As nurses we have to understand that everyone's job is important. It really bothers me when we interrupt or delay someone else's job. If your patient needs to go for an xray, dopplar study or any other procedure,you don't need to do a complete assessment, vital signs and give your medications before they leave. This holds up the person transporting the patient and also delays their diagnostic testing or procedure. If the nurse's aide or patient care assistant is in the middle of giving your patient a bath, don't interrupt to take your vitals or give their meds. You can wait till they are done but if you are in that big of a hurry, help do the bath to speed up the process!
We have nurses who think their duties are more important than the next persons. In some aspect this is true but you also have to realize if it isn't an emergency it can wait.
This is Foxxy and that's just the way I see it! If you agree or disagree let me know how you see it!
Hair vs. Chemo
14 years ago
Hi Foxxy,
ReplyDeleteThis is all to common I think. At least I experienced these situations many times. Cant think of to many people in the health care team at a facility who cant pitch in to help out in areas that might be otherwise outside of there direct job responsibilities. This is truly a deficiency. We're not cooperating enough to make sure it works smoothly for the patient "and" for ourselves. Nursing is a great environment to work in when you have co-workers and associates that are pitching in to make it all run well. But I think it may have some of the most toxic work environments available. Humanity is failing in this process of cooperating under the common good and just cause of caring for each other. I suspect the basic sins of greed and such are at the core of it all. Sometimes I'm sure that the details arent important. Just the outcome.
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chris