lberryj

Nothing wrong with being proactive and lending helping hands, because in essence we do that every day. However some how the nurse got behind in her med pass and nobody knew it. Most nurses don't need help with med passes if that is the only thing they have to do at the time. But no way in the world would I do that to my patients. If I am reaching my 1hr past due limit, I'm asking for help. Now If I asked a nurse for help and she said no, I think that's a different ball game

Nothing wrong with being proactive and lending helping hands, because in essence we do that every day. However some how the nurse got behind in her med pass and nobody knew it. Most nurses don't need help with med passes if that is the only thing they have to do at the time. But no way in the world would I do that to my patients. If I am reaching my 1hr past due limit, I'm asking for help. Now If I asked a nurse for help and she said no, I think that's a different ball game

I completely understand what you are saying, and I feel it to be true, however, I don't think it would be fair to say nobody helped..

There was a nurse that was running around like a chicken with her head cut off. Several nurses asked to help her and she said no. Then the nurse approached her again at 5am and asked if she needed help. The nurse running around replied " well it's 5am now"...shrugs. At the end of the shift sure enough she talked about how crazy her night was and that nobody helped her...

This is a topic that has come up a few times within the past week. Why is it that some nurses believe that other nurses should be monitoring them to see if and when they get behind, to volunteer and help them? I love to help other nurses but how am I supposed to know that you have just finished passing your 9pm meds at 1am? That breaks my heart at the same time I had no idea what your situation was. I see it like this. If you don't ask for help don't expect help...