jomoholono

i just write my name. i don't place anything after my name. my nurse manager said that that is OK to do because an RN giving care is an expectation. what i don't understand is when an RN puts those initials after everything and anything. i don't get it. where i work, the doctors usually just write their name as well. if it works for them, then it works for me! i strongly agree with the person who posted above this! nurses have to sign their name on so many different pieces of paper to the point of being outright annoying. i think it's a waste of time for someone to write Jane Doe, BSN, RN, mother, caregiver, documenter, astrophysicist, wonder woman, etc after their name :) (unless you're giving a powerpoint/presentation)

I work on a busy orthopedic floor. We receive a lot of post-op patients. I work the night shift. The other night I medicated a patient of mine times 1 for some pain she having. After that, she was sleeping like a baby. Her VS were stable and there were no other indicators that she was in pain, such as grminicing, etc. Flash forward. The Ortho doc comes in and the patient tells the doc that she had been in pain all night. So that following night I get called into my NM office and she asked me why is he upset, and I explained what I just explained to you. Then she said something so utterly retarded I didn't know what to say. She actually told me from now on I am supposed to awaken the patients every few hours and inquire if they would like pain medicine or not. WHY ON EARTH WOULD I WAKE A PATIENT UP, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY LOOK COMFORTABLE, IF THEY WANT MORE PAIN MEDICINE? Is it just me or does this sound ridiculous to anyone?