Nursinist

I recently finished a course for health-care professionals on aromatheraphy and would not hesitate to apply essential oil of lavender on burns--has miraculous healing powers.:balloons:

I have been in your shoes many times!!!! How I wish someone could have given me the answer. You are the only one who can decide what is right for you. First, I would ask you to take a deep breath every time this happens. Next, make up a signal to tell yourself that YOU are the one who controls how you respond to these idiots!!! ( I slap my thigh). This signal reminds me of why I am a nurse and how important I am.... The only way to thwart a Bully is to stand strong against them...This may be as simple as walking away from them when they are in their Tirade mode stating..."I will return when you can control yourself"...Remember to hold your head high, what you do as a nurse is so crucial for you patients...don't give in to the bullies!!!! Call them on their behaviour....their are plenty of self-help books out there. I also use aromatheraphy to help me. a great web site is naturesgift.com.

I became an ER nurse because I intuitively knew it was the right fit for me. After 28 years, I still believe that my touch, eye contact & smile are as important as my education and experience. There is still some naitivity left inside, but it is rapidly being ripped to shreds in the fast changing economics of today's ER.

I wish to thank all of you for responding! I know this is an area of heated debate and shared governanace...the solutions must come from a collaborative effort---I in no way intended to "blame" the floor or the Icu. I was mainly interested in how to chart/document the wait?

My Manager has told us we are "not to chart" when we have an unsuccessful attempt at calling report to the floor or ICU. We are a very small facility and have no nursing supervisor or even a charge nurse to intervene when the floor refuses to take report. We are especially vulnerable at change of shift. I have offered to participate on a committee to look into the causes and am still waiting for our first meeting after 2 months have gone by. In the past, I have always charted 1. The time I called for the bed assignment 2. The time or Times I have attempted to call report & 3. The time I actually transfered the patient. Anyone else out there had this problem? What do you put in the chardt?

Read your note out loud and Listen to what you wrote, I think you find the obvious answer to your question. If not, please reconsider before you continue with your nursing studies.