tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post112635767430310628..comments2023-06-14T03:36:55.988-07:00Comments on Head Nurse: Playing hooky and practice issues...Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520599099436383317noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-88625053831866255572015-07-27T02:01:27.995-07:002015-07-27T02:01:27.995-07:00Think off all the "free" time you have a...Think off all the "free" time you have accrued because of meals not taken, and the elusive "2 fifteen minute breaks" that never seem to happen. That's what I use to rationalize my descion in situations like this. Shit happens and as it's already been said you need to take care of yourself so that you are well enough to take care of others. Live to fight another day. <br />Zenyattanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1128031814064111442005-09-29T15:10:00.000-07:002005-09-29T15:10:00.000-07:00As a long time night nurse I can certainly vouch f...As a long time night nurse I can certainly vouch for your call. Nothing more to add that the above comments didn't already say.....Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1127245166984467082005-09-20T12:39:00.000-07:002005-09-20T12:39:00.000-07:00remember. you're a human being. not a superhero....remember. you're a human being. not a superhero. none of us are. so chill. don't let the guilt win.Raspilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571898993186000093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1126502306821067922005-09-11T22:18:00.000-07:002005-09-11T22:18:00.000-07:00I get the same thing when I call in ill. But when...I get the same thing when I call in ill. But when I'm coughing/snotting up stuff that is quite green and I'm around people who are immunocompromised, I tell myself that I would feel way more guilty if I made them even more sick than they already are.<BR/><BR/>Case in point: one day I DID attend work while hacking/coughing/sniffling. I came back to the same unit a few days later (I'm part time and in a pool) and 3/4 of the patients were on antibiotics. Now, I'm a fastidious nurse, cough into my arm, wash my hands after every time I blow my nose, but I could swear that wasn't just coincidence.<BR/><BR/>You did well to take care of yourself. Think of the patients you did not compromise.Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06443004825301557880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1126472327066182082005-09-11T13:58:00.000-07:002005-09-11T13:58:00.000-07:00You said that a sleep-deprived nurse is as bad as ...You said that a sleep-deprived nurse is as bad as a sleep deprived doc. I have to disagree. Girl, you do the WORK. If I write a screwy order, a good nurse will be all over me to make it right. Without a on-the-ball nurse, your patient's goose is surely cooked.<BR/><BR/>Do not beat yourself up. You did the right thing!!! <BR/><BR/>Now go back to bed!! That's an order!!<BR/><BR/>VAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1126465016086916582005-09-11T11:56:00.000-07:002005-09-11T11:56:00.000-07:00Me again. How about this: if you give in to the gu...Me again. How about this: if you give in to the guilt and go to work when you *know* you're impaired, you're being self-indulgent. Try *that* on the Presbyterian whispers in your head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1126458948051377102005-09-11T10:15:00.000-07:002005-09-11T10:15:00.000-07:00It really can feel different calling out sick when...It really can feel different calling out sick when you're charge. As a charge nurse myself, I know I do feel more guilt, because we do answer to a higher standard. I'm not saying that's right or fair. That's just the way it is. So if I'm not Spot On for whatever reason, I will stay home too. It might be true that a relief charge nurse may not be as effective/affective as you yourself would be even in a sleepy/sick state, but that person doesn't have all of the other expectations the floor nurses have of you. It's better to stay home, recuperate, and be Spot On the next time.<BR/><BR/>And besides, just think of all that skin you can get moisturized with a night off :-) --ericAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1126446724287304162005-09-11T06:52:00.000-07:002005-09-11T06:52:00.000-07:00It was a good decision.It was a good decision.shrimplatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08347542266047278227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1126412535587630652005-09-10T21:22:00.000-07:002005-09-10T21:22:00.000-07:00It would have been the right thing to do even if t...It would have been the right thing to do even if they were short.<BR/><BR/>We don't have desk jobs. Lives are often in our hands. Not taking that seriously is the thing that would be wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1126386241972177222005-09-10T14:04:00.000-07:002005-09-10T14:04:00.000-07:00There have been plenty of studies that show that i...There have been plenty of studies that show that it is just as dangerous to drive a car when you're sleep-deprived as it is driving drunk. I would think that would apply to take care of an ailing human being. You did the responsible thing! Hope you get some well-deserved rest!UnsinkableMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120954349474869112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1126378922153122262005-09-10T12:02:00.000-07:002005-09-10T12:02:00.000-07:00No one deserves an occasional day off more than a ...No one deserves an occasional day off more than a nurse. Guilt be gone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1126368840016055452005-09-10T09:14:00.000-07:002005-09-10T09:14:00.000-07:00The one time I needed a nurse? After my abdominal ...The one time I needed a nurse? After my abdominal surgery? And I was too woozy to scream in pain but I was, you know, in a lot of pain? And I got the shot of Demerol and then I had to throw up and I was too sick to stand up by myself so she had to help me? And then I was heaving so hard she had to hold me up? I would have been really pissed if she'd been so sleepy that she'd dropped my head into the toilet bowl.<BR/><BR/>This is also known as "You cannot take care of anyone else until you take care of yourself." Quit being Presbyterian and go back to bed.<BR/><BR/>JMHO<BR/>YSFAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1126368015664044582005-09-10T09:00:00.000-07:002005-09-10T09:00:00.000-07:00Oh yeah ... you have not just the right, but the r...Oh yeah ... you have not just the right, but the responsibility, to call in when you know they'll be better off without you. God, I wish we were able to be kinder to ourselves, and turn that guilt chip off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1126367689782276342005-09-10T08:54:00.000-07:002005-09-10T08:54:00.000-07:00You were smart to stay home. I knkow how I am on ...You were smart to stay home. I knkow how I am on little or no sleep, and I just don't feel right putting my patients at risk like that.<BR/><BR/>Once I called in and told my boss I didn't get enough sleep to function properly, and she was pissed off at me. Too bad.<BR/><BR/>Good call.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1126366619419619092005-09-10T08:36:00.000-07:002005-09-10T08:36:00.000-07:00long time lurker. I'm glad you stayed home. When...long time lurker. I'm glad you stayed home. When I think of all the times I've been a patient I know I have always wanted nurses who were fully conscious!<BR/><BR/>love your blog btw and was very moved by the link you posted to nurses' stories about helping hurricane victims.<BR/><BR/>leslieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com