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Originally Posted by Sammi15

I don't mean to offend anyone feeling . I didn't post it to insult anyone. I thought it's CUTE and we all need a good laugh once in awhile.

i think its funny too - the funny part is eventhough it may not be totally true all around i do know grad nureses just as some of the sayings, and scarier yet i do know experienced nurses that are like many of the sayings lol. hang in there kiddo. hugs tracie

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Originally Posted by Danigirl58

Wow I wouldn't expect everyone to laugh at this joke but seriously wow I wouldn't have expected your response. I don't think anyone was lecturing you to lighten up more so I took it as relax its just a joke. Man if people cant tell a joke anymore with out someone totally going off on them about the inappropriateness of the joke and making someone feel crappy for trying to lighten some peoples moods what the heck else do we have.

I know i am going to get flamed for this but wow nurses/people (not all) will really pick anything apart shesh it was a joke nothing more it wasn't meant to be serious or to hurt someones feelings a joke is just a joke.

i think its all in th eeye of the behoder and it is gonna happen anywhere you go. not everyone is gonan find someone elses humor funny - the only time i had trouble with a person not caring for my humour wsa one night me and 2 other nurses were bantering back and forth telling jokes - and i must admit some may have called them sexually harassing if they had been directed at them ( man jokes and women jokes directed at each other - the hguy like blondew jookes best lol ) - however another nurse who hid around a corner listening told the supervisor and the 2 of us female nurses were writtne up for sexual harrassment!! of coourse it was all for naught and they had to droop it as they guy was bantering back just as bad and we all were just having fun and the other nurse got told quit hiding oin corners to listen just walk away or she could have entered the room and more than likely we would have stopped or quited cause she was as non humourous as they come lol. it will happen anywhere ya work. it wasnt like we wwerr doing it in front of patients ( we were on break in break room) nor directing it anyhwere but each other.

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Originally Posted by dorimar

I did laugh at first, because i remembereed the early days. I quit laughing, and perhaps, (I am admitting this) took it too seriously, as it hit a very sore spot with me, because of some things I have witnessed recently in the nursing profession. I still will spend an hour giving a bath to my patient, easy (and i rarely delegate this task to a CNA), BUT.... I see many who do. I DON't jump to restraints, but intstead spend much time at my patient's bedside trying to use every other means possible to prevent restraint, because i know restraint ususally makes them more agitated,BUT... I see many who DO jump to restraint and/or sedation. I DON'T avoid family, but instead seek them out and update them and ask do they have any other questions, BUT i see many who DO avoid family. I have been a nurse for 21 years at the bedside. When did a good nurse become someone who doesn't care and take the time for the patient? When did it become about the nurse and not the patient? I know many of you are not where I am on this. I am just explaining why it isn't funny to me, and it feels like this kind of thing fosters the non-caring attitude I see predominating the nursing profession today.

just like you i too have found i see nurses just like the experienced ones protrayed here in this joke- howevr tring to be the optimist ( which is not easy for me lol) perhoas instead of fostering that non caring mindset perhaps some new grad will read it and it will make them think twioce if they ever get to that spot and say i dont wanna be like that! we can hope

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Originally Posted by Tweety

I do sometimes think that people over-react and sometimes it's best to step back and chillout, but I have to allow people their lives and feelings without stifling their right to express themselves. I have to remember there are about 100,000 members on this board. So no matter what someone says someone is going to be offended, or at least react differently than I do.

That's a given in such a large forum, in such a large country/world of nurses. One size doesn't fit all, what you feel is a minor thing might not be so minor to someone in another part of the country who has lived an entirely different life, with different values and experiences than you. May a new grad who has done those things has been "eaten" and doesn't think it's funny. Who knows why people find things humerous and why some find things insulting. Respect.

I'd rather see the lone ranger tell their true feelings without fear than a follow-the-leader type of forum.

Tweety,

You ROCK!!

Angel

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I'm still a student nurse...but I really think it was funny...lol! Ü

[RGN1]

I'm an experienced nurse & it made me chuckle too!
Mind you it's well known that the British "get" irony

I'm sooooooooooooooooooo sure I'm going to put my foot in it a million times when I come over to the USA. I know I'll have to try & keep my mouth shut..............but I'm just not good at that either!

So to all you absolutely wonderful nurses in Florida I'm now saying sorry in advance!

[Life_is_nursing]

As a soon to be Graduate Nurse (21 days) and a Nurse Intern for over a year, I found this article very funny. I also found myself relating to both the GN and experienced nurse.

[Hydakins]

I am also and student, and I too found it to be funny although in my case I sound like the experienced nurse. Ive been in healthcare for a while (including correctional facilities) so I see both sides of the coin. Good post!

[tnrose]

Just funny, that's all. A lot of it true too!

[Shenanigans]

I had a fantastic laugh at that!

Oh crap! I'm going to be new grad in July!

OH CRAP!!