Worst Nursing Experience--What's Yours?

[tonyluvnelly]

I wanted to start this thread because I'm new to the nursing realm and I am on my way to becoming an RN and then later a CRNA. I've read stories about nurses and their wonderful experiences when receiving "thanks you" from patients.

I would like to know what you worst nursing experience is. Its good to see two sides of the Nursing world. I'm not trying to be pessimistic, i'm just want to see the cons of the Nursing world too. Thank you.

Tony

P.S. You experience could be with Management, Patients, Hours, Anything! I want to know the CONS too.

[Susan9608]

Whats a 'safe harbour' form? Not familiar with that term!

Safe Harbour is something that protects a nurse's license in the event that he/she is assigned a patient that she feels is beyond her scope of skills to take care of. It does not protect you from malpractice, but should a patient suffer harm under your care after you've filled out one of these forms, then your license is protected with the board of nursing.

For instance, if a regular med-surg nurse is required to float to a labor & delivery unit, he/she might ask to fill out a Safe Harbour form. Then, if something bad happens - like the nurse doesn't notice/respond to late decels on the fetal monitor (as she's never been trained to read a fetal monitor), and the patient suffers a bad outcome because of this, then the float nurse has some protection.

It's basically to keep hospitals from forcing nurses to put themselves and patients in unsafe situations. Usually just mentioning "Safe Harbour" assures you'll get an assignment change.

I'm not sure if this is just in Texas or in other places as well.