u/StartingOverScotian

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Worst error you've witnessed?

What's the worst error you've either witnessed or know about occuring where you work?

I had a patient with a CBI and the nurse on shift before me fully inflated the foley balloon inside the pt's urethra and tore it, and then proceeded to not notice the significant amount of blood draining and also didn't document the CBI correctly overnight. I had to send the pt for imaging where the ruptured urethra was confirmed. 🙃

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u/StartingOverScotian — 1 day ago

Customer showed up several minutes after close and says I laughed at him and slammed the door in his face.

My partner owned a franchise and I frequently worked with him on my days off. We had closed for the day, closed the securty gate, shut down all the computers and I was actively counting the till and doing the cash deposit when this customer walked up and started violently banging on the door. I glanced up and tried to gesture to our closed sign and kept counting the till. The customer continued to bang the door for a while and then left and followed it up with this lovely review!

We would happily stay open late if we saw someone coming in at the last minute and often went out of our way to make sure customers were satisfied. But there is no world in which we would ever unlock the security gate and open the door while the till is open and actively being counted and all the equipment to do literally anything is already off and end of day has been submitted for the night.

u/StartingOverScotian — 5 days ago

I'm looking to get a company to add rocks to the edge of my property to prevent the ground from further erosion. I believe I need some special permit to do it since it's technically Crown land but I have no idea how to go about getting that or what companies can do it. I'm in Pictou County for reference. I'm not looking to change the amount of land that's currently there or change it and other way. Just looking to add more rocks as they have slowly been washed away in the storms. Thanks!

u/StartingOverScotian — 22 days ago