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I do believe that education is definitely lacking in the actions of this PCA, as no one has the right to bark at you while at work, patients aren't so staff should not feel entitled either! I find that the action of this organisation in promoting the behaviour of this PCA over the RN is inconceivable, as I work in ED and quite frankly am aware that some of the nursing home patients that present are in no way urgent and could have waited for their GP to review. I hope this organisation now realises the wrong in their actions and that an RN on staff reduces the amount of hot water the organisation can find itself in. I could only begin to imagine what the son of that patient would think after such an incident. I believe you made the right choice in leaving as no professional should have to endure that type of mistreatment. We work too blinkin hard to get where we are. All the best mate.

I guess as nurses we need to separate ourselves from the job as it is hard living and dying with each patient. We can however empathise, in some cases sympathise with our patients and their families.

It's surprising the guy didn't say something about the placement!

Hi, y'all. I have just started my new graduate program, and am working on med/surg cardiac unit. We get all sorts there as we take admissions from our smallish EC. It is normal for me to get five to six patients on a day, no EN, CNAs or NAs. The charge nurse doesn't take patients but will lend a hand, CN is a resource person, we have an educator who will help, a new position of senior nurse/educator on these shifts has also just begun. A night duty I was asked to do in my second week I was asked to take eleven patients. Consequently I also hate paperwork!. :angryfire Hey, the best of luck to you. It is an awesome job, I love it!

I was called in one night to special a patient, a LOL. This lady just had a hip fracture and was very aggressive about wanting to go home and was trying to get out of bed! The ward was busy and the order of the night was to keep her quiet and in bed (easier said than done!). This elderly woman was becoming increasingly annoyed with me as I continued to tell her to stay put. She was calling me a mean spirited individual and many other phrases she could think of!. Just as I was beginning to believe her it was time for my break (a sanity break!). I was off for just half an hour but when I came back the nurse that had taken over was at her wits end and frustrated with the LOL, she was glad to see me. I took over and she left. I was uncomfortable in the chair I was sitting in and as I had just managed to convince the lady to take a break from squirming (and resume in a little while!) I decided to lay on the floor. Just as I had gotten comfortable this little old lady who I thought hated me, looked over the bed rail at me and said "are you okay dear?". "Would you like me to get you a blanket?". I found this very funny, and sweet at the same time.

Working one night on a geriatric ward with a nursing student we were doing the "poo round" when we encountered that smell... Any nurse with some experience will know that if you can smell something at a distance its not good! Well, we went in to the LOL in NAD (little old lady in no apparent distress) and proceeded to change her. Half way through I was finding it tough to continue and before I could make comment the student left the room.....I did not know what to make of this, and was curious when the student came back moments later with a hudson mask! Before I could ask what this was for as the LOL was in NAD, the student connected the mask to the Oxygen and put it on himself!!! This still serves as a source of amusement and I wonder if it works!