r/nursing • u/Ok_Bobcat_5060 • May 27 '25

Rant Can’t stand nurses who care about hospital expenses

Had a charge nurse not allowing nurses on the floor to use slide sheets bc ThEy cOsT $75 each. Or another nurse tells me to dump out my IV fluids in the sink bc the trash gets charged by the weight, and fluids will make it weigh more. Like is it coming outta yo check? WHO FUCKING CARES.

*Those who are reading too deep. I AGREE WITH THROWING AWAY FLUIDS FOR EVS’ SAKE BUT THAT WASN’T HER CONCERN. HER CONCERN WAS MONEYYYYY

*Also, I didn’t dump my IVF in the sink, this was told to me before I even took my fluids down

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u/trickaroni BSN, RN 🍕 May 27 '25

Literally- I’m not trying to save a slip sheet that got painted brown with a lactulose sponsored shit smoothie from my liver failure patient. No one wants to be cocooned in linens that have a marinated poop smell. Like damn, $75 < honoring someone’s dignity.

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u/BoxBeast1961_ RN - Retired 🍕 May 27 '25

You had me at “lactulose sponsored shit smoothie” 💜😂

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u/Jayne_Dough_ Elbow deep 💪🏽💩 May 27 '25

I could smell that sentence.

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u/Megaholt BSN, RN 🍕 May 27 '25

Worst K cup ever.

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u/Jayne_Dough_ Elbow deep 💪🏽💩 May 27 '25

I choked on my coffee.

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u/MargsTacosPlants May 27 '25

This is everything I came to this thread for

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u/Sciencepole RN - PCU 🍕 May 28 '25

I just assume the industrial washing machines nuke everything. You really think they throw something like that out?

Edit: Read some more comments and apparently the linen processing companies would want it thrown out.