EDtech Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 I recently started covering a new ED but have been with this staffing company for several months and have had good relations with them. However, at this new hospital it seems nursing staff runs the place. My first shift there the charge nurse says “ just so you know I’ll question most of your orders and if you do anything crazy I’ll make sure it’s your last shift”. So I kind of just went with it and thought maybe this is an isolated incident. After a few more days I get a call on my day off from my staffing company saying “ one of the nurses has complain about you wearing sandals that they feels it unprofessional” For the record I do wear chacos at night because I can slip them on fast when I get out of bed. This really got me because I’ve never had a complaint against me and consistently have good patient satisfaction scores. Just wanted some opinions...am I being unreasonable or should I just cut my loses and move on to a different facility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Wearing open-toed shoes is a safety issue at most hospitals. The nurse may not like you, but try not living like you’re above the rules. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDtech Posted August 25, 2018 Author Share Posted August 25, 2018 20 minutes ago, UGoLong said: Wearing open-toed shoes is a safety issue at most hospitals. The nurse may not like you, but try not living like you’re above the rules. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk That’s definitely a fair point and I guess I’ve been a bit passive aggressive and have made it a point to be ultra professional now ... lace up shoes, white coat, the works . I guess what got me was if you have that big of a problem and your truly worried about safety handle that issue in person and not run off to upper management. Obviously I’ll have to get over it or move on but just needed a place to vent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 That’s definitely a fair point and I guess I’ve been a bit passive aggressive and have made it a point to be ultra professional now ... lace up shoes, white coat, the works . I guess what got me was if you have that big of a problem and your truly worried about safety handle that issue in person and not run off to upper management. Obviously I’ll have to get over it or move on but just needed a place to vent! I understand! You may be dealing with a passive-agressive charge nurse that wants her own respect too. You’re not in her chain of command either, complicating things. Still, you may be able to pull this off and even make an ally in the process.Good luck!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDtech Posted August 25, 2018 Author Share Posted August 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, UGoLong said: I understand! You may be dealing with a passive-agressive charge nurse that wants her own respect too. You’re not in her chain of command either, complicating things. Still, you may be able to pull this off and even make an ally in the process. Good luck! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Thank you sir for the advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted August 25, 2018 Moderator Share Posted August 25, 2018 I work nights/24s too and understand the slip on shoes issue. I generally wear nice leather slip on shoes like Merrell's or something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted August 25, 2018 Administrator Share Posted August 25, 2018 42 minutes ago, EMEDPA said: I work nights/24s too and understand the slip on shoes issue. I generally wear nice leather slip on shoes like Merrell's or something similar. Dansko's FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted August 25, 2018 Moderator Share Posted August 25, 2018 7 minutes ago, rev ronin said: Dansko's FTW I see what you are doing there. wear the shoes the nurses wear and they can't complain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted August 25, 2018 Administrator Share Posted August 25, 2018 35 minutes ago, EMEDPA said: I see what you are doing there. wear the shoes the nurses wear and they can't complain... I appreciate the thought that it's a subtle mind game, but I actually just like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PACJD Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Agree with above. This was probably a legitimate complaint due to a safety issue on your end. I have though, dealt with difficult nurses when I first started out as a PA, mainly the older experienced ones trying to intimidate me in all sorts of ways. After speaking with some of the other PAs and docs, they said that this is how those nurses treat everyone and not to think much of it. Without going into too much detail, there was actually an incident where I had to explain something to the nurse administrator. As I was in the middle of the meeting, the chief of my unit pulled me out and said out loud "she has no authority over you, if you need to explain yourself I will let you know." And that was the end of it. So yea obviously if it is patient related then you should be open to discussion but trivial things such as professionalism and what not, nurses like to think they have authority and will complain about many things. In some cases they may be legitimate but most of the time they like to take things out of proportion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SedRate Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 23 hours ago, EDtech said: I guess what got me was if you have that big of a problem and your truly worried about safety handle that issue in person and not run off to upper management. Unfortunately, this is not how it works with nursing. It's always about going up in the chain of command. 23 hours ago, UGoLong said: Wearing open-toed shoes is a safety issue at most hospitals. The nurse may not like you, but try not living like you’re above the rules. ^This. OP, you don't know what's going to come into that ED: necrotizing fasciitis, MRSA, projectile vomiting, scabies, IVDU needle, etc. The last thing you want is some easy avenue to get yourself infected or covered with nasty bodily fluids. Keep em covered, bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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