Someone talk me down!!

[petiteflower]

I am the only nurse that staffs our small ER on a regular basis. I act as manager. I work with nurses that work the acute floor and cover ER when I am not there. Most (almost all of them) could care less about ER (I don't get that). I have tried to orientate, educate, assist even beg to get these people to learn the equipment. But what makes me the ANGRIEST is the fact that I have tried to explain to these people that when they take equipment from ER, they have GOT to replace it or leave a note telling the location. I had two potential serious patients today (we have a very small ER) both potentially needing suction---the suction had been taken from one ER and the cardiac monitor from the other. I was FURIOUS!!!!!!!! Unfortunately, my temper is not a quiet one---and I blew up in front of a nursing student. I felt terrible about setting an example like that. I love my little hospital---but I don't know if I can take this (this was just the icing on the cake!!) I called the nursing student at home this evening and apologized for my behavior, but I am still upset at the staff at my hospital for so little regard. They have no regard for ER equipment, they have even taken pulse oximeters off of the monitor in the cardiac room--and not told anyone. Am I just being a bag or do I have a right to be upset??????? And how do I control my temper??? I care about the patients, and about the job I do----but I don't see anything changing no matter how hard I try. It's to the point that I have thought about leaving!!!!!!!!!:angryfire :angryfire :angryfire

[lindalee]

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To posessive or ER???? What an idiot. Hand him a few law suits and perhaps his attitude will be correctly adjusted. Or perhaps with luck he will be the one to arrive with the crushing chest pain and no monitor or oximeter available. Give me a break. Unfortunately if this is management attitude and they certainly need to wake up and smell the roses or this will bite them in their fat ****. I hate attitudes like this from management. How in the world are we to function without support.

[lindalee]

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To posessive or ER???? What an idiot. Hand him a few law suits and perhaps his attitude will be correctly adjusted. Or perhaps with luck he will be the one to arrive with the crushing chest pain and no monitor or oximeter available. Give me a break. Unfortunately if this is management attitude and they certainly need to wake up and smell the roses or this will bite them in their fat ****. I hate attitudes like this from management. How in the world are we to function without support.