When physician's act up/out

Call a Code Orange or whatever you want to call it where as many nurses as possible from all over the hospital rush over, surround the guy and just stare at him. I've heard that this really changes their behavior.

:rotfl: That's Great!!

Call a Code Orange or whatever you want to call it where as many nurses as possible from all over the hospital rush over, surround the guy and just stare at him. I've heard that this really changes their behavior.

The floor that I am a student on just did this last week. There is no "official" code orange or any thing, but as many nurses/managers/residents/techs as possible go stand next to the person being attacked. In this case, an older dr. began yelling at one of the RNs about something that was not her job. This person had a long history of yelling and basicaly embarrassing himself. :rotfl: Myself and two other RNs stood next to her and just looked at him. He stormed off the unit and the resident came over and apologized....apparently he is like this to everyone. :uhoh21: I am very happy that people just don't try to ignore things like this and pretend that they didn't just happen. I, however, would laugh in the person's face and threaten to call security if it kept up....but thats just me!!! :chuckle

The floor that I am a student on just did this last week. There is no "official" code orange or any thing, but as many nurses/managers/residents/techs as possible go stand next to the person being attacked. In this case, an older dr. began yelling at one of the RNs about something that was not her job. This person had a long history of yelling and basicaly embarrassing himself. :rotfl: Myself and two other RNs stood next to her and just looked at him. He stormed off the unit and the resident came over and apologized....apparently he is like this to everyone. :uhoh21: I am very happy that people just don't try to ignore things like this and pretend that they didn't just happen. I, however, would laugh in the person's face and threaten to call security if it kept up....but thats just me!!! :chuckle

that's cool that you all helped her out.

Another consideration would be to surround the guy, turn around and "moon" him!

Oh yeah. That's a real professional response. :chuckle

There's an MD at the hospital where I work as a tech who's known to have a temper tantrum once or twice a month. Everyone walks away and ignores him.

Call a Code Orange or whatever you want to call it where as many nurses as possible from all over the hospital rush over, surround the guy and just stare at him. I've heard that this really changes their behavior.

I'll have to pass that one on at work for when one of our docs blows his/her stack.

There's an MD at the hospital where I work as a tech who's known to have a temper tantrum once or twice a month. Everyone walks away and ignores him.

I have had a Cardiologist who thinks he's Gods gift to women and to the medical professional really start yelling at me and I got up and just walked away and into the female nurses locker room. (then I cried) He tried to get me fired and tried to have me barred from taking care of anymore of his patients. I hear he threw a fit in Admin as well. Strange thing is this Doc has never been know to throw a fit. Admin backed me up 100%, told him that I was right, he was wrong and that if he thought I wouldn't be allowed to take care of his patients he was wrong. I've seen him occasionally since then and he pretty much sees me and turns the other way which is fine with me. He should feel guilty not me. I had a Tele patient with a heart rate of 260 and a BP of 62/38 that I had in trendilenburg. I asked him to send the patient to the unit after the two doses of IV Lopressor he had me push didn't help, the rate was only going higher and the BP lower. The patients family naturally was very upset, saying "she's going to die" please do something. When he said no to the unit I said if you don't send her "I'm calling administration" that's when he let me have it. The patient did end up in the unit and was there for a week. The family reported the doc as well. His reply was "well if that nurse was so concerned I suggest next time she just call a code instread of bothering me". What an *** !

Had a surgeon slam me about a month ago because when i handed her a suture, it didn't have the needle she wanted. Oh, NEVERMIND that was the EXACT needle and suture she had ASKED for, but that didn't stop her from flinging the needleholder and sture to the floor, and yelling "How ****ing stupid ARE you??? I SAID i want THIS!!" I replied "Well that's what that was the exact thing you asked for." She said "Liar, don't you dare tell me you're not wrong". I turned to the circulator and asked her to call for relief (i was 3rd on this case). A tech came in after Avagarding, dressed herself, and took my place after counting everything, and as i was taking my stuff of, the surgeon said "yeah run away, little *****. Can't handle it, gotta leave huh?"

It turns out this was extremely common! This surgeon's been like this with SEVERAL nurses and techs. Although someone failed to tell me i was the 2nd 3rd assistant in her room that day and it wasn't even noon yet.

Went to the supervisor. She went to the hospital board. This surgeon hasn't been back for awhile, no one knows specifically why.

In other words, no, i don't stick around and take it.