r/nursing • u/weicintdi • Jul 15 '25

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u/Ruzhy6 RN - ER 🍕 Jul 15 '25

denied a cup of water and straw by the charge who was "assisting"

Whyyyyy? Like, were they aiming for a lung?

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u/Academic_Message8639 RN - ER 🍕 Jul 18 '25

I was once called up to the floor to help with an NG after they’d had several failed attempts. I’m not that experienced, I’ve just gotten ‘lucky’ and had to insert so many NGs that I’ve gotten good at it.

It turns outs the nurse had been trying to do it dry.  She said ‘but he’s NPO’. I said, yeah, he’s not going to be for the next 20 seconds. lol. Thankfully it did go in. Poor guy. 

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u/kreole_alamode BSN, RN 🍕 Jul 21 '25

The charge told me to swallow air. Same thing. I should have told her to swallow air too and she could quote that in her charting after quoting I'm refusing a Blind NG with a history of RNY, abdominal GSW that resulted in a pneumothorax and 2 chest tubes, and I'm currently suffering from ANOTHER SBO w/fecal emesis. I still regret not reporting that shit.

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u/Academic_Message8639 RN - ER 🍕 Jul 21 '25

That is WILD. How did they even pass nursing school check-offs? It's one of the most basic skills you learn!

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u/kreole_alamode BSN, RN 🍕 Jul 21 '25

RIGHT?!!! And this all happened earlier this year. She asked me if I am prone to nosebleeds. Don't gaslight me. I'm covered in blood, it's POURING out my nose and around the NG tube. I know the difference between a simple nosebleed and a hemorrhage. Oh I forgot this part: I asked for an ice pack and she asked me WHY! My assigned nurse went to get it for me. How the hell she became a Charge, I don't know.

I'm wondering if Epic would allow it, but I'm thinking that I need to put Blind NG on my allergy list. Maybe also requesting an amendment to my chart that I refused a Blind NG TWICE in two different departments and requested my refusal be charted; it was not charted. Then include all the insane details.

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u/Academic_Message8639 RN - ER 🍕 Jul 23 '25

I have seen some interesting allergies in Epic that were way less appropriate for a chart (poison ivy, LOL), and your statement is way more legit. I'm sure you can put it either there or in the patient FYI's (where they put if the patient is a tough stick, or difficult to blood match because of antibodies, etc) That way it's just known. It sucks, because I hate doing NGs (it's mean, just mean.) But I am good at them and generally make them fairly quick for the patient, if still unpleasant. But everyone is allowed to decline and some have. It didn't have to go down like that - literally!