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How common is it for the RNs to not getting writen up for behavior issues such as not listening to the provider and basically almost causing danger to patient ? My SO works at hospital and has mentioned it's fultile to explain to some nurses what not to do because they do the opposite when they feel they do not trust the provider but unfortunately it has repercussions and for patients health at times yet the RN does not get reprimanded. So now he will have a rapid response nurse go show the RNs what to do or what they need to do because he said its not worth the fight for him. They won't listen.

Hi all! I'm in my second year of nursing and just love it! I want to specialize and become a NICU nurse although have debated on getting my DNP. While speaking with two friends of mine who currently work as RNs at different settings, one clinic and one hospital they both had something that has left me pondering about respect within our own community. respected by nurse practitioners? It seems the NPs who round on her floor act like they have no respect for the nurses and a friend of hers who works as an administrative employee for a medical group has stated that the NPs have complained against the nurses for calling so much about what they consider 'incompetent' questions they should know and belittle them like they're beneath them. The other friend who works at the clinic has mentioned The only two NPs who work for the medical practice try to dictate my friend to do tasks the MA should be doing, and my friend feels like they think her RN degree irrelevent when they want whatever it is done. She also mentioned when it comes to being chummy, at least in the clinic the NPs tend to be more buddies with the docs then the other nurses who are not NPs and they almost seem to forget they're on the same team. Is this why there's a saying we eat our own? No team work? If so, I'm fearful for our future, but with this said what is your take on this. Please tell me this is not common. It's disheartening to hear we have chips on our shoulders due to an advanced degree which is so silly, as most people these days have one. I would hate to think loving nursing makes me naive when it comes to politics within our profession. RNs do you feel respected by NPs?

Hi All! So wanted to give you some examples. When he or the other medical providers do a call shift they are required to do admissions as well, but now they're only requires to do two admissions and take calls, as they were being over worked and exhausting themselves thing to take all calls the med group is required and admissions. He said a friend of his had 120 calls in his shift 7-7 and half of them were frivolous. SO said an example is a time when at 3 am he was doing an admission a nurse called to tell him a patient needed a speciality bed. SO was floored as to why at 3 she would call and state this as it's something that can be felt with in the morning with charge nurse. Or a nurse who called in to state patient had high BP BUt she didn't know his name or what he came in for. So time was wasted on her trying to figure out her charting during the phone call. He also states it's not mandated they call for changes but sometimes they do but he understands It could be to check their bases, and he doesn't mind that. He also said if there's already a baseline then calling to let him know isn't necessary as they are already aware of the issue. He is trying to work on having a better out look and not let the over needed phone calls get to him. He wants to remember everyone has a role and he is a team player so your POV does help when he reads these comments. Thank you.

My SO is a medical provider at a hospital (internist). He does a call shift to answer questions from nurses. He has NPs in his group as well. He was venting the other day and mentioned how he wasn't so short with the nurses when he first started, but now the phone has a bad connotation as he knows when it rings it's due to a problem he has to help with. It's silly when it's his job to answer, but he says he gets annoyed but he said he likes nurses who think critically and he said the ones who usually call tend to call for mundane reasons and he admitted his med group has started to see a pattern in the nurses who do keep calling because they choose not to figure out a problem themselves. They have NPs with their group as well. He also mentioned the NPs have started to get cranky with phone calls too even though some were the floor nurses at one point. Is it common when you call for help, to deal with the providers who are moody and what's a good way to remind them you call because it's their job to answer and they should try to be more understanding? NPs---can you relate to this? He said he's trying to remember it's his job to help and he wasn't always like this, but I guess when he feels the answer is right infront of your face and you still call for help-he feels it's a waste of his time. I informed him id get feedback from here-what would you guys want him and his colleagues to know regarding your position when you do call for advice? ..He's trying to work on getting past being short. It's not all the time just when he thinks phone call is unnecessary.