What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

TrudyRN · Dec 22, 2006

When I worked in MICU, a nurse from the ED complained that I asked too many questions during her report to me, guess I did not need to know VS, IV access, heart rhythm, etc.

not to mention allergies, last pain Rx, last BM, I&O; Of course, she could have just told you all of these things...

TrudyRN · Dec 22, 2006

A nurse complained one time that I had given a flu shot two days early (it was scheduled on the MAR), and had NOT signed it off. This was brought to my attention by the DON. I laughed, and explained the chain of events:
The resident in question was a lady who desperately wanted to get out of a flu shot. So she told the nurse on duty I had given it two days before. The nurse on duty called me at home and asked me if I had given it on such and such date. I said, no, and I had not even been in the building or at work that day.
Other nurse: Are you sure you didn't give it to her?
Me: Yes
Other nurse: So you are calling Mrs. So&So a liar?
Me: No, I'm telling you she is mistaken. I gave her her two shots of insulin in her ABDOMEN, but no flu shot in her arm.
Other nurse: Ok, somebody is lying and I'm confused.
Apparently she told the DON I had given it to the patient, I just couldn't remember or was lying about it.
DON: You have a complaint against you. Another nurse said you gave a flu shot and didn't sign it off.
Me: Well if I managed to do that one, you have a lot of staff that are quite lax in their jobs and shouldn't be quite so worried about me.
DON: How so?
Me: That was my day off. If I did it, it means I snuck in the employee door, past the west station, took the medroom keys from the nurse on duty without her noticing, got into the medroom, and then snuck back down the hall, past the nurses station, past about 6 rooms, into this lady's room, gave her the shot, then back up to the med room, disposed of the needle, gave the keys back to the nurse on duty, then snuck out again past the nurses station that is btw, across from the ASSISTED DINING ROOM at DINNER TIME no less, all without ANYONE besides the patient in question seeing me. I'm good but I'm not THAT good.
DON: I see. Let's just forget this conversation happened. I will give the shot and document it tonite.

Too bad the DON didn't check to see whether or not you'd actually been at work before she hassled you. And isn't it amazing how many paranoid people we work with? What is up with the nurse accusing you of lying or, if not lying, not knowing whether you did or did not do something? She is just one of several mentioned on this thread who sound genuinely mentally ill.

Dalzac, LPN, LVN, RN · Dec 22, 2006

I worked with a male nurse that complained to the NM that I didn't like him because I was jealous that he was more feminine than me. He was right about one thing I didn't like him but only because he was a crappy nurse.

StNeotser, ASN, RN · Dec 22, 2006

Once I gave a suppository to a LOL with low Na.

I had explained to her how it was going to be given.

The next day the story went that I had invited a "gang of black guys to watch" Admittedly she was very confused and there was an African CNA with me (we are both female). But what made me cross is that Social services and her family took the complaint seriously for a day or two.

JessicRN · Dec 22, 2006

I put up an antibiotic and realized the doctor had not ordered blood cultures I asked him and he thanked me and said yes. I already had everything connected and ready to go all it needed to be was turned on (this is a place where there is a phlebotomist who works strictly for the ED. I called and they said they would be there. 15 minutes passed and still no tech and it was the change of shift. I reported what I did about the line being ready to go just awaiting the tech but the next morning I got 2 incident reports stating 1)I put up an abx and did not turn it on. and 2) I hung it above the IMed pump as a secondary line instead of at the proximal port of the IV. ??? I explained about the reason I did not turn on the pump and why I used the pump to give an abx (the policy was use a pump for all abx given over greater then 30 minutes). I had to get a witness who overheard me about the IV but I was amazed I actually had to explain why I used a pump for the abx at all. Some people need lives.

alien-warrior · Dec 22, 2006

I went into a patients room not too long ago, to find a visitor (a very large one at that), lying on the patients freshly made and neat bed while the patient was sat out in a chair.

I politely reminded him that it was hospital policy that visitors must not sit (or lie) on the beds.

He subsequently made a written complaint about me. The hospital supported me 100% on this issue, but the complaint still went down on my record.

When your wrong, your wrong. When your right, your wrong.

You can't win !!!!!!!!!!!!

I have had several complaints made against me by relatives, all of which have been unfounded and ridiculous. I received full support from senior staff and management, and the complaints were not upheld, but they still go down on my record!!! I am the only male nurse on our ward, even my ward manager says that because of this, I am singled out and targeted by relatives who cannot comes to terms with their loved ones illness, and use the complaint system to satisfy their frustration.

Have any other male nursing staff had this kind of problem?

LeahJet, ASN, RN · Dec 22, 2006

I don't know the exact circumstances of your experience but the nurse I mentioned, who accused me of not liking her because I didn't look at her during report (we are all facing a wall, not each other) ALSO interrupts during report and that drives everyone crazy. Let me finish, then ask questions. It throws me off to be interrupted all the time.
steph

I hate to be interrupted every other sentence with a question. And usually it's something I just haven't gotten to yet. I usually tell the person...."I was getting to that, please let me finish and I'll be glad to answer your questions"

LeahJet, ASN, RN · Dec 22, 2006

I work in the ER and I had a complaint from a frequent flyer that didn't get her pain meds. She said my name badge was turned around and that someone else discharged her. (Imagine THAT happening in the ER:uhoh3: )

clemmm78, RN · Dec 22, 2006

I remember years ago, sitting in the lounge with a few of my coworkers and we were discussing how long we'd been married or dating. I was single at the time and loved hearing stories about how people met (heck, I still like hearing that).

Anyway, this one nurse was talking about how long she and her hubby had been married and how long they'd been trying to conceive. I asked her how she met her husband and she went ballistic on me. Apparently asking how they met was too personal a question? Almost 25 years later, I still remember that incident when her name comes up.

muffie, RN · Dec 22, 2006

for being too cheery...whatever

p.s. you DO NOT want to see me in a foul mood

melpn · Dec 22, 2006

Pt c/o my delay in returning w/ her meds promptly as I had stated I would after doing her VS. It's true; I was delayed because another pt coded. When I told her I had an emergency, she said "Then why didn't you come back and tell me you'd be a while?".

meme_911 · Dec 22, 2006

A cowerker was so jaluose:devil: from me so he told me your working so fast with no coordination:trout: (in front of the pt)so i told him did you see me doing any thing wrong:angryfire ??then he loked at me in a stuoped way:icon_roll !!!!!an told me no