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.

PS- I don't get mad about caring for fat patients whatsoever, but if I have to hurt myself to move them and they are rude and abusive to me and take no role in their own care or attempt to get healthier in anyway, meanwhile collecting disability while I have to work for my money and pay taxes to support THEM, makes me angry.

Also- for people who put their call lights on for care they know is coming, get over yourself. There's 40 other people who want the same thing. When you see me walking down the hall with 3 med cups, glucometer, strips, lancet, gloves, alcohol swab, a lidocaine patch and scissors and my clipboard and a cup of water and glucerna in my hands, DO NOT call out for me to help you to the bathroom. Guess what- I am busy, I have meds to pass, the aides ARE coming, and I HAVE TO GO TOO. And NO, I CANNOT JUST DO IT since I'm here, your neighbor needs meds too, and if they'er late, since I am the only nurse on this whole floor, I will get in trouble. No I can't go get you a juice right now. No, I can't scratch your back when you are 400 pounds and it takes 3 people to roll you and I am BUSY and you cry out every time we touch you. YES you need a finger stick. NO i don't give you lantus every night just cause I like to, I'd save time if I just didn't but I have to, no matter howwwww much you complain. NO I can't give you an extra sleeping pill/pain pill/any pill. Sorry, I know you are in pain because you are a new admission and the doctor hasn't called back to verify meds and the ebox is empty and I have no script for all the narcs you want and pharmacy said no every time I called. Yes you have to get changed and can't lay in poop all day. No, i don't get paid that much. Yes I know you hate the food, but it's YOUR diet for YOUR health and I don't make the food, just be glad that YOU get to eat at all, cause I don't. Your bed and tv are broken at 4 am? Sorry, I'm not maintenance and they aren't here and I don't know how to fix them and I don't really care that much cause you should be asleep. I'll leave a work order for them int he morning, but I have bigger things to worry about. NO you can't have another suppository, you already had one, plus MOM, senna, colace, and a sitz bath, PS you took a huge dump yesterday, I know cause I cleaned you up and it stunk. So shut up and get over it. No I can't send you on LOA with narcs for your mom. No, I don't do the laundry. No, I don't clean the rooms No I don't unclog the toilets, I'm not a plumber. Try flushing between giant craps next time. No I won't send you home or to the ER cause your bed is uncomfortable. No I won't take your temp q2 hours cause you think you're getting "something. Please stop wiping your feces on me. Please don't touch me after touching your genitals, picking your nose, or using the bathroom. Don't call me names, I don't appreciate it. Yes I know what I'm doing. YES I'm old enough to do this job. No, I won't call the doctor cause you think you need vitamin c from watching dr oz reruns at 2 am. No, yellling alllll night will not get me to sit in your room and talk to you about pointless things, other people need real care. No, I can't get you a recliner, extra bed, new mattress, etc or anything for your obnoxious, loud visitors. Stop running into me and over my feet with your wheelchair. No matter how many times you repeat yourself, I still don't care. Don't spit at me, scratch me, slap me, hit me, kick me, punch me, or cuss me out. I'm not impressed. No, your family member can't have funyuns, they are on a pureed diet. yes, these pills ARE poison, you got me! I give you all these for my health. No, I can't remember exactly which one of the 45 pills in this cup are which, just hurry up and take them. No, if you don't want them, pitch them, see if I care. I don't have time to sit and watch you spend 2 minutes per pill for all 50 of your pills anyways. Yes, I am a female, no, I'm not interested in you or your member one little bit, nor will I wash it for you when you have 2 good hands and can change the tv channel and hit the call button, and no, you can use the urinal alone. And if you spill it on purpose, which I know you will, I will not answer your call light to clean it up. Sure you can refuse your bath for the 9th time in a row. You smell like rotting filth but hey, what do I know. That infection is looking reeeeal cute though. Sure, pull that foley and IV out, I love putting them back in while you fight me. No, I promise you got your meds, I don't wanna steal your synthroid. Sure, doctor, I already replaced that cath 2 times today, let me remove it and straight cath then put a new foley on. Makes total sense. And I definitely have time. O, sorry it's a holiday/night/weekend/you're at lunch when I haven't eaten in 16 hours, doctor, but your patient that you chose to take on as a patient needs something. So sorry! I'm following orders, if you don't wanna be called about 600+ sugars for a DKA patient, write a sliding scale that covers them that high. No, I can't tell you about your roommate, that lady down the hall, etc. You want WHAT yes, I know you went to nursing school for 6 days. I swear i'm doing this correctly. Oh, you've got a complaint, and you're a former nurse? Feel free to handle the issue yourself then, I have bigger things to do. Yes, I do have a life and family I'd like to get home to, so yes, it is a pain to listen to you complain, ask for trivial things, and talk talktalktalktalk at the end of my shift DO NOT EVER INTERRUPT ME DURING NARC COUNTS OR A REPORT, I MAY STAB YOU Yes, pharmacy, I know, no need to call 4 times. Sorry, I don't have the time. I have an assignment that would make you want to cry.

I am only saying this in reference to the people who expect ME to throw my back out lifting them and refuse to help themselves one tiny iota of a bit. In real life, I have no issue with obesity, besides that it's unhealthy and I feel bad for people like that. When I was younger I was overweight. Now I am what most people would consider small, but I'm not trying to be insensitive, it's just my rant of what I'd like to say to certain patients lol.

HAHAHA I love this! I am soooo sick of not having a place for a cup of pills, a cup of water, a glucometer, ANYTHING because there's so much pointless garbage on the table!! Who lives with a mountain of crap piled next to them!?!?!

I don't have contempt for fat people, but I do have a problem with having to spend an extra 20 minutes managing someone's blood sugar cause they eat candy and pop constantly. Also, I don't appreciate being told I am "worthless" and that you're "sick of waiting" because I have to hunt down ALL of the other employees on my shift to hoist your butt up to use the bathroom, which you can't wipe yourself cause your arm doesn't reach around. NO, I won't go during my busiest med pass to get you a snack when I just had to give you insulin. Also, your neck hurts? Your butt hurts from sitting? My arms and back hurt from lifting, pulling, rolling, and turning you! I pay medicare and medicaid taxes so you can use 20 o2 tanks a day cause you're too fat to breathe. Also, it costs money to get those TKAs and you'll just destory it in a year anyways cause you weigh TOO MUCH. You have a cough, but I can't hear lung sounds through your layers of fat. Oh, and you refuse IS too. You stink like sweat no matter how much we bathe you. You get sweat on me everytime I have to deal with you. It smells and is gross. You also should use the toilet instead of your diaper, since you're continent, then you complain about PAIN every time I have to roll you to change you and wipe you. And I'm busy, I'm sick of having to come in and put cream on your butt and nystatin in all of your folds! I have no issue personally with fat people, but honestly, whiny patients who are fat and cause me extreme amounts of extra work, I'M NOT FOND OF THEM. Most of them are obese cause they won't exercise and eat right. Not all of them have a health condition that causes obesity. When they say they have a health issue causing them to be "heavy" while they eat cookies, I don't buy it. /vent I'm not trying to offend anyone overweight, they're not bad people because of it, but having a huge morbidly obese patient is so much extra work and I hate it.

I can't like this enough. I'd love it if I had the option. I wish I could say this to everyone. I don't have time for you. Got a problem? Complain to my other 43 patients who want my time too. And while you're at it, get off medicaid because apparently their cuts are attributing to me getting more patients, less supplies, less funding to our facility, and I am the one whog es blamed for EVERY DAMN THING.

I wish I had a manager that got it, like you seem to. I just want a fair shake at training, but NO BUDGET BUDGET CUTS BUDGET.

If I didn't have to, I wouldn't! I ask for time changes on these things but day shift keeps changing them back, and since the nurses on day shift are all the ones who have been there 20 years and are buddy buddy with the adon, my complaints fall on deaf ears.

I have patients with liver disease who want narcs constantly, how about NO you need your liver more than a buzz, idiot. I have people who want me to spend 20 minutes adjusting their socks while their roommate writhes in pain and needs blood sugar checked and insulin, and 20 other patients need their meds. I get families who want me to come adjust the thermostat for them (just like the ones at home, figure it out lazy, or get off your butt and look at it) or who complain to me about social services, the food, etc. I have ZERO control over that. People just use the nurse as a whipping post/slave! But we get in trouble if we tell people "that's not my job." Well guess what, people say, oh that's the nurse's job CONSTANTLY. HELLO I CANNOT DO EVERYTHING.

Mine as a brand new grad, was 6 shifts, then I was dumped alone and said "no more orientation is in the budget" and when you mess up things (like pointless paperwork on signing out pulse ox or something) they write you up, even though you're only guessing since no one trained you on most things. Just my experience though. Hope you get a better orientation. There was ZERO classroom stuff for me, just following another nurse struggling under too heavy of a workload.