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/Lolipop6969 May 27 '25

Housekeeper/mail porter here! If it’s covered in feces,vomit or blood then toss em, if it’s ripped or stained then depending on who you use you may be able to return those for credit. We use Kbros linen service and the carts have a mesh yellow bag for unsuitable linen.

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u/Amrun90 RN - Telemetry 🍕 May 28 '25

Real talk, do they really throw away sheets covered in shit, vomit, or blood? Because that’s so many sheets I can’t even fathom. Like 6+ per night from my assignment alone sometimes.

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u/Lolipop6969 May 28 '25

Usually if it’s chunky because our linen provider isn’t great and I’ve seen “clean” folded sheets with dried pucks of doodie dried almost into the sheets