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Specializes in Acute Care Cardiac, Education, Prof Practice.

I don't do this often, but this really twirked my chicken this morning.

I have come to the understanding that a lot of nurses don't care about the psych/soc aspects I pass on about my patients. Ok I get it Nurse A, you don't care if my patient is having second thoughts about the 20 percocet she ate last week...

but when you are receiving report on a difficult patient and midstream the CNA comes over to tell you he has pulled out a subclavian cath and then NOC nurse (me) runs off to assess the patient would you just sit there and have a conversation with another nurse about a purse you bought?

Sometimes I feel like I am the only one with a sense of urgency...and then, when someone else doesn't react I wonder if I am being crazy.

Vent off.

Thanks for listening,

Crazy Taitter:sasq:

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You are not being crazy, you are just being a good nurse and a decent human being.

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"twirked my chicken"? :lghmky:

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Specializes in NICU.

Wow, at first I thought you were going to be venting ABOUT virgins, which would have been pretty interesting.

In all seriousness, though, I agree with you. I can't stand it when people don't realize that their shift begins when they clock in/receive their assignment.

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I don't do this often, but this really twirked my chicken this morning.

I have come to the understanding that a lot of nurses don't care about the psych/soc aspects I pass on about my patients. Ok I get it Nurse A, you don't care if my patient is having second thoughts about the 20 percocet she ate last week...

but when you are receiving report on a difficult patient and midstream the CNA comes over to tell you he has pulled out a subclavian cath and then NOC nurse (me) runs off to assess the patient would you just sit there and have a conversation with another nurse about a purse you bought?

Sometimes I feel like I am the only one with a sense of urgency...and then, when someone else doesn't react I wonder if I am being crazy.

Vent off.

Thanks for listening,

Crazy Taitter:sasq:

Bird_with_knife.gif.............poor chicken.

I, too, have been in positions where I felt I was the only one who seemed to sense an urgent matter. In one instance I was working in LTC and I had a man with SOB. My supervisor just happened to come around the corner and advised me to give him a neb tx (which wasn't a standing order, nor an order for the pt). After taking his VS, calling the doc, he was sent out and admitted. At that point I had only had my license for let's see....a week maybe? Kudos to you for concerning yourself with your patients and not the latest Prada or Lois Vuitton....(I love purses, too...but what about patient care?)

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I have the same issues. I have even been told I jump the gun, I just can't stand WAITING. When something needs to be done I feel it needs to be DONE NOW.

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Specializes in Alzheimer's, Geriatrics, Chem. Dep..

Sometimes I feel like I am the only one with a sense of urgency...and then, when someone else doesn't react I wonder if I am being crazy.

Drives me nuts too, and not just in a nursing setting!

Keep up the good work!

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Specializes in ob/gyn med /surg.

I don't do this often, but this really twirked my chicken this morning.

hehe i love this.. i usually say "son of a chicken" when i get upset..

i think your a awesome nurse keep up the good work.. i love your posts

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Wow, at first I thought you were going to be venting ABOUT virgins, which would have been pretty interesting.

Me too . . . at first glance . . also, last night my husband was talking about "virgin tires" . . . .(brand new tires - retreads are illegal now).

"Son of a biscuit eater, go to Helms" ... .is a phrase I've heard since I was a kid and we had the "Helms Bakery" truck that delivered fresh donuts every morning and had a drawer full of candy for kids.

"Sugar foot" is a replacement for the other "S" word.

Keep up the good work Tait . . . . :up:

steph

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Specializes in Acute Care Cardiac, Education, Prof Practice.

Thanks for the supportive responses!

I make up phrases all the time and that was this morning "du jour"!

:hrnsmlys:

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Specializes in Jack of all trades, and still learning.
Thanks for the supportive responses!

I make up phrases all the time and that was this morning "du jour"!

:hrnsmlys:

ROFL tait!!!

Seriously, though. Sounds like you had a bad shift. Hopefully your quick action prevented any real damage, and good on the CNA for being as 'overreactive' as you!

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Had a nurse giving me report once on a group of patients and when she got to the last one (a 'walkie/talkie' 5th or 6th one down the line), she told me about his diet and activity and so on (pretty much read me the kardex... I hate that). Anywho, after talking about him for a few minutes, just happens to mention that his last BP is something like 50 systolic.

I leaped out of my seat and went straight to his room. As I was headed out the door, she was yelling "HEY! I'M NOT FINISHED WITH REPORT!" My answer was "Yes you are!!"

He didn't make it :(

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