What do you HATE to do at work?

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I thought it would be interesting to see what things nurses dread doing. For example, I hate suctioning people, there is something about seeing stuff go thru the suc cath that flips me out. Weird huh? I can take vomitting, poop, blood etc, but when its contained in that suc cath and moving thru to the cannister, I get sick. What about the rest of you?

Cheryl

There's always one REALLY smelly drunk per day that wants to thank you for "helping" them with a great BIG kiss- BLECH!!!

" I Luuuuuvvvee yoooooo Honey, Smmmmmoooch!"

Brrrrrrr icky!! icky!! icky!! Kiss this old man!

-Sara

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I absolutely HATE body odor & I'm not talking about underarms. I mean butty (how can you let yourself smell that way?) and that nasy smell (cheez?)from bed ridden nursing home pts. I have to hold my breath when i help people to the BSC or I literally gag and it's not from the actual BM. :imbar

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Specializes in ER!.
the number one thing I hate at work is negative coworkers. Gossip, b*tching, griping, complaining... its SO draining, SO inappropriate, SO unfair to patients that can't possibly miss it all the time. The way I look at it is this: WE SIGNED UP FOR THIS. WE WERE NOT DRAFTED. WE MADE CHOICES THAT PUT US HERE. IF YOU ARE MISERABLE, DO US ALL A FAVOR AND MOVE ON.

this forum is okay. THIS is an appropriate place to let off steam. NOT on the clock when you could (and should) be providing patient care!!!

Amen, Amen, and Amen some more. Will you PLEASE come to my hospital and give a conference on this????? Include a quiz and a new zero-tolerance policy, if you would, please.

:angryfire :angryfire :angryfire THIS MAKES ME NUTS!!!

And then there's anything to do with dentures, especially old and filthy ones that have been left in too long, that's really almost as bad. Nasty! (Where's the gag and heave smilie?)

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Things I hate at work.......

1. unresponsive management

2. LAZY ASSistants

3. Entitled, rude, ignorant, etc. family members (who really need to leave):angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire

Things I love at work.......

1. Patients/families who say Thank You

2. Docs who listen

3. That one day in a dozen when we are fully staffed and can provide excellent care for the patients who need it and feel fullfilled in our jobs.:balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons:

Never say anything bad without matching it to something good (karma)

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Specializes in Women's health & post-partum.
I can handle almost any sounds or smells at work, but what I absolutely can't stand is a patient or visitor ( or other staff ) wearing the cologne Obcession!!!

Obcession is worse than the smell of GI Bleeds..... ! How can people wear that on purpose??? I don't get it!

I have a problem with any heavy scent--my throat starts to close up.

About Obsession--my dh used to have to drive a company car in which someone had spilled a bottle of Obsession. It smelled so strong that he finally got down and looked under the seat--the bottle was still there!!! :eek:

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the thing i hate to do is call a family member and tell them that a loved one has died

EVERYTHING ELSE IS TIED FOR SECOND

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I have a problem with patients that are faking pain. I saw a patient in ER who fakes it and even says, "I am a man, I dont cry, You are only giving me 4 mg of Morphine". He has a pain contract and is a frequent flyer into the ER without any real pathophysiologies inspite of all the tests done on him. Even though pain is what the pt. states that it is, some of the patients leave me wondering whether they are faking it....

Another thing I hate to see is patients that dont want to help themselves, but are brought in by loved ones. eg. Patient that has his blood sugar over a 1000, but wont take his insulin. Somebody that hasnt had a BM since a week, but wont take anything to help him with it....(inspite of tons of PRN orders, but refuses them) How long can some one else care for them when they dont want to help themselves. Those that are depressed but refuses any form of counselling....

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Specializes in Pediatrics.
what do i hate to do at work...?

...someone else's job....

:nono:

amen to that !!! :angryfire :angryfire :nono: :nono:

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I have a problem with patients that are faking pain. I saw a patient in ER who fakes it and even says, "I am a man, I dont cry, You are only giving me 4 mg of Morphine". He has a pain contract and is a frequent flyer into the ER without any real pathophysiologies inspite of all the tests done on him. Even though pain is what the pt. states that it is, some of the patients leave me wondering whether they are faking it....

Another thing I hate to see is patients that dont want to help themselves, but are brought in by loved ones. eg. Patient that has his blood sugar over a 1000, but wont take his insulin. Somebody that hasnt had a BM since a week, but wont take anything to help him with it....(inspite of tons of PRN orders, but refuses them) How long can some one else care for them when they dont want to help themselves. Those that are depressed but refuses any form of counselling....

I took care of a DKA guy a few weeks ago. Whenever he would get mad at his wife, he would turn off his insulin pump to spite her... :rolleyes:

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admissions of any kind and charting in this order:chuckle

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Ya can cough, spit, gag, ooze, bleed, urinate, poop, pus, gooey eyes, ears, noses -

whatever on me - but to I had to do q4 caths on a grossly obese woman whose urethra was way up and to the side in a rank, lady parts with a heavy discharge they could not clear up - Had her for 3 days straight on 12's - Ideally took two sets of extra hands to lift her thighs apart while I practically had to climb up on the bed to see -

It just made my shift...

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what I hate most about my job, in agreement with others here----> rude, hateful family members who know everything you need to do for their family member, even though they sell used cars for a living! I give my soul daily to this customer oriented business, then one family out of 200 complains you did not answer questions or you "talked down to them". Very dispiriting when this is what you hear about from the higher ups, not the good things. What is a person to do? sigh, you can't please all the people all the time.

AMEN....You said it well. I hate RUDE people period. Ok, you come into the ER at 4 am for a sore throat...Then after waitting for 20 minutes, you are standing outside your room demanding to see the doc now. Or the idiot drug seekers that come in and demand that you give them the exact dosage of a pain med and "I am allergic to tordol" Cannott cure studpidity. I DESPISE rude annoying crazy family members that whine and moan from the moment they walk in the door and then the whole time they are there with their sick family member, they stand out side of the room and mean mug us because its our fault labs aren't back yet or their doc hasn't called back yet....ect ect ect....Also I hate the strong smell of urine...makes me want to vomit...And the smell of highly drunk patients after an altercation..the blood, the alcohol, dirt....and suctioning...ewww...as i am suctioning them, i feel a lump grow in my own throat and i want to spew....just the sound of it....

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