The Lousy Awful Crazy Rotten *Really* Bad Day

I love it when you write.............I have always had those kind of days........I'm one of those nurses that a dark cloud follows. It's really bad when you walk in the ED doors (my point of entry for it controls my night as the sup)and the ED docs goes....."Oh GOD..... you're here....." Es

I can relate with having a bad day in the name of duty. I hope that your situation will become better.

This was a good one! I laughed out loud when your story ended with a resident backing into a car!

Viva, you've got to save all these "goodies" and compile them. You've got a great book in all your stories!

I just love the ending!! Way too funny

I can relate with the hospital issue. Our "magnet status" hospital ED treats my LTC patients the same way. I've had residents come back with reports so egregiously faked it was almost funny. The resident with contractures came back with a report of "full ROM in all limbs," and absolutely no assessment of the symptoms we transferred him for. A nonverbal dementia patient came back with, "Pt states she has no pain or discomfort." It's especially bad with assisted living, as the hospital never understands that there is no e-kit or pharmacy on site, and we can't even elevate the HOB as the residents aren't in hospital beds. We don't even have suction equipment or oxygen available. It doesn't matter how many notes we send with that info, or how many times we brief the ED charge RN when giving report, they always come back with orders we can't implement until the next day at minimum. So they get sent back...and the ED gets mad at us.

Absolutely awesome story! The ending makes the whole thing! And, as I often tell my staff, this is the kind of stuff you just can't make up........sometimes the truth is funnier than fiction!! Thanks for sharing!

I am one of those too who has a black cloud at times especially when I am in charge.

Yikes, must be catchy: sounds like where I work. Seems everything comes in groups. Sounds like y'all were able to get everything done and manage to keep a sense of humor! Thanks for the stories--always a highlight of coming to the site. Hope you have quieter days coming!

When I worked at a SNF, I had an ER nurse ask me if I pushed the patient out of the bed (this was a patient who tried to get up and fell). I was house supervisor at the time and this really made me mad! Really, you think we push our patients on the floor? I know they are also probably stressed but there is no excuse for that!

this is really good your good with writing

I think we need a BLACK CLOUD CLUB. I know I'd be a charter member for some of the days I've had.I nominate VIVA for president. Seconds?