[CCU NRS]

Originally Posted by mycotton

Where do you work? Sesame Street? :hatparty:

Why so?

your comment is unclear, do you ask because I said males may actually fear a confrontation may turn into a physical contest?

This has nothing what-so-ever to do with where i work. As Men we are always aware that a fight is a very real possibility no matter what the circumstance, men are raised to be strong and not take crap. If you look around or think abck to your past you will realize that boys have always been much more likely to come to blows, in your elementarty school how many fights between boys were there compared to fights (and I mean actual physical blows being thrown not name calling) betwen girls were there? Also it is very unlikely that a female will attack a male. The point is that as men we all know that we may be walking along in Walmart and the guy coming the other way may brush into you too hard and you may respond with *** and he may haul off and punch you and then you will be fighting. Does this happen every day? NO but could it happen? YES also dotors understand that they are always out in the real world and if they run into a male nurse that they have been rude or disrespectful to at Walmart they may get their ass kicked. Is it an everyday occurrance probably not, but IT could happen!

Males deal with things on this level all the time, you must always be aware that anything you say could be over the line to the person you are saying it to and be prepared to back it up.

So in this context seen as a schoold yard mentality OK Sesame Street, but in the minds of men that have been sheltered all their lives dealing with a man that has worked hard for everything they ever had and will not be talked to like a child by another man think Prison Yard and you will be closer.

[CCU NRS]

Originally Posted by mycotton

I just came across your uninformed reply. How nice of you to assume what my situation is at my job. My situation, along with the situations I see continuously throughout the entire system is as previously stated. I am thrilled for you that you do not encounter any of this! Good for you! Way to go. But, it is nurses like you that turn deaf ears to the plights of many of your fellow professionals who have tried and tried to be assertive without success. Speak up, lose your job. I'm sorry you have it so great that you have no time to even contemplate that others may not!
"EDUCATION'S PURPOSE IS TO REPLACE AN EMPTY MIND WITH AN OPEN ONE." - MALCOLM FORBES. Thank you for your response and your opinion. I am open, but I prefer that you don't assume my situation. You have no idea.

Let me get this straight.


You wrote

Originally Posted by mycotton

There is no shortage of nurses; there is a shortage of respect.

I wrote

Originally Posted by CCU NRS

This is the type of non usefull response that simply reduces the question to finite possibilities and helps no one. There is a shortage because there are nurses all over this country (USA) and others working short handed so to simply say it is an issue of no respect is to undemine the entire situation. If you are one of the nurses working in a situation where there are only 3 and there should be 5 you are working in a nursing shortage. If there is a solution then suggest that but you comment does not help.


There have been many realistic solutions even Lindarn whom I disagree with does at least offer solutions not just one line litany.

You are saying I assume your situation at your job? I did not mention you or your situation I simply stated that your one line litany was useless, it offers no help no suggestion and no real valid point because if you allow yourslef to be disrespected that is your fault. I stand up for myself if you don't stand up for yourself the only person to blame is you.

And I take it yours is an open mind? hmmmmm