Babarnurse....in my opinion, you did more that simply disagree. You got personal. I am sure you have your reasons for being so vigilant in the stance you take, and I hope you use it to your advantage...
Originally Posted by Babarnurse "I am disgusted by the OP. I hope like heck she never has to battle the demons of addiction. If she does, I hope her nurse is not as judgemental as she is." Lighten...
Trudy, we were not in a "public place"....we were at the front desk, in front of the charge nurses computer, talking quietly. The nurse that tried to get us fired was standing there, acting as if she...
2shihtzus replied to aimeeinorbit's topic in General Nursing
*sigh* I guess I better put my 2 cents in. I used to be a JW. I dissassociated myself about 8 years ago, with bitter feelings. However, this does not alter my nursing care or compassion regarding JW...
I so understand what the OP was trying to say and I agree. I am sick and tired of taking care of the obese people that come in, with their diabetes out of control, whining because they are placed on...
One of our physicians is a patient on our unit. He is well loved, and everyone was/is concerned about him. Our unit is small (28 beds). Would you consider it a HIPPA violation to for the charge nurse...
At the risk of this sounding like high school drama, there is a coworker on our unit that is causing multiple problems. Although it is not my place to judge, this nurse has been written up multiple...
2shihtzus replied to DachRN's topic in Nursing Humor
We had a patient admitted from ED with rectal trauma from......*drum roll*......trying to stick a coke bottle up his butt. I voluteered for the admit too, out of sheer curiousity. He was a normal...
Thats basically the attitude that we have on the floor....although we don't all listen to report. I think that we are all a collaborative team working for the benefit of all the patients on the floor,...
I wouldnt say she has terrorized me. Shes just a trouble maker in general. No one on the unit likes her because shes so disorganized, makes everyone elses job more difficult, and she makes mistakes...
Basically we all cover eachothers patients when someone goes on break. I wouldn't classify it as a "legitimate" need to know...and the nurse ended up being assigned that patient the next night. People...