Just curious to see what cockamamie things the rest of y'all have to put up with. I used to work in a locked psych facility, and there was a rule in place that stated the number of call ins you could have in a certain time period. After a certain number was reached, you had to be warned verbally.
Well, I was PRN, usually worked full time hours, and was often called in to replace the people who had called in for whatever reason. I began to notice a pattern. The same ones always called in, and most were never talked to about it. It was never mentioned. I had my 3rd call in about this time, and it just so happened that the DON chose to inform me of that fact on the day when I had agreed to work 4 16's in one week. I had the call book open, writing down a call in, when she came up and said, "You know you have 3 call ins, right?" I was incensed, but I looked down at the tally sheet, seeing all these others who were never bothered with such mundane details, then looked back at her and said,"Really? Three? Do I get a prize?"
I work in a clinic as primary nurse for a general surgeon. A few years ago I got hauled into my nurse manager's office for not keeping her informed. A situation that somewhat involved the doc I worked with had happened at the hospital. Apparently the higher-ups at the clinic somehow learned about it and asked my manager. I was essentially in trouble for not passing along what was little more than gossip. I still wonder how those in administration found out.
I was called to the carpet and investigated for 2 weeks for patient abuse! I was reported for killing a fly on an ETT. I did kill the fly on the ETT with a fly swatter after the RRT and I had tried to shoo it away several times. It would land in the patient's mouth and then crawl out upon the tube... many times we observed this. Earlier in the year we had a vented patient with maggots in the nose so to get rid of the fly seemed to be a priority for me. Well.... we are to never kill a fly again ANYWHERE, we are to call housekeeping to shoo the fly away. OK did that... the next time a fly was spotted and the first housekeeper to arrive promptly took a rolled up paper and killed the fly on the pt's leg. No repercussions for her though and she actually hit the pt. What would you have done? By the way I am not in Wyoming at the time of this incident.
I was called to the carpet and investigated for 2 weeks for patient abuse! I was reported for killing a fly on an ETT. I did kill the fly on the ETT with a fly swatter after the RRT and I had tried to shoo it away several times. It would land in the patient's mouth and then crawl out upon the tube... many times we observed this. Earlier in the year we had a vented patient with maggots in the nose so to get rid of the fly seemed to be a priority for me. Well.... we are to never kill a fly again ANYWHERE, we are to call housekeeping to shoo the fly away. OK did that... the next time a fly was spotted and the first housekeeper to arrive promptly took a rolled up paper and killed the fly on the pt's leg. No repercussions for her though and she actually hit the pt. What would you have done? By the way I am not in Wyoming at the time of this incident.
This has got to be the most rediculous thing I've ever heard. what the hell is wrong w/ admin?
Being accused of saying "I don't like medical records people, because Imake more money then them". I don't even have time to think up such nonsense. I refused to sign the write up and went straight to the administrator and threatened resignation. I told the adm. that the DON needs to get off her a** get out on the floor and see the real world, her small office is giving her hallucinations.
That's just way too funny. Like you, my specialty...compassion, my downfall...compassion, the main source of my reprimands...r/t compassion...The problem with healthcare today...politics
This is a great thread. Guess it happens everywhere!
1) Worked in a for-profit facility that cared more about PR than care. (not anymore thank God) Called CPS for a kid with burns, strict line of demarkation-no splash marks etc.Investigation came up unfounded. Great news. Mom complained to admin. I was ordered to write an apology-refused. Admin wrote one. Said I would never apologize for erring on the side of kids. Luckily left at that after much drama.
2) Pulled some general ED time after I switched to primary peds. Asked an adult of he needed to "go potty." And gave him a urinal. Family complained. Luckily a realistic manager who laughed and just asked me to use age approprite terms. Next time I'll just ask if he has to micturate!
1) Worked in a for-profit facility that cared more about PR than care. (not anymore thank God) Called CPS for a kid with burns, strict line of demarkation-no splash marks etc.Investigation came up unfounded. Great news. Mom complained to admin. I was ordered to write an apology-refused. Admin wrote one. Said I would never apologize for erring on the side of kids.
Good for you! You should have provided these fools a copy of your state's mandated reporter statute. This is infuriating. I'm sick and tired of administrations that--- in the name of 'customer satisfaction'--- refuse to back their employees, and especially in cases like this when you're following the law.
this one in particular sticks with me...t'was a sunday evening, the only rn on the unit but had two very able lpns & a cna with me. so, we have a new 16 year old female patient with a fresh orif of the right leg complete with cast from foot to upper thigh. and many parents,grand parents, assorted friends & relatives - the room was full. and she was unable to pee. as the problem was presented to me and weighing the above situation i sent the cna (who was certed to do caths and very good) two attempts failed, sent first lpn then the second with no luck. i went to see what i could do (i'm male) and immediately sensed opposition to me venturing further. md was notified and request for persons from urology dept. the third person finally was able to insert a foley and all was happy for the moment....but monday i was summoned to directors office. the write-up was excessive attempts (9) to insert catheter. i wrote on the signature line "what was the alternative when you gotta go-you gotta go" since that experience i've adopted the attitude when the blame-game starts becareful when to chew my butt because you may get a mouthful of crap.
I advised a new to the unit nurse not to hang an itravenous infusion she had never given before and had no information on. This med was ordered "stat" by an attending physician and he did not appreciate the delay. This medication was used in the renal transplant ICU. We were a stepdown cardiac- tele unit. The whole situation was one that needed a "timeout". I was given a verbal warning for "causing a delay in treatment". I must also say at this institution we had in the previous year 2 sentinel events involving medication errors. One nurse involved had just,within 3 months, recieved her license to practice. I have since resigned, it only got more unreal.
1. I was called to the NM office and asked to explain the "situation" with a confused patient. She managed to call PBX on my shift and ask for the police, security came and made sure she was fine. Family was not happy. I reported she was confused, I charted that she was confused. The nurse I reported off to said she was not confused, the CNA and I were just ignoring her. Thankfully the ANM remembered the patient and backed me up.
2. The same night the entire hospital was insane. Multiple codes, the ED was so packed they were using the lobby as an extension of the waiting room, our floor was just nuts. Between finding beds for all the admits, going to all the codes and helping out on the floors, the house supervisor was busy. I got an admit in the middle of the night with a low K+ and dehydration. I got orders, faxed them off to pharmacy and waited for my K-rider. I called the pharmacy repeatedly but they were swamped and a pharmacist had to leave every time a code was called. I decided to override all the meds I could but I still needed the K-rider (she already had one in ED). It never came up, pharmacy didn't even enter the orders until 0530. During shift report I explained everything. I was written up for not hanging a K-rider in "an appropriate amount of time." I was told that I have to call the house supervisor to get the med for me.
The best part? I was written up about both those things by the same nurse in the same day. I don't know if she had it out for me or just plain grumpy.
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I work in a clinic as primary nurse for a general surgeon. A few years ago I got hauled into my nurse manager's office for not keeping her informed. A situation that somewhat involved the doc I worked with had happened at the hospital. Apparently the higher-ups at the clinic somehow learned about it and asked my manager. I was essentially in trouble for not passing along what was little more than gossip. I still wonder how those in administration found out.