What have other peers done intentional/unintentional to freak you out? Good or bad. Happy or sad.
On my FIRST day as an LVN, (LTC) a res was screaming in her room as I was walking out to leave. I went in to see what was going on. She was having an anxiety attack and severe pain (post stroke). I pulled the call light, and no one came. Uggg.
So I peeked out the door and saw my CNA walking down the hall, and told him to come sit with res. I went down to get her a Xanax and a pain pill, well relief nurse was in the restroom, and relief CNA (with call light still going off) was sitting behind nurses station reading a newspaper. I told CNA to tell the nurse to get a Xanax and pain pill for res. She said OK. I go to relieve my CNA. Said goodbye to him, and stayed with res. after 10 minutes, CNA COMES INTO ROOM WITH XANAX AND MORPHINE PILL. She is soooooo shocked to see me still there, she hands me the pills and RUNS to the relief nurse. I could NOT BELIEVE WHAT I JUST SAW!!!!
(I did immediately call DON and tell what happened. Luckily, my CNA was still checking on another res, and saw the whole thing.--------they got a slap on the wrist! that was it!!!) :madface: :madface:
I am a student and for our first day of clinicals this semester, we were paired with a classmate who was more familiar with the hospital. I witnessed this student straight out lying to our instructor, other nurses, and our patient's doctor about assessments that hadn't been done, ambulations that didn't happen, charting that didn't exist, and so on. I can only imagine what she will be like as a nurse.
Another day, at the same hospital, we had a patient with hepatitis C and end stage liver failure accidentally pull out her PICC line. Instead of containing the PICC in a glove or whatever, the charge nurse just grabbed the line, draped it over the pump, and left it there. Exposed and contaminated.
Experienced RN drawing up insulin in a 3cc syringe. She was as old as dirt, had been in the LTC center that was closing, and turfed to acute neuro :uhoh21:. I asked how she knew how much she was giving- she looked like I'd asked her the question while speaking Urdu. (which I don't know).
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I know it's not funny - but geez, can you just picture them forcing that poor old lady to drink all that water? Must have worked.
BP came up cuz they got her mad! Works like a charm!
I've heard a lot of the "capping with the teeth" stories. I'd probably stab myself in the lips!
I used to work in a LTC facility. One of the nurses was so lazy, she would sit at the nurses station and get her meds ready, then call over a CNA to administer them.
Capping with teeth was VERY common in the early-mid 80s (and I'm sure before).... also the standard way to uncap.... Recapping with fingers was standard.
1. Fossilized nurse sent to acute neuro from the closed down LTC that was part of the hospital- drew up insulin in a 3cc syringe... I saw her and asked how many units she figured she had in the syringe......crickets..
2. Not putting vest restraint back on a pleasantly confused patient - after I'd JUST reminded him- family there- and I'd asked them to be sure and ring for one of us before they left- they said they were just about to leave; nurse still in room. I found the guy taking his last breaths on the floor- IV, Foley scattered about when he fell. I was livid. (and unfortunately - or fortunately- the nurse was a really nice guy- but a 6 month newbie- long enough to have a bit of a clue). He moved on to a different type of nursing and did very well :)
3. DON had a gun in his desk, and pulled it out when I asked him if he wanted me to start logging the d/c'd meds again- nurses were complaining that they were piling up.... had the gun on his desk, business end towards me. He'd RE-WRITTEN every narc log I'd done (I had a very specific way I did things- and my writing was identifiable....). Fortunately, he left.... admin and ADON were dumbfounded; admin was new- so didn't know me- so not sure if she'd believe me- but ADON knew I would NEVER come up with something like that, and backed me up- at least as far as being trustworthy about felonious behavior .
Not that it was a "Danger" to the patient per se, but I did know of a nurse who was caught having "intimate relations" with a patient, yes, while he was under her care.
Just a little unethical, don't you think?
ughh, the bad breath! (yes. that is the first thing that entered my mind.)
Worked with a RN who had order for a UA on a pt with a foley. RN went in room with syringe et sterile cup, got the UA. Went into room about 15min later to find foley on floor, urine everywhere. She deflated balloon, got the the sample (the saline used to inflate balloon) that way. She was clueless how to get a UA from a foley. She also had no idea how to insert a foley.....
Same RN, had to place NG tube. Sat in front of a YouTube video for 3 hrs watching a procedure on how to place it....finally another RN did it.
What has other peers done intentional/unintentional to freak you out? Good or bad. Happy or sad.
On my FIRST day as a LVN, (LTC) a res was screaming in her room as I was walking out to leave. I went in to see what was going on. She was having an anxiety attack and severe pain (post stroke). I pulled the call light, and no one came. Uggg.
So I peeked out the door and saw my CNA walking down the hall, and told him to come sit with res. I went down to get her a xanax and a pain pill, well relief nurse was in restroom, and relief CNA (with call light still going off) was sitting behind nurses station reading a newspaper. I told CNA to tell nurse to get a xanax and pain pill for res. She said OK. I go to relieve my CNA. Said goodbye to him, and stayed with res. after 10 minutes, CNA COMES INTO ROOM WITH XANAX AND MORPHINE PILL. She is soooooo shocked to see me still there, she hands me the pills and RUNS to the relief nurse. I could NOT BELIEVE WHAT I JUST SAW!!!!
(I did immediately call DON and tell what happened. Luckily, my CNA was still checking on another res, and saw thing.--------they got a slap on the wrist! that was it!!!) :madface: :madface:
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CrazierThanYou
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I am a student and for our first day of clinicals this semester, we were paired with a classmate who was more familiar with the hospital. I witnessed this student straight out lying to our instructor, other nurses, and our patient's doctor about assessments that hadn't been done, ambulations that didn't happen, charting that didn't exist, and so on. I can only imagine what she will be like as a nurse.
Another day, at the same hospital, we had a patient with hepatitis C and end stage liver failure accidentally pull out her PICC line. Instead of containing the PICC in a glove or whatever, the charge nurse just grabbed the line, draped it over the pump, and left it there. Exposed and contaminated.