Cute_CNA

Agreed. The mental health of a nurse should not be discounted, or considered "hooky." Your mental health is a large part of your overall wellbeing.

She is (supposedly) a physician, but acts like she is your father-in-law's physician? If she is administering treatments to this patient, wouldn't that be malpractice, since it is NOT her patient? If she really does have a license, she should be reported. What a sad situation. Thank you for being your patient's advocate, Sheri.

That sounds like someone who would make a sick prank call instead of a professional dealing with patients. Who would do that? :angryfire

Is there any way that you can get the pt.'s wishes in writing? Perhaps he could get a lawyer? I think some actions need to be taken w/o the family present.

The "gift" seems inappropriately large, to me. Talk to your grandfather and find out his reasoning.

Good job!

:chuckle I knew what you meant.

I'm not a nurse but I also think your feelings are normal. It is terribly sad to see a person who was once so full of life just wasting away in an environment that doesn't seem as beneficial as it could be. You might want to consider a different area of nursing; it seems that there's plenty to choose from. I think it's a good thing that you feel compassion for these people, but your reactions to their situations might interfere w/your caring for them. Keep the compassion, just find another area of nursing in which to express it. I wish you luck.

Yes, yes, yes!

Exactly!!

I'm glad that there are more nurses speaking up for themselves so they don't get walked all over, and also can help make life a little easier for the nurses that come after them. Good for them. :icon_hug:

Oh my God. I would have been so ticked. I really hate that we are in such a sue-crazy world right now. Like it's the only answer. And I think the cause is greed. I hope nothing happens for this family to get an itchy trigger finger. To answer the OP's question, yes, my morale gets lowered because I think the patients' bad behavior is tolerated. Besides, it's hard to find a workable solution for this vast problem.

I think this was rather a rude comment, and I don't think you have experienced the things I have. And since you have no idea what it's like to be me, or know who I am at all, what right does that give you to pass judgment? Further, what does MY professionalism have to do with how I'm being cared for?

Don't forget what she said above... it seems that there were a few attempts made already to help this woman, but she just wasn't using the bedpan when given the opportunity for one reason or another. The OP was probably expecting the same result when the person asked the last time. So I don't think it was inappropriate to delegate. It sounds like it was "one of those days." Don't flame me for this, but I have to wonder if the woman asking for the bedpan several times wasn't just looking for attention. Now, maybe she did need to use the bathroom. But based on the fact that she complained that she wasn't given attention "one more time," makes me wonder if she complained out of revenge for not getting attention. I also wonder if she really needed to use the bedpan every time. Again, don't flame me for doubting the patient's intentions, but it does happen. There are attention-seeking patients out there.

Good job! I hope everything works out for you.