Today at work I noticed that it looked like a nurse didn't use alcohol pads when doing accu checks, but I just thought maybe I seen wrong, so I didn't say nothing, but later on this same nurse went to give a patient a shot, once again no alcohol pads again, but the needle was already bent, of course I said something to her about it and she just tried to act like she didn't hear me and hurried up and jabed the bent needle in the patient causing the patient to scream and cry. When she pulled to needle out it was bent way more then it was when it went it, I once again said something to her, her responce to me was' I'm the nurse, your the aid, mind your own business'. Of course I don't want any problems at work, but it isn't fair to the patient, any suggestions on what I might be able to do?
I used to enjoy reading and posting here but lately it seems a lot of people want to be "catty". QUOTE]
So now, some have stooped to name calling? Is it my imagination or what, that "catty" sounds alot like "Cathy"?
In my original posts I was just trying to expess MY opinion, of which if this is a public forum I am allowed to have one same as rest of you, THAT it might not be such a good idea to encourage this CNA to watch, document, report every move this nurse makes, since no one here has all the facts. I'd hate to know that my license, my job, my LIFE were dependent on a CNA who got her advice off of a public forum from other "nurses...?" about what to do in a certain situation. What are nurses doing to each other? Where did the idea go to be helpful to one another?
We have no idea what that nurse was going thru that day, how much she had to deal with and how overwhelmed she was.
I realize the type of forum this is, that you won't get both sides here, I realize it isn't written in stone that the CNA doesn't have to take the advice, but she certainly asked for it, didn't she? How do YOU know she won't take it?
Well, whatEVER.
STILL my humble opinion, whether you like it or not.
We have no idea what that nurse was going thru that day, how much she had to deal with and how overwhelmed she was.
I realize the type of forum this is, that you won't get both sides here, I realize it isn't written in stone that the CNA doesn't have to take the advice, but she certainly asked for it, didn't she? How do YOU know she won't take it?
Well, whatEVER.
STILL my humble opinion, whether you like it or not.
My point is this: whether I agree with your opinion or not I respect it.
LPN1974, LPN
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