Special Treatment? I don't think so....

[badgirl]

Tonight I had an admit and was told "This woman is a Nurse Practitioner, that works for Dr. so and so and if you don't mind just make sure she is taken good care of, show her special attention in what you do and care for her."

I responded "Are you shitting me?!!, she will be treated no better than any of my other patients I don't care if she is the president of the United States"

This shit makes me sick, thinking someone deserves to be treated better or shown more attention because of their job status. I know this probably happens in every profession, say you work in a plant and the General Manager or the President shows up of course there are ass kissing going on, but in the medical field with sick patients its different everyone deserves to be treated the same. I will not treat her badly or ignore this patient but damned if she will be getting treated any different.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by badgirl

I responded "Are you shitting me?!!, she will be treated no better than any of my other patients I don't care if she is the president of the United States"

I hope the more accurate response would of beeen "I treat all my patients well and to the best of my ability. There is no better or worse."

[rad]

This is funny. People equating health care with a business, with repeat customers and shit......

[Iowanian]

I'm surprised he tollerated that response to his comment.

[Iowanian]

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=204377

Originally Posted by badgirl

I sometimes have certain patients that I start out doing well with, but 3 or 4 hours into the shift I am sorry I cannot have compassion I may need to have. They are the ones who will ring that damn light off the wall I mean every 3 minutes. They want this and they want that, and at some point I will end up telling them "Your not the only patient on this floor, we have 20 other ones who also need our help."

She wanted orange juice so I took her some, then she rang out and said "I can't get this orange juice open" I told her she could open it there was nothing wrong with her hands to keep her from opening it." She said "I thought you were a nice nurse" i said I try to be.

I lose it with these kind of people and only people in the medical field could possible understand what its like. The ones who have never worked in a medical field probably think this is terrible way to be.

When you have a middle aged person who wets the bed although they don't do it at home and act like they can't walk to the bathroom to me is just being lazy when there is no diagnosis that says they cannot walk.

Ok I am blowing off some steam and it could go on forever

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=203976

Originally Posted by badgirl

well I have the unhappy job of sitting with a patient. sitting here for 12 and 1/2 long hours, but lucky me I have the laptop, so when she goes to sleep you guys have the wonderful experience of having to put up with me ALL night.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

this is why when I worked at blockbuster I treated hot girls badly. they already got out of speeding tickets and everyone was nice to them because of their fruitful pussy and delicious tits. NOT AT MY BLOCKBUSTER YOU ARE PAYING YOUR LATE FEE FOR A WALK TO REMEMBER BITCH

[Ebolapox]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

If you're a 3rd shift nurse, I have no doubt at all that you have spare time, it's simply the nature of the night shift (my wife was one for about a year before going back to days).

Dedicate some of that free time to a colleague. Same team - why so indignant about helping out someone that has to fight the same wars you do?

I gotta say, after seeing most of your posts regarding your job, I have to believe you're about the shittiest nurse to ever 'grace' the profession. You have a massive sense of entitlement and an incredibly inflated sense of self-worth. I'm sorry that your job requires that you work with people that aren't feeling well; I'm sure they'd just as soon not have to deal with you as well.

You just strike me as an incredibly unhappy person and that is absolutely poison in your profession. You can come along and tell me how great you are and how happy you are all you want, but nothing you've said/done on this board would support it so I'm inclined to ignore it.

Carry on, I'm sure you have a supervisor and/or doctor to go bitch about. Afterall, they're all out to get you.

badgranny isn't a nurse yet. she's a cna.

[ziggysocki]

Originally Posted by Laz

I hope the more accurate response would of beeen "I treat all my patients well and to the best of my ability. There is no better or worse."

This.

[Dave Lane]

Originally Posted by badgirl

Well I don't look at their chart and check what kind of insurance they have, I don't really care...I have taken care of homeless people and they get no less care than the Blue Cross/Blue Shield patients.

Oh and I don't do baths

You would for me, but you would need to do a really good job.

[seclark]

Originally Posted by Iowanian

I'm surprised he tollerated that response to his comment.

i doubt she even said that to him. prolly waited for him to leave then hid out for the rest of her shift.
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[Uncle_Ted]

There is such a thing as "professional courtesy". There are many legitimate reasons to go the extra mile for someone else who's in your field, but I'll list just two:

(1) Because that patient also practices in your field, they will know if you are just giving an "average" effort, and it will undoubtedly come out when they speak about their experience under your care to others in the field (like the doctor she works for). The opposite is also true -- if you give them extra attention they will remember it and mention it to others. You have a professional reputation to build and maintain. Which leads to my second point ...

(2) What if you are applying for a job with that person's employer someday? How helpful would it be to have an advocate for you within that office? Even if that person is gone, the interviewer might remember the patient talking about the great (or shitty) care that she received from you and the rest of your team.

It's the best kind of networking you can do.

[bluehawkdoc]

Originally Posted by H5N1

badgranny isn't a nurse yet. she's a cnt.

FYP.

[Groves]

Originally Posted by ChiefJustice

That bitch can open her own orange juice just like everyone else.

Amen

I thought it was apple.

[Fish]

The way badgirl lets her personal moral views dictate her professional performance frightens me a great deal.

This patient doesn't deserve special care.
This patient doesn't deserve any OJ.
This patient rang the bell too often.

Geez I hate hospitals.....

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by KC Fish

The way badgirl lets her personal moral views dictate her professional performance frightens me a great deal.

This patient doesn't deserve special care.
This patient doesn't deserve any OJ.
This patient rang the bell too often.

Geez I hate hospitals.....

Don't paint 'em all bad.

Badgirl just sucks at her job.

It's amazing to me that a mere CNA can get that butthurt about some pretty damn basic (and ultimately routine) stuff.

You're a medical peon. Do your job well, pay your dues and quit your bitching. The doctors ARE smarter than you. The nurses ARE more qualified than you. You're just some uppity bitch that desperately needs a reality check.

The sooner you realize that, the better.

[Lumpy]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

You're just some uppity bitch that desperately needs a reality check.

Ouch!