Some people are just plain rude!

Kooky Korky, BSN, RN · May 15, 2017

This triggered another memory. During my brief (but not brief enough) foray into LTC, once I had an elderly female who had fallen. I knew that her hip was fractured, because we had an on-site x-ray done and we had gotten the results. I called a hospital near the facility to call in report because we were sending the patient over. Obviously an "elite" ER nurse getting report from a "lowly" LTC nurse.
I gave my report, and I explained that we had already confirmed the fracture by x-ray. I gave the nurse the name of the x-ray company and the name of the interpreting physician. The rest of the conversation went something like this:
ER nurse: What do you expect us to do?
Me: It would be a good idea if you fixed her hip.
The hospital gave her a Lortab and sent her back, stating that their x-rays were "inconclusive" (I had seen our films, and there was a clear break). We wound up sending the patient to another hospital the next day, where her hip was repaired.

No Ortho consult at the first hospital??? No further films or imaging? WTH???? There's more to the story right? LIke what did your DON say? Your facility MD?

HburgRN07 · May 15, 2017

No assumptions were made about his motive. He totally meant it the way I took it as insulting.

Kooky Korky, BSN, RN · May 18, 2017

No assumptions were made about his motive. He totally meant it the way I took it as insulting.

If you think so, then educate him. How is your husband?

Actually, if he didn't directly state it, you did assume. Perhaps you do not hold yourself in high enough regard or you're not proud of being a school nurse. You should be, though. No one would pay you to do an unnecessary or unimportant job.