I know last week there was discussion about how nurses were NOT featured in the first episode. Tonight, 10 minutes in, they've shown two nurses talking and working.
the first one addressed how people think that nurses just pass pills and bedpans. well, she talked about it briefly
second one-(or, other viewers, was it the same nurse on a different day witha different hairdo) she was caring for a drunk man. it appears she was giving a bedside report-to another nurse, maybe? they didn't say. anyways, the gentelman was saying how he had to get out of there, had a paper he had to turn in to school in 3 hours, etc. Nurse was telling him that he almost died last night, he wasn't leaving, she had already heard his sob story and she didn't care that he had something to turn in, he should have thought about that before getting so drunk.
Did anyone else who watched that think that she was seriously being rude to him? I mean, if you dont care, you dont care, no one can make you care. But she stood there and told him to his face that she didnt care about what he had to do. Yelling at him like she was his mother. What a great public impression of nurses- its like the Nurse Ratchet sterotype. Yes, it was just an edited clip of an episode, adn possibly taken out of context.....but, she did say it.
and, maybe that was a poor editing job to purposely make her look all snotty....
Specializes in Nursing Education, CVICU, Float Pool.
Thank you 2ndwind! I am a 17yo and recently graduated kid who is still learning. I may have to make mistakes and learn the hard way, but those mistake and experiences will be mine. I really do try to consider older nurses opinions in the formulation of my decisions and opinions. Believe me I have learned from the belt as a younger child that myh way isn't always the right way, but sometimes I have to see how its going tp work out.
If you don't have it, you better get it or you won't make it. Good lessons. Especially in a level one. Nurses must take on teaching residents as well as new nurses. That resident should be grateful, and I am sure his Chief is.
Maybe that intern had been getting under their skin for awhile. Maybe she had screwed up a bunch of times. From what we saw of that episode it seemed like the intern was dragging her feet on ordering the meds and the situation appeared volatile. Sometimes there isn't any other way but the direct way.
Specializes in Nursing Education, CVICU, Float Pool.
2ndwind were you addressing me? I didn't know if you had mistakenly called me platon20.
I loved how direct she was, that was very courageous and brave of her. I just didn't like her attitude throught out the situation. I bet that intern was happy. Haha! Lolz!!! I would be happy if the nurse saved my tail too. I love to see nurses have the upper hand sometimes. Mutual respect is needed in many walks of life.
Specializes in Nursing Education, CVICU, Float Pool.
re: er nurse amanda talking to the resident:
it wasnt what she said, it was the way she said it.... with a lot of attitude and a superiority complex in her voice. her body language and tone was atrocious.
the proper way to address this would be as follows:
nurse: "dr x, i noticed you ordered 1mg haldol for our patient. can we give her a larger dose? it comes in 5mg/1ml and the standard dosing range for haldol for agitation is 2-10mg iv or po. we usually use at least 2mg."
its totally nonconfrontational and a much better way to handle the situation. now if the doc refuses or gets an attitude, then by all means go over his head or tell him that he's wrong or whatever. but that should be a secondary response, not the primary one. there's no need to be rude when you dont have to. rudeness should be saved for situations that are a) life threatening or pose a serious risk to the patient's health; b) after repeated attempts to be nice have failed.
the situation shown on tv with the resident ordering 1mg of haldol instead of 2.5mg falls into neither of those categories.
thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! platon20 finally someone who understands, or agrees rather, that the way she said what she had to say could cause more problems instead of solving them. try the right way first so your tail is covered when someone from management or administration comes in b/c of a "mishap between co-workers". thank you so much.
I can't believe we're still discussing Amanda's shortcomings when we've since seen ANOTHER episode of Boston Med in which she's proven to be an exceptional nurse to have in a code -- and highly human when things end badly for her patient, crying outside with other nurses. We also see the jovial, collegial side of her, and watch her joke with her colleagues and watch her try her hand at dating.
Seriously, we're still picking at one moment on one bad day?
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Thank you 2ndwind! I am a 17yo and recently graduated kid who is still learning. I may have to make mistakes and learn the hard way, but those mistake and experiences will be mine. I really do try to consider older nurses opinions in the formulation of my decisions and opinions. Believe me I have learned from the belt as a younger child that myh way isn't always the right way, but sometimes I have to see how its going tp work out.