wolfie

I feel sorry that this happened to a new nurse. One thing that hospitals and management need to remember is that teaching like nursing is a gift. I personally don't have that gift. I know why and how I do what I do but I can't teach it to someone else. I have at times had nurses following me but I try to avoid it at all costs because I know that it's frustrating for a new employee and it's also frustrating for me. I think you need to be aware of your strengths and weaknesses and I have explained to management at times that they are not doing a new employee any favors. When there is no other choice I of course will help any one. It's a shame after all this time we are still treating new nurses and employees this way.

I was just DNR'd from a hospital and the agency can't find out why just"clinical reason". I've worked for this hospital for over a month and received good evaluations. They didn't DNR me for over 2 weeks after the last time I worked there. (I went on vacation) I don't remember any problems the last time I worked there and I bet I could walk right in and get a job. I had worked agency at this hospital two years ago and never had a problem. I feel that they should have to tell the agency specifically why especially if it's a clinical reason. They can DNR me but I feel I deserve to be told why. It's as if, since your agency, you don't have the rights of other workers.

Many hospitals are dumping JCAHO From what I understand the Va hospitals have told JCAHO they don't need them. Why would you pay someone a huge amount of money to abuse you. Maybe they could use the money to give nursing personnel a raise:eek: What a thought:rolleyes: As far as I'm concerned JCAHO hasn't improved pt care over the years but just created more paper work which has taken the nurse away from the pt.

Along with everyone else I'm sorry it happened but just alittle fact keeps slipping by the media and the lawyers. She would have been dead in 6 months. So she is not a bread winner and I've all along felt that this kind of money is blood money. Could you spend this money on things knowing your daughter, husband wife etc. had to die for you to spend it. I couldn't. I don't think they deserve to get paid millions. And of course lawyers don't want a cap because they lose out. They are part of the problem not the solution. Like everyone else has said just my opinion.

yea I had one tonight. Admitted from the floor to ICU. Admitted for exacerbation of copd but goes in the bathroom in the room and smokes. Went to xray and came back unresponsive. Could it be the two pain med patches that the pt put on without the nurses being aware she had them. I'm for three strikes law

Kimberle, that's a little bit different then what we have said here. You chose the more conservative way to deal with your childs illness. When you go into the ED the Dr. is required to go all out because should he or she choose the conservative route and it not be right he'll probably be sued. The pt's we're talking about are the ones that come into the ED or hospital and refuse everything, lab work xray's meds etc. For an abuse pt I use the phrase my friend told me this is not the Hilton, I'm not your servant and please and thank-you go a long way.

Working as an ED nurse I came across this alot and it's very frustrating. To relieve myself from all the frustration I first had to not take it so personally which was hard. Second I just adopted the attitude that this is the United States and they have the right to be stupid. It helped alot with my anger level.:chuckle