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Why is it that the "peons" have to abide by the sick call off policies however, the ones who enforce the policies somehow feel they are excluded from abiding by them???? My NM has not worked a full week in god only knows how long!!! She calls in b/c she's had an asthma attack, her grandson is sick and she can't take him to daycare sick( she is raising him), she has to go to a funeral, she has to help her son move and the list goes on and on!!!! ***!! When I get a note in my mailbox the day I come back it takes everything ounce of being I have to not rip it up and throw it in her face. Fair is Fair and the policies should be enforced across the board no matter who you are!!!!

Here's mine.....nurses and even physical therapy and occupational therapy say this and it DRIVES ME INSANE!!!! "His/her stats have been dropping". It's sats people!!(meaning oxygen saturations). There, now I feel better!!!

Just wondering if anyone has ever heard of this company whose main headquarters are in Miami, Florida? My boyfriend who just recently graduated from physician assistant school sent in his resume to them.

Rn LuLu....are you sure we don't have the same manager??!!:roll:roll:roll Positive things about my NM... 1. The one thing she has actually taught me is how NOT to be a manager!! 2. She is so disorganized that at times it is to our advantage ex. if I call off she forgets to write it in the call off log which means 1 less call off I am accountable for. Negative things ..... 1. I work brain injury rehab and we have pt staffing days which she attends. As a rule, she continually forgets to tell us important info that comes out of those meetings. 2. NEVER,EVER helps with patient care. If a patient tells her they need to use the bathroom she comes to find one of "us". 3. lacks communication skills and does not know how to professionally talk with family members. Have even had family members tell us this!! 4.breaches staff's confidence on a DAILY basis 5.continually screws up staff's paychecks ie...forgets to pay OT, Vac or sick time which means you have to wait till the next paycheck to get it corrected. 6.is a very dishonest person ie...will blame her own staff for a mistake that was completely her fault. 7.walks right by our patients without taking that extra minute to say hello and how is your day today. 8.tells "us" one story and her boss another story 9. calls off or takes off at least once a week for things that would never be allowed for us. I think that's enough negatives for now....Can u guess what my answer is on whether or not I like my boss???:angryfire

Thank you everyone for your replies....but unfortunately, that did come out of my mouth. But not before myself and another nurse were trying our hardest to get through to her about a certain issue. She just had me soooo beyond frustrated to the point that I let my emotions get the best of me! Talking with her about any issue is like talking to a brick wall. Everyone on my unit is at a complete loss as to what action we take with her. It just seems as if everyone up the chain of command that could possibly help us all scratch each others backs so to speak. Suggestions?? BTW, she is writing me up for "insubordination" however, according to what PRN posted that does not fall under the definition.

Just a quick question....what are some things that would constitute being written up for insubordination? What about telling your boss that u are fed up with her and so is everyone else on the unit??

leslasic.... BF takes no prescribed meds, that I'm aware of anyway. He does take vitamins, glucosamine and drinks a daily protein shake...none of these would cause sleepiness. And as far as I know (since we sleep in the same bed) his sleep is not interupted. However, he snores so loudly that I sometimes have no choice but to sleep in the spare room. But OSA has already been r/o.

Marie.lpn... Never even gave it a thought to write him a letter expressing how I feel... will def. give that a shot...BF and I have been 2gether for 8 years and yes, I do know his dad fairly well...but don't particularly care for him...but was willing to talk with him out of desperation. hhrhrn41

leslasic....thanx for taking the time to read my post and being kind enough to reply. To answer your questions... He is in the last year of PA school and doing his clinical rotations. So basically he goes to "work" every day and when he gets home (depending on how exhausted he is) he has to log all the patients he assisted in surgery with onto his laptop...usually he cuts that short to lay on the couch and sleep..and sometimes he can't even manage to do that due to crashing on the couch the minute he walks in the door!! Other than that, that's about all that is required of him at this point, now that he is soon to graduate. N0, this is not a new thing. Been going on since he moved in with me last May. I'm beginning to get a complex, lol... Actually, this really started in his didactic year but he had no time for sleep or else he would have flunked out. so, he drank pot after pot of coffee just so he would be able to participate in study groups with the other students. At one point...about 1 1/2 year ago, he visited his MD(but not until I had to act like a crazy person and beg him to go) and he was sent for a sleep study..sleep apnea was R/O...doc told him all due to lack of quality sleep. Didn't do any bloodwork or prescribe any meds!! so now 2years later with still same thing but worse he's refusing to go back.:angryfire:angryfire hhrhrn41

I hope you all can help me b/c I can't even begin to describe how completely frustrated I am tonight! I had myself a good cry, called my sis and now am looking to you all for advice on this , so here goes.... I will apologize in advance for such a long post. I truly believe my BF has a medical problem and I don't know how to make him understand how important it is to visit his MD. Please don't misunderstnad the reason for my post...I DON'T want medical advice....I want help or pointers in how I get him to understand he needs to be seen. For about the last year or so he has been exhausted. No matter how much sleep he gets, he is constantly beyond exhaustion. There is not a single day that goes by that he doesn't have to drink numerous cups of coffee throughout the day to just stay awake and function. He yawns 24/7. When he isn't at work he can be found sleeping on the couch...For HOURS at a time. When he finally wakes it's time for him to go to bed for the night!! We never are able to enjoy a Tv show or movie 2gether b/c he falls asleep no matter what hour of the day it is. Today we decided to go out and spend the day 2gether and twice he had to stop and get coffee b/c he couldn't quit yawning. Then, after we ate out, he asked the waitress for coffee so he wouldn't fall asleep on the drive home and this was at 5:30 in the evening!! Once we arrived home he watched maybe about 1/2 of Tv, then played on the computer for about 20 min. and then went up to bed at 8:30 pm. Now mind u, we both are off this w/e and my daughter is out with friends and here I sit since then ..just me and the cat!:angryfire When I try to talk with him and explain to him that this is not normal for a guy who's only 31, he becomes extremely irate and defensive. I urged him more times than I can count to go to the doctor, but he is so stubborn. And the ironic part about this is that he will graduate in May with a PA degree..so he should realize something isn't right about this. I'm just such at a loss how to get him help. I've thought about talking with his Dad and seeing if he can talk with him. What do u all think?? Or can I not help him if he doesn't want to help himself? Thanks to anyone who is kind enough to read this. hhrhrn41

Just got called into the office the other day about this. Had four call-offs in 6 month period (very unusual for me BTW) and I had to sign a paper staing this and that I would have no further call-offs in the next 90 days. I understand rules and policy but it just seems like there are a certain few who make a habit of this and ruin it for those of us who really are sick or who have children who are sick. I asked NM what would happen if I did call off within the next 90 days (which is very possible considering my daughter is a newly diagnosed Type I diabetic) and she said that she would prob. go lightly on me since "Your're not one who abuses the system". Ok...then why make me sign a verbal warning in the first place then??!! :angryfire Mind you this NM who tries to enforce this rule is the same person who somehow seems to think rules don't apply to her!!! For example, she took off almost an entire week b/c her grandson (who she is raising) had the flu. At least once or twice a week she leaves early for a "migraine" or an "asthma attack" or b/c grandson has MD appt. Just b/c you're a NM doesn't make u immune to following rules or policy!!!:angryfire

Just wanted to get some opinions on this and am hoping everyone feels the same as myself and the rest of the staff where I work. What do u all think of a boss who says she can't work the day after x-mas b/c she doesn't have a sitter? I was so mad and wanted to ask her what about the rest of the staff who have children and daycare is closed??? Now she just informed us that she doesn't have a sitter for Jan 2nd too!!! So, this means she will be off x-mas eve, x-mas day, dec 26, ny eve and day and the day after!!! I know some of u may think this is petty but I'm just really ticked off right now about this. I understand there are perks to being a NM but sheesh, have a little consideration for your staff!!! I know of someone who doesn't know how she is going to work her scheduled shift the day after thanksgiving due to no sitter but was told she has to be there or find someone to switch. Why is is that all of a sudden when u become a NM that you can make up all these stupid rules but somehow they just never apply to yourself??!!! Ok, there, I'm done with my vent. Opinions much appreciated.

I would have either went to school to be a veterinarian or obtained whatever degree would qualify me to open my own chain of daycares, like Kindercare and such.

Hello All, Just a quick question..... I work with this NA who tells me she was diagnosed with "pre-diabetes" several years ago and that she was prescribed Glucophage BID. She says she takes the med for a little while and then eventually just stops taking it. Every now and again she will check her blood sugar while we are at work (she doesn't have one at home) and EVERY TIME it is above 200. Several days last week it was 350 and even 429 one day!! She came and told me "hey Tam, guess what..my sugar is 429! and then she proceeded to start laughing. ***!!?? People that are that ignorant and noncompliant about their diabetes makes my blood boil!!:angryfire Anyways, I angrily tell her that she desperatley needs to call her MD and make him aware of these high sugars and to just be honest with him about her noncompliance. I go on to tell her that she needs insulin(she is not even on a sliding scale). The entire time i tell her this stuff and try to educate her she just laughs. So now to my question... Me being the charge RN... could I be held liable b/c I didn't notify the manager, occupational health nurse ect? Oh I forgot to add that she appears to be asymptomatic when her sugars are that high, b'c if she was having sypmtoms I definately would have done something. Plus I worry that she could be putting patients at risk by taking care of them with her sugar that high. Please send some advice my way. Thanks!!!

This didn't happen to me but to a friend who works at Children's Hospitol. She cares for all of the abused kids and she told me this story one day and I just couldn't stop crying. She was in the playroom with this little girl one day and she handed her a carton of chocolate milk and the little girl accidently dropped it and milk spilled all over and this poor little child said to my friend" please don't beat me.. I'll clean it up" After my friend cleaned it up she said she had to go in the bathroom and cry. So Sad.