Jaimie.RN

Also, don't chat with other people during giving me report or counting narcs or whatever, it's rude and not helping, it can cause a mistake or omission of important information, plus it wastes my time and makes me mad.

I am never late for my shift, barring unforeseen acts of God (which actually has never happened but it could, I understand) so I would appreciate if you didn't waltz in here at 1 minute until I have to clock out then act like I'm a jerk for having to clock out then come upstairs and CONTINUE to work cause you couldn't show up on time, and no, I do understand it's hard to get up and be at work at 7 am, do you know how hard it is to be here all freaking night? Get over yourself, I'm tired too! NO, I will not take the admission that came in 3 hours ago, or the one that came in 5 minutes prior to my shift change, I'm NOT staying late to do this for you. Do your own work, I DO NOT pass on much to you ever, and I don't expect you to stay late to finish everything When I come in and you're chatting and laughing, then hand me a pile of work to do, you bet I'm gonna say, why didn't you get any of this done? You're not working now. Seriously. HOWEVER- if you stopped eating constantly at the nurse's station and chatting with the other nurses ALL DAY LONG you know in some foreign language, laughing loudly and being extremely rude, and ignoring call lights while I run around and get them, or ignoring patient needs in general, you might be able to get more done... Your charting makes me sick, learn English and how to spell. There's spellcheck for God's sake. Also, I don't know what you're saying, and sorry I have to ask you to repeat yourself, but I only speak English and I dunno what the heck you are trying to say, your broken English and thick accent make it hard. I am not racist, but I need to know what you are trying to tell me. I also HATE when you talk in some other language with someone else right there in front of me, RUDE. Your report is pitiful- I want to know more than just "she is okay." No, actually I am not here every single day and I don't know all of these patients, so just give me a report. Since you didn't do any treatments or chart anything or read any charting and you didn't do any work all day basically, I know you don't know anything about the patients.. I have twice to 3x as many patients as you do on night shifts, so no, I don't have time to do this stack of work you left for me, and NO, just because I'm on nights doesn't mean I'm having an EASY time. I don't want to hear about your kids, ever, period. I don't want to switch shifts from 12 hour days/12 hour nights all the time, I have enough trouble sleeping as it is I don't want to switch shifts with everyone constantly either, if switching involves giving up a day for or breaking off my days off, you can almost bet I will say NO. I don't mind helping out. But 3 days off is really only 2 when you work nights and sleep all day the first one you have off. I really don't wanna hear your ghetto rap cell phone ring tone, shut it off. I don't care that it's "not your assignment" I said, go get the patient off the toilet, or keep them for falling for 30 seconds until I can get there, it's your job and I never ask you guys to do hardly anything, thanks, nurse aide. I don't want to date you, I am taken, thanks. If you didn't do something, don't sign off like you did then i come in there and see it's not been done. I would appreciate if you check expiration dates and stocked up supplies once in a while, I have work to do too and I always leave it neat and stocked for you. Don't leave stuff sitting for me to find and do, it's not fair and it's negligence, plus it really ticks me off. No, I will not come to a meeting at 9 am. I work nights, reschedule or screw off. Dear Doctor- I know what I am doing and I am here all day unlike you who is here for 5 minutes. You get mad when we bother you, you get mad when we don't. I always notify you of anything significant, even if you disagree, it's better safe than sorry. No, I'm not gonna call about needing MOM but if my patient has an issue, you will know. Stop acting like you're the only one who works or deserves family time or knows anything. To the coworkers I've laughed with, cried with, worked hard with, helped, or been helped by, I love you, you are great. To my aides, you help me, I love you. I know you work hard and appreciate all that you do. -sigh- Load off my chest.

Well, the thing about kids, that it true. Don't call of and stick us working short cause "your kid is sick and you can't find a babysitter." But to fault people for wanting to spend time with family or something like that, no, not every nurse should give up everything. Kids, however, are a choice.

Cutting us slack because we want to spend holidays with a family? I gave up being with a dying family member to report to work and care for someone else's dying family member. I sacrifice EVERYTHING for my job, but the one thing I will NOT sacrifice is my life. Sorry.

Yuck, I wear gown and gloves anytime it's necessary, not just for patients but for myself. Why spread nasty germs around? But I can completely relate to where the OP is coming from. Had a lady with mrsa and c diff on vanco, family would come in, crawling babies on the floor, hugging, kissing, using the bathroom, sitting in the bed and such, etc., no handwashing, then just leave the room. So disgusting. Don't people know that bacteria and germs are real? It's not just made up for kids, people.

If there were a fire, I'd try to save as many people as possible until I felt I were going to die, then I'd get out. If there were an explosion and I was going to die trying to get someone out, like building was crumbling, I'd get out myself. If there were a shooter, I'd hide myself as soon as I could, I'm not gonna get shot trying to protect anyone else, sorry. I wouldn't use someone else to protect myself, they can't expect me to sue myself to protect others. There's no sense getting shot.

I'm exposed to potential infection daily, however, if it was some new illness that was spreading and can't be stopped, no, I would stay home. Sorry. My job isn't worth my life. If it was something known and that can be prevented with protection but pandemic/epidemic, and my job provided me with a hazmat supply of PPE, I wouldn't mind going in, but I wouldn't go on my day off or volunteer. I'm not going to infect myself with something horrible or fatal to help others though, I know that's my job, but if I'm dead, my job doesn't matter. I do enough as it is.. I can't do anything for anyone if I'm dead. I follow universal precautions to protect my patients and I do the same to protect myself. My job is to help others, NOT to be given a disease or die for them. I would not go into work for this kind of situation.

The meetings are mandatory, but we do get paid for them. However, I cannot drive home, sleep for 1 hour, then drive right back, and coming in on my days off makes me REEL with anger lol. I just am so exhausted. I skipped the meeting this morning. I was too tired from the night from he double hockey sticks (full moon) and I will just email her and ask if I can come some other time.

I feel the same way, I have been working in LTC (working on 6 months) and I don't care for it. Too many patients and everything that happens, the nurse is expected to deal with, and youg et yelled at when you don't finish things on time, like it's even humanly possible to do safely. I want to go to a hospital but I have to get my experience and I am working on my BSN now... I REALLLLYYYYY don't want to get pegged as just a "LTC NURSE" not that there's anything wrong with it, but it's NOT for me. Skilled and LTC nurses are looked upon as the same thing I'm afraid.

I am so exhausted. I get like 5 hours of sleep tops. They forced me on nights now I gotta come in at 7, at 9, to go to meetings and stuff when I am normally asleep. What can I do? I already get no sleep with this schedule and am always tired cause nights isn't normal for me and it's not safe, now they're cutting my sleep even more? All I do is work and (try to) sleep!

It does get easier with some time and adjustment, you learn what needs to take priority. I feel a little better now, but, it still is too much work and too many patients. And God forbid a fall (like my night last night) or something else happens, your night becomes a nightmare. I hope it gets easier for you soon. I know how scary and upsetting it is You're not alone.

Yeah, there's people I poke 3 times in one shift for no reason. One lady has never had to get sliding scale insulin except once, why am I poking her every 4 hours?

Wow, only 32 and you have a TMA? I have 45 with no TMA and my aides don't do sugars or foley care or anything.

The real problem is probably that state thinks it's okay that you have 61 residents ( i have 44 myself) but get upset that the one who is flipping out got some ativan. Big deal. Maybe if you had a safe patient assignement you'd have time to sit and give tylenol then something else later. Alas, I cannot do 2 things at one time, nor can any other human being. They bring us admissions during med pass. You chose to do the admission, your meds were late!!!!! You passed meds and let admission orders wait, that patient didn't get their meds the next morning cause pharmacy is slow and you put the orders in at 11 pm! HOW CAN I DO 2 things at the same time!!!! I am not a magic person. Nor am I a mind reader. called the hospital pharmacy and the doctor for dosages on d/c meds from the hospital, no one would tell me what they were. I can't write orders guessing. If they write me up for not adding those meds on, I will scream. I called OUR pharmacy, the HOSPITAL pharmacy, and the doctor! No one gave me any doses. I think in LTC manages expect way too much of us while giving us more work to do than any person could possibly do.

How you supposed to get an agitated person to take a tylenol without getting your fingers bitten off? Or kicked or smacked? Were you supposed to have your 3 cnas hold them down and give it rectally? You did the right thing. It's stupid.