ladytopaz56

ladytopaz56 has 6 years experience and specializes in Critical Care, Telemetry, Med Surg.

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1. Patient complaint filed

   ladytopaz56 replied to ladytopaz56's topic in General Nursing

   Officially filed for unemployment this morning. Thank goodness you can do that online! And since my inital post on here, I can not believe how many nurses have had similar situations!! What is wrong with these hospitals? If a patient hits you, nothin...

2. Patient complaint filed

   ladytopaz56 replied to ladytopaz56's topic in General Nursing

   Ok, got the 'official' word....I lost my job to this drug seeking heroin addict!!! I reported only the 'facts' as to the incident and never mentioned that I and other nurses considered her a drug seeker. I am so disillusioned by all of this that I a...

3. Patient complaint filed

   ladytopaz56 replied to ladytopaz56's topic in General Nursing

   Without going into great detail and patient confidentiality, the pt has a long history of drug abuse. I DID give her her meds when she requested them and without any time delay. The issue was the argueing that went on in the room when I was in there ...

4. I am so confused...

   ladytopaz56 replied to myebel's topic in General Nursing

   Can we say, "Blame it on Press Ganey" !!! It's all about being a business, customer satisfaction, high rateings, etc. It's become so bad the past few years that I am surprised that we have any nurses left! Right now I am going through a similar situa...

5. Patient complaint filed

   ladytopaz56 replied to ladytopaz56's topic in General Nursing

   I keep all of my nursing reports or 'brains' as we call them and never throw them out! I've re-written my statement three times before I was satisfied that it was ok to submit. Yes, very professional, and there were wittnesses! And hurt doesn't even ...

6. Patient complaint filed

   ladytopaz56 replied to ladytopaz56's topic in General Nursing

   I know! I was 'told' that she didn't feel safe. They want me to write down exactly what all happened, said, etc. Geeze...I already did that in my nursing notes!

7. Patient complaint filed

   ladytopaz56 replied to ladytopaz56's topic in General Nursing

   I have no idea what all the complaint said!! I was not allowed to see it. Where I work, this is not uncommon for Administration to go this far with patient complaints against staff. It rolls back to that old Press Ganey thing that looms over everyone...

8. Patient complaint filed

   ladytopaz56 replied to ladytopaz56's topic in General Nursing

   Well, I have to answer in writing to the Director. And, I never knew of her past history until 'after' the incident when I was charting. I actually feel sorry for her. She is so young and to be caught up in that kind of lifestyle, it's hearbreaking. ...

9. Patient complaint filed

   ladytopaz56 replied to ladytopaz56's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry, guess I should expand on that. When I first walked into the room during after walking rounds, she and a visitor were in a heated argument. From there, no matter what I asked her, said, did, nothing was right and she whined! Yes, actualy whined...

10. Patient complaint filed

    ladytopaz56 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a question for all of you nurses out there, how do you handle an investigation of a complaint by a patient about you?? I had a complaint against me by a patient that was drug seeking, (noted in her previous records and multiple visits to ER), ...