D.Johnson

About the previous post; please excuse all the typos. [This message has been edited by D.Johnson (edited April 23, 1999).]

Boy, have I been in your shoes! I have a problem with a nurse who likes to fall asleep at the nurse's station. I reported it 'til I was blue in the face. My NCC handled it by giving her more work to do. I guess that was suppose to keep her awake. But all it really did was make her change her times, so now she falls asleep later in the shift! My main purpose on the unit is the safety of the patients. Whenever I feel this nurse is giving the wrong information or just not addressing the patient's needs, I will just override her and do what is best for my patients. I must tell you she is an LPN (nothing wrong with that). But when we work together, I'm in charge. And I believe if anything were to happen, it would be me they would come after. (The doctor, the hospital, the family, etc.). I hate the thought of the patients "lumping" all the night nurses together in one basket. So I've convinced myself that only she looks bad. So as for the sleeping, everyone knows about it, and she's on her own. As for making mistakes or not meeting a patient's need, I watch her like a hawk! [This message has been edited by D.Johnson (edited April 23, 1999).]