Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

BanoraWhite · Sep 20, 2011

Just because Mr./Mrs Pt has dementia it doesnt make them any less of a person.

Don't roll your eyes at them, shut their door and ignore them or yell at them for "being annoying". They are real people with real feelings.

lifein08 · Sep 29, 2011

Please don't label this thread "negative". It is meant to be fun.
Your scrubs are ugly.
I don't think you are "cute" when you get all googley-eyed and giggly around the young docs. I think it makes nurses look bad.
I cannot BELIEVE you were nominated for A Daisy Award! Did you nominate yourself?
It's called deodorant, use it.
Do your own assessment and stop badgering me for every single detail during report.
I swear I am going to put Ex Lax all over my lunch so the next time someone calls out for the runs, I will know it is you who keeps stealing my food!
Yes, my stethoscope is nice and it was expensive. Buy your own.
No time to help me turn my patient, huh? Yet, every time you need help, I have been there for you.
Your situational awareness sucks. While you are browsing the latest deals on the internet, I am drowning. Look around and help out your coworkers.
I'm happy you look rested and ready for your shift. Next time get here 15 minutes earlier so I can leave on time and be rested and ready for you.
No, you don't ALWAYS get the crappy assignment. I don't think you'd be happy with ANY assignment.
If you're sooooo sick of this place- leave.

I would sayok

CNABESS · Sep 29, 2011

going into a pts. rm. and fluffing sheets and pillows does NOT count as patient care. That pt. still needs help w/ ADLs. Do not count on his lack of short term memory to save you, especially when I went into his rm. 2 minutes after you left and found him on a dirty sheet with dirty underwear on. Did you forget that I would be giving him the back rub I promised him? Just because he has brain cancer, you assume he does not deserve full care because he wont remember anyway? You are lazy and a disgrace. Please quit and get a job selling movie tickets. That way you can sit on your ass for hours and still get paid. Oh, you already do that here don't you?

Not_A_Hat_Person, RN · Oct 2, 2011

It's not very smart to admit coming to work "slightly hung-over," especially if you work with disabled teens.

If the student didn't tell you why he got arrested, why do you think I'll tell you?

allnurses Guide · Oct 6, 2011

"I supposed to be training you, but I'm just gonna let you run free.

Not because I think you are so super-duper, but because I am not going to beg anyone to stay by my side and allow me to teach them.

If you 'know it all already' and have 'so much experience' because you worked in XYZ Medical Hospital for 6 months, then apparently it would be a waste of my time to work with you.

You also tell me that all of us in Psych would be 'terrified' and 'overwhelmed' by a medical floor.

Listen, Pee Wee: as a newbie to our hospital, you have no clue about what you don't know. The fact that you don't know what you don't know--and don't care-- scares me.

You have no clue what I can teach you. I've been in geriatrics my entire 20+ year career and psych for close to 7 years. I love to teach and people love to train with me. That's your loss.

Also, you have no clue what any of our experiences are. All of our nurses have some serious medical hospital experience. We have some that came from an ICU or ER background... yes. That is correct... from ICU or ER.

*BTW: why do all the cocky young fellers worship ICU and ER to the point of being rudely dismissive of all other units?*

No, I would not be 'afraid' of the pumps on a medical floor. My badge says PCT but this PCT just finished nursing school and loves working with equipment, but doesn't talk about it. Unlike you, I am secure and have no desire to brag and I am inwardly laughing at your assumptions.

So, Pee Wee, when you're cocky butt makes a wrong move and wanks off an actively hallucinating and homicidal patient, and that patient corners your puny rear in a remote corner out of earshot of the rest of us... you better pray that the kung fu you're bragging about knowing saves your bacon.

So, go about your merry way... run off, talk over me, shrug your shoulders, laugh derisively and dig your own grave.

Hope you figure it out... soon."

DixieRedHead, ASN, RN · Oct 8, 2011

Supervisor Perspective:

"You don't have your labs?" Call the lab.

" You don't have your meds?" Call the pharmacy.

"You have labs that need to be drawn?" Get a needle.

"The CNAs need some help?" Help them.

"They left you in a mess?" Tell THEM.

"You have to stay 4 hours late to chart?" Not buying it. It's writing.

"You didn't take a break?" You get ten minutes, you spent 45 mins on a personal phone call.

"Your really buried?" Call me before you get buried, I'll help you.

"You're going to be late because you are stuck in traffic?" You need to find a different way to come to work, that's the third time this week. Do I look stupid?

"You've been out sick 10 days this year on a Monday or a Friday?" No you won't be going to weekends, no matter how much you ask.

"I show partiality?" Yes, I do, I like people who come to work and don't suffer from craniorectal inversion.

SoCalRN1970 · Oct 8, 2011

I love it when you put knives in my back, oh just kidding, no I am not serious, seriously.

carolmaccas66, BSN, RN · Oct 9, 2011

Don't shout at me when u speak to me! I'm only standing a few feet away from you. Have you had your hearing checked lately?

Some staff don't take the hint that they REALLY need a hearing aid - that goes for patients too!

dudette10, MSN, RN · Nov 1, 2011

Can we please start this shift without you whining about your patient assignment...again? Just one shift without you whining about something unfair done to you. Just one. That's all I ask.

luckynurse_1234 · Nov 3, 2011

You have three moderately difficult patients so you expect me to cover two out of the three patients since you can only focus on one patient as well as my own SIX moderately difficult patients? To the charge nurse who preferentially skips his buddies on shift for admissions because they are always "so busy": this will come back to bite you big time. To the nurses who make all their appointments on the days they work because somehow they can't do it on their time off: Really?? It isn't fun for me to randomly drop everything/increase my patient load because you can't schedule your 1 hour dental cleaning any other time. Also agree with situational awareness bc I've had one patient about to code, one vomiting, one in intractable pain and a coworker sitting in the breakroom texting. Finally, my pet peeve is nurses who try to give you report before your shift even starts if you get their early so they can leave early. I have to say I LOVE this thread and I think it is helpful as it may clue people in to things they don't even realize they do that annoy their coworkers.

Mom2boysRN · Nov 5, 2011

Yes I am a new nurse and yes I forgot to do something that in hindsite was stupid to forget. BUT if you must wake me up and early in the morning when you know I worked late into the night 1. Don't be rude to my dh who answered the phone and then be rude to me when you tell me I need to come in. 2. When you ask me how far away I live and tell me I need to come right now I know you are timing me so 3. When you start b!&$#ing at me as soon as I walk in the door and I simply walk away to take care of the task you assigned me without speaking to you don't follow me I'm trying to not take my frustration out on you as you are doing to me and finally 4. When you do follow me and tell me not to take it out on you despite me obviously trying to avoid you (because I was really trying to avoid telling you off for being so rude to me) then 5. Don't go running to the supervisor to complain about my mistake and my attitude when I am simply returning what you gave to me.

ProgressiveActivist, BSN, RN · Nov 7, 2011

Here is my rant to a know it all RN: Would you please for the love of god shut up. Because it's all about you, you, you, oh yeah, and you. We must all bow down before the greatness that is you! Self esteem is a good thing to have but you are delusional. Three years of ICU does not make you an expert on everything. So your grandfather was a doctor and you should have been one too? Take off the damn white knee length coat - the coat ceremony is a big deal in medical school and you are ******* off the real MDs. Do you ever shut up? And by the way you are not in charge of this unit. Stop addressing me as dear sweetie honey and baby you weirdo. I was a nurse when you were still on the playground. Ahhhhhhh that felt good.