William Sanchez80 said:Honestly, I’m with Sunčica on this one—there’s zero reason to feel sorry for them. You should be filing formal lawsuits against every single person capable of taking action.
Someone just messaged me saying this was about some intern/trainee hooking up at a hospital in a place like Cleveland or something... Look, the fact that she could even pull that crap while on the clock drags every single one of her colleagues through the mud. They basically enabled her, and nobody bothered to ask what she was actually doing instead of filming herself with two idiots...
Thirdly, you NEVER get fired for making mistakes—you only get canned because of administrative quotas or someone else's pure stupidity.
You all need to be held accountable for even the smallest slip-up, because you aren't working behind a retail counter; you’re dealing with sick people.
And seriously, looking up meds from a list isn't rocket science. Plus, you didn't exactly kill yourselves studying—if you had, you’d probably be doctors instead of nurses. And if you’re gonna comment on nursing, you might as well mention that one nurse who missed a vein and then refused to fix it when called out. Is THAT a nurse? She should have been fired on the spot, because she sat there watching an IV go into a patient's tissue instead of the vein AND REFUSED TO FIX IT, whether asked nicely or not. Immediate termination. No discussion. Isn't it part of the oath to actually help a patient asking for aid?
Anyway, I could bring up a good example here, but it wouldn't be about nurses—it would be about the doctors in a certain GI department and the ER. I remember them saving this alcoholic patient, pumping his stomach and pulling him back from a coma, and the guy was literally beating them up and being a total jerk... I honestly felt like telling them, "Whatever, let him die." Seriously, they put in so much work. But overall, it was a young, incredibly talented team of doctors—not nurses—who are known for being professional and tight-knit. So, there are good examples out there too. My only gripe is that the doctors on that team were constantly bickering like old men in a tavern. It’s just how they are, I guess, but it’s obnoxious to listen to...
Honey, you're talking to a doctor, not a nurse. 😉 First off, we're all likely already aware of what happened at that hospital, but thanks for the enlightenment. Second, you don't have any right to decide who gets fired and who doesn't; neither you nor I set those rules. Third, I think you're a bit out of touch with the actual curriculum and training plans for medical schools (speaking specifically about major US metropolitan programs), so maybe don't judge how much others studied for their roles. And fifth—because it's basic knowledge—not all nurses are the same.