Is it just me or does it seem that a requirement to work in management is no common sense?
We had a Code Blue the other night - it was a very traumatic and rough code blue but thank god we brought the patient back and they were stabilized and then taken to ICU.
Next shift - as we are coming on duty (4 staff from the previous nightshift myself included) we are told to meet the Warden in her office.
"Other patients said you were to loud and distubing them". "One patient said she saw some staff joking and laughing"
and i quote: "Just cuse you saved a life does not mean you can carry on and be loud. Next time you have an emergency take care of it quietly"
HELLO!!! Get real.....EVERY code blue in my entire career is loud - its a life or death situation and there are 15 people trying to save a persons life.
Does anybosy see this as insane or is it just me?
The patients seem to think that we are having a party when in reality its a major emergency
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In the "olden days", a manager would have listened to the complaint, thanked them for bringing it to her attention, state that she would look into the situation and that would be it. A savvy manager would not have dreamed of harping on staff with stupid nonsense, which is what about ninety percent of it is. A big part of the role was to deflect all the BS and keep it from hitting the staff. Back then, nurses were considered a resource and you looked after them. Sadly, those days are gone.
That, and the team work and camraderie, is what us old codgers are referring to when we say it is sad that the current generation of nurses will never experience what we had. It wasn't demoralizing back then.
And this, boys and girls, is an example of "What nursing was like 25 years ago..." (referring to another thread that snarkily asked the question)
In school, Had a nurse ***** to mine that she needs to control her patient's vent alarm because it is bothering the patient next door (ICU). This PMO'd me so much that that I mouthed "bite me". That patient was mine too, and was soon to die, we were busy trying to quickly deep sedate , then call the family. We had our hands full. Some people forget what it is they are doing each day, seriously!! borderline sociopathic behavior here.
I've had some quiet codes when I worked EMS. But it is quiet when there are only 3 or 4 people coding the patient. It is always loud in the hospital. Alarms, calling for things, family freaking out, etc.
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Whatta ******* I can see it now...
Hey...psssst...hey...can you pass me the epi?...no, the epi...psst...are you listening?...I said epi...here, let me write it down and pass you a note............
I am an ER nurse and we once had a patient complain that "the nurses all ignored me, they were ALL in with the patient across the hall". Well, said patient was here for a non emergent complaint and the patient across the hall was a full arrest. So, you bet we were ignoring her because we were all in with the code!
LOL- I tell my pts
"I'm terribly sorry for the delay, but we had a bit of an emergency that was all hands on deck there for a minute. I'm just so glad you aren't sick enough to be five people's number one priority"
I WISH I could say:
"Sorry bout that, had to off the bugger before he could ring the call bell a forty-seventh time. I'm gonna go put him in a body bag, can I bring you anything on the way back?"
"Sorry bout that, had to off the bugger before he could ring the call bell a forty-seventh time. I'm gonna go put him in a body bag, can I bring you anything on the way back?"
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I too have had patients who got upset about a coding patient getting all the attention. Likewise, the patients who are able to complain about the noise don't need to be there or should be thankful they are well enough.
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And this, boys and girls, is an example of "What nursing was like 25 years ago..." (referring to another thread that snarkily asked the question)