Pulling-Sorry It's Whiny

[imenid37]

I am going to whine here. I was pulled to the CCU over the weekend. I do LDRP (M/B, L/D, NBN,GYN) The CCU nurses were very nice and I was just supposed to act as a Nursing Assistant. My problem is w/ my co-workers. Sorry I hate to be pulled. I prefer to only go for 4 hours which is acceptable on my unit. My co-workers wanted to stick me for the whole 8 because they also do not like to be pulled. They are more than willing to go for just 4 and split it w/ me if it is their turn. This has happened to me many times . I try to be helpful and I understand not wanting to go. If my turn is soon coming up, I will often split it w/ a co-worker who's unhappy about the pull. What I do not get is the attitude that it's not my problem unless it involves inconvenience to me. I work w/ people of vaying skill levels and I find that these folks want/require lots of the most help to do their own jobs, offer the least help to others. One woman told me she prefers to go for 8 hours, but go less often. That's fine except when she has to go, she has been more than happy to split it w/ me in the past. She had no answe for this. It just p*sses me off to put up w/ such selfishness. I like the pt's, but often find my co-workers act more like my 3 kids, than adult professional women. ARRRGGGHHH!!! I am sorry to whine, but I am just sick to death of this. BTW, I went only for 4 hours and one of these fine women then had to take a turn.

[L&D_RN_OH]

We only get floated to the GYN unit. But, we keep a log of when everyone is floated, so we end up taking turns. Maybe this would work for you. It seems like it would be cheaper to call in a NA rather than pay a L&D nurse's wage to perform NA skills.

[dawngloves, BSN, RN]

ITA. You need to keep track of who got pulled and when. When I get pulled, I prefer to work my whole shift in that area. I work 12s and it's a real PITA to come back and take a new assignment for four hours.

There are whiners everywhere. You have to ignore them. Nothing will make them happy.

[dragonfly954]

Eack year I work as a per diem during season in a small hospital.They got the idea last year that it was ok to try to float us all over the hospital three times a shiftas anurse,not an na.Then they expected assessments on the computer for all your patients.Needless to say,we fought back and a system for floating was put on paper that was reasonable.I got the old either you float or go home story.Didn't mind going as a tech once in a while,but different nursing assignments 3 times in a 12 hr shift.That policy on paper stopped a lot of the fighting over whose turn it was to float.if it was your turn you went for 4 hours unless you volunteered for 8.

[cannoli]

I hear you.

Have worked with a lot of people like that over the years.

[VivaLasViejas, ASN, RN]

And then you have nurses like me, who LOVE to float, don't mind getting pulled to another unit, and have no problem getting paid RN wages for CNA work.

I work the 3-11 shift, which is rare in a hospital where 95% of the nurses work 12's, so I'm usually the person who bridges the gaps in staffing. This means doing a lot of PRN'ing......helping the nursing teams with admissions, IV starts, paperwork, etc. I love it! I don't get bored, like I did when I worked straight nights and stayed on med/surg all the time. I can work anywhere but the ER, and once in a blue moon I end up there as a translator for Spanish-speaking patients or help with intake assessments.

Yes, sometimes I get a really good team of patients that I hate to give up at 7PM, and other times I get one team under control and have to move to a completely different team across the hall. But 90% of the time it works for me, and that's better than a lot of people have it.:)