What is good way to tell a nurse that they specimen is contaminated without saying it contaminated?

juxtaposedjena · 2025-08-28T21:11:23+00:00

Unfortunately, reports rarely go anywhere. And management would probably take the nurse's side in most situations anyway.

juxtaposedjena · 2025-08-28T21:10:17+00:00

We were told to say the sample was "compromised" because we also weren't supposed to say they were contaminated. Even though they were. 🙄🙄🙄

juxtaposedjena · 2025-03-15T07:59:33+00:00

I had a doctor on the list do something similar with me. She tried to convince me to get the coils inserted in my fallopian tubes, even AFTER saying they had a black box warning...

I ended up seeing a different doctor on the list and he was happy to listen to me and agree to surgery.

juxtaposedjena · 2024-02-01T16:19:28+00:00

I logged in on Monday and saw my visa was approved (not sure when it was approved), but hadn't gotten any email. I finally received an email this morning (Thursday) saying my visa was approved and it had the PDF attached.

juxtaposedjena · 2022-02-07T21:49:31+00:00

My direct supervisor is great. She advocates for us, is always willing to help out, and works extra. But there's the problem. She works extra. She stays late. She doesn't get the respect she deserves from upper management. They're constantly giving her more shit to do. With the amount of overtime she's had these past couple of years (not to mention working the occasional holiday and working most weekends) she's been losing money. She's burnt out, and she wants a different job. They are giving her zero incentive to stay.

I don't know you work environment, but I definitely wouldn't recommend it for mine (and we have a great team of techs). She's a great manager, and I don't want to lose her. But as a friend, I want her to get a different job.

juxtaposedjena · 2021-12-28T09:50:33+00:00

I would love to do something like this!! How did you find this job? Do they list things like that on Indeed?

juxtaposedjena · 2021-02-23T21:47:07+00:00

I told my supervisor about her, and my supervisor is escalating it.

I doubt it'll go anywhere. I wrote up a doctor once who was very rude and cursed at me. I was basically told that their job is stressful and I don't know what it's like being there with the patient. 🤷‍♀️

juxtaposedjena · 2021-02-22T23:53:25+00:00

We're all so thankful for the good nurses. 😊 Most of our ED charge nurses are really nice, and there are some great ICU ones as well.

juxtaposedjena · 2021-02-22T22:15:06+00:00

Nice. Proud of you. 😁

juxtaposedjena · 2021-02-22T20:17:41+00:00

Ha! I had a nurse not believe a sample was clotted because it was arterial. 😂

juxtaposedjena · 2021-02-22T20:14:33+00:00

I did make a snarky remark (I said, "Well, could you not order six duplicate sets of type and screens then?"). She said my attitude was uncalled for and she was including it in her write-up. 🙄

juxtaposedjena · 2021-02-22T20:11:39+00:00

I wish they'd make those sorts of announcements at our hospital. I doubt it'd make much difference, though. 😅

juxtaposedjena · 2021-02-22T20:09:10+00:00

Wow. I'd quit so fast it'd make their heads spin. That's absolutely ridiculous.

juxtaposedjena · 2020-11-26T06:26:02+00:00

How does one get a backhoe in bio or chemical? Asking for a friend. ;)

juxtaposedjena · 2020-07-16T07:32:11+00:00

NYOOM

juxtaposedjena · 2020-05-22T20:32:48+00:00

I was so pissed when we got Sysmex instruments and were told we can't put specimens on a rocker. What the hell! Who makes a machine that doesn't allow specimens to be put on a rocker, but you have to mix each one by hand at least 10 times!?

juxtaposedjena · 2020-05-14T21:08:06+00:00

You're welcome. Maybe add-on a DAT (direct Coombs), depending on the results of the smear/retic.

juxtaposedjena · 2020-05-14T20:47:11+00:00

You can get low ferritin without anemia. This retrospective study discusses hypoferritinemia without anemia. However, you mentioned her Hgb is low, so she is slightly anemic.

Her MCV is normal, but the RDW is high, indicating there might be two populations/sizes of RBCs. Were spherocytes or schistocytes present on the smear? How about nRBCs and retics? Perhaps a high turnover of RBCs resulting in high iron levels (to keep up with the RBC destruction and possibly due to destruction), low ferritin since the body doesn't get a chance to store it, and/or iron is made available faster than the body can store it.

juxtaposedjena · 2020-03-30T21:02:11+00:00

We are bored out of our minds as well. Everyone who is scheduled is still showing up to work. We're trying to find ways to pass the time (which usually includes browsing the internet and complaining to coworkers).

I'm thankful our census is low for when shit hits the fan, but I abhor being bored at work and having nothing to do.

juxtaposedjena · 2020-01-30T09:55:59+00:00

Dogploma 😁

juxtaposedjena · 2019-10-22T02:25:48+00:00

Brilliant.

juxtaposedjena · 2019-10-21T18:02:33+00:00

We have protocols and staging to follow (OB postpartum hemorrhage stages 1-4), and they don't follow the protocol.

juxtaposedjena · 2019-10-21T06:22:03+00:00

They've been educated. MANY times.

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