Apr 13, 2008 04:30 AM - In the hospital I'm working at,MD and RN,s collaborate well, we make joke with each other and laughed at it.they respect us RN as we respect them as MD.In our nurses station,when everyone is around,we always laughed with each other and yet do our job with excellent outcome.

Apr 13, 2008 09:56 AM - In response to the original post.
The culture you describe with which nurses must contend is shocking. However it is right on the mark in regard to my workplace.

I put in a complaint against the doctor. For this I was taken into my managers office and reprimanded in a very nasty and aggressive manner. I am fairly new to nursing, I was shocked at their attitudes.
It became a union matter.
I will always put ethics before politics.
Anyway - I have a note attached to my medication trolley (when I am working) stating the postive thought of "Be strong", but I think I prefer your words original poster, needs to be in capitals though "STAY STRONG".

Apr 24, 2008 06:13 PM - One of the great threads I have read during my lurking days. I enjoy the updates and the advice..I've written down the responses to use when being 'dissed' and I'm looking forward to the usage and responses I get when saying.." {No, not saying "I'm afraid"}."Your disrespect is unacceptable.....talk later."