made you feel.