I am still very new, got off orientation march 14 and there is still a million things that I have to learn.
I'm all about team work, if a med needs to be given, and my co-worker asks me to give it I will, help changing a diaper etc. etc.
there was a med yesterday during day shift that was discontinued, but on the computer it showed as "not given"
I asked my manager if it was ok for me to put "not given" she told me "no, that is dayshift, not your fault, leave it alone"
so I leave it.
the new day nurse comes in, and the med is still there showing as pink "missed dose" and I told her, that it was day shift, not mine. and she said "but you could of put it as not given, you can do that, we work as a team here". and I said "well, I asked and was told no", and she kept on lecturing me on how I am supposed to click it as not given because during report I was told that the order was discontinued.......
so I just said to her "well, I asked, and I was told no, so I am not clicking it", and finally I just agreed with her, and said "next time I will go over the computer mars so this doesn't happen" but did not click that missed med.
she looked at me with the meanest look on her face, like I was doing something wrong... and it made me upset.
I am new, so I hate when everyone has different things to say, before I asked the manager if I could click "not given" I asked 2 other nurses and they were ok with it........ but before doing that, I asked the manager and she told me "no"
I hate being bombarded by different opinions. I wish there was way that everyone would just follow the rules, and did things according to the rules of the unit.
One time on 4/1 I omitted a dose, that the day nurse told me it was a PRN but on the computer it showed as scheduled. I was talked to about that, and the day nurse did not click "not given" on one of my meds.
but she was right, it was my responsability to have documented as refused medication. I learned, and God willing I will not make that mistake again.
Everyday we make mistakes, and no one is perfect, and hopefully most of us learn from mistakes.
I cant' stand people who just keep lecturing me until I agree with them.
Everyone is entitled to their opinions, and I explained myself to this day nurse from today, and that should of been it. "we work as a team" she said to me.
when I have heard so many complaints from several dayshift nurses on how everyone doesn't help eachother out in dayshift.
that even when the manager makes the assignment, she actually has to "buddy up" the dayshift nurses just for the reason that they dont' help eachother out.
I want to be the best employee I can be, and I believe that the rules are there for a reason.
so anyways, I wanted to confirm what this day nurse had said, therefore I called the clinical nurse specialist to ask if it was ok for me to click "not given" and she said "no it's not, you asked the manager and she said no, and I say no, that medication was dayshift problem not on your time"
so I will leave it at that.
thanks for reading:uhoh21:
NsgChica
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hey, have you tried referencing the policies/procedures manual? reading the hospital policies may be helpful in ending the differences of opinion. i have done this a couple of times, when i had people tell me different things that were in conflict with one another. after i pull up the policy...let's just say everyone learns something new. by the way, i can totally relate to your situation, this kind of thing happens to me all of the time.