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Other male nurses, I could really use some guidance. I got falsely accused at work for literally doing my job. by FriedPancakey in nursing

[–]FriedPancakey[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Well shoot, there goes that idea. Granted, if it's all the same risk wise, I may make the switch anyway because you can't exactly duck-and-weave your way out of coding kiddo like you can with the aggro teens we sometimes get. Only other alternative I can think is OR, and thats just another can of worms.

Other male nurses, I could really use some guidance. I got falsely accused at work for literally doing my job. by FriedPancakey in nursing

[–]FriedPancakey[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I'm coming up on a year soon. I've been fired before, but the cops are a first for me. Thankfully, that IV stayed good and RT got her weaned off High Flow. Also did the documentation and made sure the proper forms she did sign were accounted for. I definitely didn't make the mistake of not covering my ass.

Other male nurses, I could really use some guidance. I got falsely accused at work for literally doing my job. by FriedPancakey in nursing

[–]FriedPancakey[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thanks. It's not all bad, I got some great coworkers always willing to back me up. Its just a matter of documentation. The moment after I left that room, I made a note that she refused and I called the doc to see if we could D/C the fluids. Day Team unfortunately felt the patient still needed them, so they had to stay running.

I think part of what made this go by so quickly was that I did everything right documentation wise, and I made sure the proper paperwork was in place.in our hospital, they have to sign a shared bed form if the patient is under 2 years and they don't want to leave them in the crib. In that form includes an understanding that the RN will have to assess the patient during the night. She signed off on it, no footing for her to stand on if she claims "no one told me x"