Hi everyone! I'm currently in school to finshed my RN. i will finish this summer. In the mean time, I'm and LPN and I work in one of the top rated hospitals in the country. 'been working for 3 yrs,...
Even if you are employed by a doctor, via his/her office in private practice, there are a lot of doctors that will not pay a nurse properly, sometimes its better to be employed by a medical
I know this might sound crazy, but I think a lot of a doctor's attitude hinges on just what kind of doctor; ie a cardiologist, or brain surgeon, or vascular surgeon-I don't know about anybody else,...
I feel this is very dangerous, and I would also like to add that I've had residents admit that if OSHA and Joint Commission had correct records on how many hours residents actually work.... oh wee. I...
I asked my dad about yelled at by doctors, he's a nurse as well, and he blatantly said that MDs are less likely to lose their mind when dealing with a male nurse. I've noticed there is a lot of truth...
Now this is always something that has mystified me, the patient is the one that hires the doctor, ergo the doctor shouldn't intimidate the patient. I also don't think patients feel empowered to...
Better yet, doctors that want you to take a verbal order, while they are standing right next to you. I just calmly hand them the chart and walk away. That bull crap about being too busy to write an...
Huge egos, lack of humility, bad bedside manner, the GOD complex, condescending behavior, laziness, not putting charts back to their rightful place, believing the only people in the world worth...
michaelarose replied to student456's topic in General Nursing
Trust me, you don't want to know... All i can tell you is, if you walk into a patient's room after they go to the restroom, and you smell something that makes you want to hurl all the way into next...
michaelarose replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing
Please please please, don't feel like you shouldn't be empowered to do something about a potentially bad situation just because you are new. If you feel that doing something to help out that patient...
michaelarose replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing
Oh man, that sucks! I bet that poor patient thought about that comment the entire time that nurse was taking care of her. I really hurt for that patient. Perhaps that nurse should consider a transfer...