who do i call about a bad nurse ?
100420
The hospital management. This really should not happen. I don't think this nurse should be a nurse!!! Why would she use latex gloves when in your patient records Latex should be under allergies?
274918
My sister works at one. To hear her talk, it's a place where people put their elderly to die. The people don't receive the proper care due to under staffing, and most of the nurses that work in them don't care very much about the people they are there to take care of.
573188
No, they are not allowed to give you a bad reference.However they can refuse to give you a reference at all, which in the eyes of a potential employer would be the equivalent of a very bad reference. Your sister is right, aren't they always?
579327
Toni, I think I used to work with her sister; I knew someone just like that. She sounds like a piece of work, and unfortunately there's someone like that at every job, at every church, in every group. But, you didn't take that job for her, and don't lose that job over her. It sounds like you have a lax group of managers that they don't respond to your complaints, but trust and believe they will step in and level their authority once you take matters into your own hands. Don't stoop to her level, but elevate her to yours. Be strong, be patient, and eventually a positive change will take place to remove her as a headache in your life. There will be a promotion, transfer, something, to get her off your back. Actually, you sound pretty funny, maybe one day we can talk and you can come join myself and a sharp female doctor in our business and you won't have to worry about coworkers or bosses. With your sense of humor and your medical background, I think you could do quite well. Good luck to you, and I don't want to see a posting from you asking if anybody knows a good lawyer to represent you for assault (lol) It will get better.
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Mu suggestion is that you have someone else call, too!  This should get the SS poges off their dead @sses, and get out and catch this low life.  More of us need to do just what this gal has done.  Blow the whistle on these dead beats, because they're draining the system far quicker than it needs to be drained.
697071
Call a local hospital and and ask if any RN's have time for you to interview them.
45082
This is horrible. I can't believe they did this to you. Holding a patient down has to be reviewed and has many checks and balances here. The patient has to be a danger to themselves/others. You obviously weren't.I would sue. I would speak with an attorney and see what records they can get and see what legal recourse there can be. First and foremost complain complain complain. Write a letter to the hospital administration explaining how upset you are. They will investigate extensively and will inform you of the results. Good luck and I am so sorry that this happened to you.
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She needs to call the office and ask to speak to the office manager, who would most likely be this assistant's direct supervisor. She should ask to make sure she is speaking to their supervisor.  Then calmly tell them what happened and that she was embarrassed by this highly unprofessional reaction.  She should judge her next step by the answer she receives from the supervisor. A good supervisor will assure her that the employee will be reprimanded.  If she gets a "I'm sure she didn't mean it" or leads your friend to feel that she was exaggerating, or is being dismissed, the next step is to write a letter to the doctor of the office directly.  First tell them of the original experience, then tell him/her about the answer received by the supervisor and why you felt you weren't taken seriously.  In the body of the letter, tell the doctor, "In conclusion, I look forward to your personal response to this matter".  If she doesn't get an answer from the doctor within a reasonable amount of time (I would give a doctor at least 2 weeks), she should pick another doctor, and then write one last letter to the first doctor telling them she is changing physicians because she needs to be treated in a more professional manner, and the address where they should send her medical records. \nThen move on and feel good that she took action and put it behind her.
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Ive read your other questions and you seem to have a grudge against nurses for some reason. Just b/c you had a bad experience with one doesnt mean all nurses are bad. And no, hospices are not closed on weekends, thats impossible especially if the hospice deals with at home patients. Maybe you wanted the nurse who normally goes there to come in on her day off in which case somebody should have been covering. Yes we have lives outside our jobs and unless it`s an emergency I aint coming in on my day off. Sorry.
816749
If she is as bad as you say she is, yes, she should be fired.  Can you sneak a tape recorder in, so you can tape her and have proof?
1118915
She supperviises the other nurses under her chagre. If there is a doubt or a question qbout a pqtient, such qs wheter or not to call a doctor, it would be the head nurse who makes the decission.
480550
You should probably just say:  Nurse consultant.  Do you or anyone you know have the need for a nurse consultant?  If so, than you should contact me at (give your info).  You should give your education and references in a small summary so that they can see where you come from.
610059
it sounds bad ... i like my job... i am an RN
437759
Yes! My very first experience in clinicals was at a hospital that was ranked the WORST VA hospital in the country. I now know why. Nurses treated us like we were in their way when actually we took all the "busy" work from them. They just have a routine and I guess students tend to disrupt that. Just use each rotation as your research to help you decide where you want to work (or don't want to work) when you graduate. Know that it's not the nurses that give you the grade. Remember these experiences when you become a nurse (and you will) and have students working with you. I had a FANTASTIC rotation this semester (my 3rd) on a unit where I thought it would be terrible and boring. The nurses were amazing and so appreciative of what we did. As you gain knowledge and experience, you will find that nurses are happier to have you since your scope of practice is larger and it's less work for them. Keep your chin up and remember that no one can treat you badly unless you let them! Report any nurse that is less than accomodating to the hospital and your instructor. We had that happen at the above mentioned "yucky" hospital and our instructor had our back. She quickly informed the nurse that it was a teaching hospital and if she wasn't willing to do so, she should find a non-teaching hospital to work at. Love those instructors!
93748
have you talked to the people who manage or run this nursing home? if not maybe you should talk to them and if that doesnt help you could go to your local newspaper and complain places like that hate when they get bad PR
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Registered Nurse Here; Well sir, in 24 years working as a nurse, I have seen lots and lots of things.  I strongly believe this woman has a mental illness.  It's apparent she has a strong ad-version to death, it is also very apparent she has a significant mental disorder, evident by the spitting and sucking of fingers.  There is a name for this, but dang it, I cannot think of it. Okay I'm not a Doctor therefore I cannot diagnosis, however I believe this falls under the category of personality disorder, such as when one cuts themselves, or cause some other harmful act to there body, and what you have described is harmful to the body, plus maladaptive coping mechanisms.  Thanks for the opportunity to address such a interesting question.
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I'm a RN in a Large Medical Center, I would be most willing to help you.  I know we don't them Wards but Units but it really may be the type of hospital. So what ever you need help with just ask, I have no problems with helping someone with medical stuff-HotBurnNurse