tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post8382916231078489759..comments2023-06-14T03:36:55.988-07:00Comments on Head Nurse: Well. A whole lot just happened all at once.Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520599099436383317noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-13098859566167599612015-07-12T18:15:05.383-07:002015-07-12T18:15:05.383-07:00Lurker Doc - disturbed by the ire oft raised when ...Lurker Doc - disturbed by the ire oft raised when physicians do comment or try to go up the chain in regards to nurses lacking certain qualities...to be polite. <br />I would expect specialty docs to get at least some attention when issues get raised; for the rest of us it can get dicey. Most know to pick your taegets carefully.<br />As well, it has long been noted that "nurses eat their young"... Not seen that change over my four decades of clinical exposure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-34461953530237160012015-07-12T08:10:31.879-07:002015-07-12T08:10:31.879-07:00Crossing my fingers for you. Crossing my fingers for you. gelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398851264062550007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-30183739142658173902015-07-11T04:58:13.386-07:002015-07-11T04:58:13.386-07:00FUCKYEAH (did I say that out loud??)FUCKYEAH (did I say that out loud??)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18395128035893178430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-68632639226995512832015-07-10T21:26:19.819-07:002015-07-10T21:26:19.819-07:00Any chance that person who put the initial nasty r...Any chance that person who put the initial nasty review in your file can take it ou, as long as you are in agreement? Or perhaps her next entry into your record can be to give an example of your super bedside nursing skills and teaching of pts., families, and staff? Maybe.....tho the cynic in me says not to celebrate til Keith is gone from the hospital and moved far far away....glad that speaking truth to power is working! <br />clairesmumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-9644554747189242892015-07-09T16:45:37.681-07:002015-07-09T16:45:37.681-07:00A quick mass-response:
Anon, I will happily pop m...A quick mass-response:<br /><br />Anon, I will happily pop my nipples off with a rusty spork before I take a manglement job. I'm a bedside nurse; my strong suits are education and general patient care, not meetings and paperwork. I've done management before, twenty years ago--and that's why I've actively avoided management positions during this career. If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve.<br /><br />Oh, and yes, I do have a flying wedge of doctors behind me. One of the things that's been so heartening about this whole deal is that everybody, from Boy Genius to Vizzini, has put their collective shoulders behind my particular wheel.<br /><br />Elle: I agree. I did a very minor happy dance last night, but only because there's going to be a degree of skepticism about this write-up. One won't end my career, true, but it will make things much more difficult for me if I want to transfer to a Ginormo facility closer to home.<br /><br />Jenn: The day Rose TY-lah doesn't end up somewhere in HN is the day I get flang into an alternate universe. Next to SJS and DN, she's my favorite. "It was our first date." "We had chips."Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520599099436383317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-66654609275795660692015-07-09T10:55:33.511-07:002015-07-09T10:55:33.511-07:00This is a very positive development. Won't be...This is a very positive development. Won't be ready for the happy dance until I hear that the exit door has hit Keith on the ass and he is gone from Sunnydale forever.Ellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-83827770058892411772015-07-09T09:06:17.422-07:002015-07-09T09:06:17.422-07:00Validation = Wonderful, terrific news.
'"...Validation = Wonderful, terrific news.<br /><br />'"her lips narrowed into a grim line" as she was reading my write-up' = PricelessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-17039952984070007292015-07-09T07:47:07.340-07:002015-07-09T07:47:07.340-07:00I want to echo the comments above, but I also want...I want to echo the comments above, but I also want to say how excited I was to see Rose Tyler on your page! So, huzzah all around!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169858073671105847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-56279370722397146542015-07-09T07:46:29.887-07:002015-07-09T07:46:29.887-07:00Hmmmm. One administrative solution that comes to ...Hmmmm. One administrative solution that comes to mind is that Jo ends up an AM … or more likely some kind of AAAM. If the existing AMs don't do critical care, the Org Tree People might think the only "fix" to this is to have some kind of "Critical Care Assistant Assistant Manager." <br /><br />Upside- more say in hiring, more control.<br /><br />Downside- meetings, meetings, meetings, paperwork, meetings. <br /><br />Did Big Manager have a sense of how long she will have to chart review before she can remove Keith from her purview, if not the premises, and start re-hiring for that position?<br /><br />Also, not to be paranoid, but one would hope you have all your physician allies lined right the fuck up and ready to escalate majorly on your behalf … just in case?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-24152990195284360212015-07-09T06:16:28.350-07:002015-07-09T06:16:28.350-07:00Jen, I was written up for embarassing the Assistan...Jen, I was written up for embarassing the Assistant Mangler. That's what it boils down to. <br /><br />This whole situation has redefined clusterfuck for me. From the beginning, there were major gaps in communication from midmanagement to the folks who are answerable for things like safety and liability. When I reported Keith to a Higher Authority, people's hair started to catch fire. And I got written up because, by following my Big Manager's instructions, I had inadvertently shown that the AMs weren't privy to the more delicate stuff that was going on.<br /><br />I should mention here that I don't think the AM acted out of malice, just without thinking things through. We have a cordial working relationship, and I think that once a couple of days have passed, the AM will be happy that he doesn't have to deal with this.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520599099436383317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-8316524968768604502015-07-09T05:01:07.282-07:002015-07-09T05:01:07.282-07:00Let me understand - you were written up for tellin...Let me understand - you were written up for telling them about Keith? JENhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357044911025475893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-65329196330141719592015-07-08T23:45:16.961-07:002015-07-08T23:45:16.961-07:00The other thing is : what's happened at other ...The other thing is : what's happened at other hospitals Keith's been at ?jimbo26https://www.blogger.com/profile/02240878442136195921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-53354553160461477332015-07-08T23:36:12.640-07:002015-07-08T23:36:12.640-07:00Good for you! You just made the world a little be...Good for you! You just made the world a little better. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-30359802703080916912015-07-08T20:50:01.374-07:002015-07-08T20:50:01.374-07:00Hooray! I hope things continue to improve. And I&#...Hooray! I hope things continue to improve. And I'm glad you've got a competent Head Honcho manager.Dr. Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04776830530694403715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-71468766252675602132015-07-08T20:40:09.022-07:002015-07-08T20:40:09.022-07:00Phew indeed, It had to be done and you did it. Whe...Phew indeed, It had to be done and you did it. When confronted with a similar situation, which nobody really wanted to deal with, I kept thinking if we don't and something happens the Coroner will say to us "and you knew about this a yet you did nothing". Well that might be my nursing badge gone right there, so you just have to do it, hard as it is.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09478738810157910233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-32159061679078824182015-07-08T19:40:32.474-07:002015-07-08T19:40:32.474-07:00YES!
And--Here's hoping that things continue...YES! <br />And--Here's hoping that things continue in the right direction. Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916187234293845661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-29199041085908250402015-07-08T19:21:50.901-07:002015-07-08T19:21:50.901-07:00Don't know why, but I was reminded of this &qu...Don't know why, but I was reminded of this "Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies." https://youtu.be/kfjpi9P2UiwSilliyakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12357513229346986960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-6226057711169854782015-07-08T19:18:51.030-07:002015-07-08T19:18:51.030-07:00Oh you wonderful squeaky wheel!! All digits are c...Oh you wonderful squeaky wheel!! All digits are crossed for you that soon he will be gone... (I'm sure there is a C/W song in there somewhere)<br />Please keep us posted!bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353836074794786357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-41650148871650202202015-07-08T19:13:10.881-07:002015-07-08T19:13:10.881-07:00I still want to kill Keith.
I am no longer active...I still want to kill Keith.<br /><br />I am no longer actively planning his bloody demise.<br /><br />So there's that.Penny Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13154829540938334107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-13957600556607754942015-07-08T18:48:29.390-07:002015-07-08T18:48:29.390-07:00Hell yes! Hell yes! thursdaynextgalnoreply@blogger.com