RuthieRN2008

Very sad tragedy. I will keep you, your co-workers and her family in my thoughts and prayers.

Hello Murrays, I am glad you went ahead and reported the nurse who didn't chart. It is putting a bad light on the whole unit if one member is not working properly. I hope everything will work out for you. Ruth

This is not legal, so you have to tell your boss. Even if you chart by exception, there has to be something to chart on otherwise the person wouldn't be in a hospital - like respiratory for respiratory problems etc. And you should always chart your assessments!

Unbelievable story. I cannot believe the physician would do such a thing... and the nurse just standing by not doing anything!

I think this is a great idea, and you have all my support...! I'm not really funny and get told I take life too serious too often, but I do have a great sense of sarcasm. Let me know if you build up a group, so I can watch it! After all, laughter is the best medicin.

I agree with most of the posts that this situation is by far not a reason of firing the CNA, what happened to 'innocent until proven guilty'? It is unbelievable how much power the family of a pt has over the nursing staff, and they do not have to sit through a whole course about oppression, power, horizontal power etc. This is clearly a misuse of power. It also would be desirable of the facility to take a stance and stand behind their staff as many of the posters before me pointed out. I start my nursing career next month and hope that I can handle situation like this one in a fair and professional manner! Thanks for all the posts here; they were truly eye-opening.

I have been a patient in 2004 before I began studying for my BScN. I had taken chemistry at night because I was doing the RPN (LPN) program in first year to be able to switch to the BScN, and then my appendix ruptured. Anyways, I was pretty sick for a couple of days and then when feeling better I was so bored. I had good and bad experiences with the nurses, mostly good though. Good: I had gotten a shot of demerol every night against pain, however, my bum was so sore from them I refused the third night. I asked the nurse for a back rub like A535, but of course, wasn't ordered. I asked her for a hot water bottle, but they don't have any in the hospital. So she went all the way to the ER to get me a hot blanket. Made me feel good :) Bad: I didn't feel like washing up in the morning on my sickest day and I had a quite obvious strabismus (which I have been operated in 2007) at that time, so the nurse, who was obviously p.o. that I didn't want to be washed up, said to me: I don't wash cross-eyed people anyway. They also were nice because I had to write my chemistry exam in the hospital and provided me with a quiet room to do it. They also let me help out quite a bit, did my own I/O on the bedside and helped my bed neighbours with little things (could you get me some water etc) when the nurses were busy.

My favourite colour is blue, I like wearing blue uniforms and just feel good in it. So I'd take blue - but, of course, I don't really care if I wear any other colour, and I can be another coloured nurse as well. :)

Best/worst place to work in - good question! Well, I haven't quite decided yet because there are so many different areas one can go into, but I'm pretty sure acute care is more of a passion than chronic care for me. Depending on circumstances, I might start in chronic care, though, when I'm done next year. I've been offered a job there, which I could combine with acute care in the hospital. Somehow I'd like that combination - but we'll have to wait and see how it'll all turn out.