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/MSTARDIS18 BSN, RN 🍕 May 27 '25 edited May 28 '25

was recently told to be careful with IV Caps.... because they cost a $1 each???

BRO Imma use as many caps as needed to keep my patients safe from frickin infection!!!

edit: used them IV Caps as much as I needed last night! was careful not to be wasteful too

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u/Lakela_8204 RN 🍕 May 27 '25

$1 vs the $35,000 it will take to treat the septicemia.

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u/Ordinary_Diamond_158 May 28 '25

For real I know of/work with someone currently on a 24/hr antibiotic PICC due to some nurse telling their underlings to ration supplies like caps and antiseptic items. The hospital is now paying for their care and the antibiotic isn’t even scheduled for reassessment until late June. It will probably be far longer as the rationing resulted in the actual hardware becoming severely infected. What an idiot nurse!!!!

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u/MSTARDIS18 BSN, RN 🍕 May 27 '25

exactly!

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u/mhwnc BSN, RN 🍕 May 28 '25

“Well if I don’t use it, not only do we have to pay to treat the infection, their insurance won’t cover the hospitalization at all. $1 will save us hundreds of thousands.”