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

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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.

Specializes in Med Surg.

Dear IT dept. It's great that you are striving to improve the computer charting system. However, did you actually want night shift to be aware of these changes? It would not appear to be the case, seeing as how most of the classes were from 1300-1500. The only one that was close to night shift ends at 1930, an hour after our shift begins. Great planning, eh?

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Home Health.
To other coworkers: Is it too much to ask for you to clean the med cart up before I relieve you? Is it too much to ask to restock the cups and med syringes? Is it too much to ask to take down empty tube feeding bottles and restock those?

I actually said that to some co-workers once. They were highly, highly offended. A few weeks later, I got a verbal warning for "leaving meds out of order in the med cart."

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B€%>!? the chart is over there...

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Specializes in Gerontology.

Turn off your stupid blackberry, stop BBMing and take care of your pts!And for the love of God,please stop whinning! Your pts are ringing because you are spending more time with your Blackberry than with them!

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To the lazy co workers GET OFF YOUR FAT BUTT AND HELP other people. god i hate when a whole group sits around while patients needs to be turned/repositioned, changed etc and get angry or complain loudly and agressively if you ask for help. as if i am intenitally covering the patients in poop. TO the cnas IT IS YOUR JOB to help . Doesn't matter if we just changed that patient, he/she NEEDS to be changed again, too bad. maybe he/she needs vitals more often. IF i am doing something else and need them done and you are sitting around, get up and do it ! . sooooooooooooo sick of the lazy coworkers.

TO the doctors, if some other nurse didn't follow an order, report something. DO NOT take it out on me because I am the first nurse you see on that floor. NOT MY PATIENT AND I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

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I am not an idiot. If I got assigned the 4 train wrecks and 2 admits and charge's buddies got all the walkie talkies and no admits. I will say something to the charge. Especailly when this is routinely done to the passive new nurses and then they are accused of not being able to "handle it". Of course after 20 years of only getting the walkie talkies you can handle 4 walkie talkies.

I can't stand working with you.

You belong in a locked psych ward for life

Get up and answer call bells you lazy person.

Stop leaving the unit for smoke breaks and expecting me to do your work

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Specializes in Paediatrics.

Don't freak out if someone has a mental illness, a history of bipolar or depression doesn't mean they'll morph into freddy Kruger in fron of your eyes...or try to jump out of the window.

XD This one made me laugh. The visual picture was just too much :D

Lol I just really hope no one thinks like that.

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.

You have a locker- use it! Put your stuff in it, not scattered on the floor in front of multiple lockers.

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Specializes in Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.
You have a locker- use it! Put your stuff in it, not scattered on the floor in front of multiple lockers.

Or under the desk at the nurses station......

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You forgot to mention the fact that when they pop the last pill out of the med card, it would be nice if they would get a new one out of the "extras" drawer and put it with the patient's other meds. Also, when you see that the pt is low on a med, PEEL OFF the reorder sticker so when the last med is popped, I don't have to "borrow" from someone else!!

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Who on earth puts empty boxes back in the med cart/cupboard? and for crying out loud when you see that there is only a few more meds left how about ordering some more? Nothing like coming on shift on a weekend when pharmacy is closed to find no meds, empty boxes and having to hunt for replacement meds.

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The best is when they ask for help and you help them but when you need it *crickets*

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