why does the nursing profession have a lot of drama?

1. Why is it in this profession, that there is a lot of drama going on? It seems like every week, something new pops...It is not like a regular 8 hour job where you can just go home and kick back...

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   Jan 28, '07

   I hate to break this to ya, but it isn't just nurses. My husband worked in retail in college, same thing there. He works at the post office now (with MEN, might I add) same thing there. I worked as a corrections nurse, not only was there drama among the ranks of deputies, you had all the crap with adultry. So I guess a better question may be why do people have so much drama in their lives?
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   Jan 28, '07

   Beats me. The thing is very little of it actually has to do with patient care.
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   Jan 28, '07

   Why can't you just go home and kick back?
   
   I've learned to leave the drama at work.
   
   What do you mean by "drama" anyway? Is this another "why are nurses such gossiping backstappers, catty etc." thread. Or do you mean medical drama - codes, bleedouts, MI's, crashing patients, demanding customers and family members and such?

   Last edit by Tweety on Jan 28, '07
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   Jan 28, '07

   Life and death. It doesn't get much more dramatic than that. We see lots of stuff. It's hard not to let it become part of who we are. Turning it on and off like a light switch is a skill I envy.
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   Jan 28, '07

   Have you ever had a job which was so absolutely dull that an hour felt like eternity? Drama is one of the perks of our profession. Oh the stories we can tell.
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   Jan 28, '07

   Oh, I've worked in MANY professions, both with men and women and a nice mix of them all...
   
   There is drama everywhere, it just ain't nursing.
   
   I leave the drama at work where it belongs....sure it's fun to come home and tell the hubby....you'll never guess what so and so did....then I'm done and on to other things in my life, rather than work.
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   Jan 28, '07

   Quote from mom2michael

   There is drama everywhere, it just ain't nursing.

   I haven't worked many jobs (armed force, food service, garbage disposal, computer tech support and now nurse) - but I'm inclined to believe what you stated there is very true.
   
   There are unpleasant, counter productive workers - prone to gossip, affairs and inappropriate behavior in every profession I've worked in.
   
   Nursing, sadly, is no exception.
   All we can do, is try to contribute to the solution rather than the problem. Leave the place better than what we found it when we arrived.
   
   "Be the change you want to see in the world" - Mahatma Gandhi
   
   et cetera
   
   cheers,
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    Jan 28, '07

    Quote from RNperdiem

    Have you ever had a job which was so absolutely dull that an hour felt like eternity? Drama is one of the perks of our profession. Oh the stories we can tell.

    I agree. It's an interesting profession. umpiron:
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    Jan 28, '07

    theres drama anytime you work with people
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    Jan 28, '07

    In most cases, the more women, the more drama/
13. 
    Jan 28, '07

    ^^ Exactly and I'm a woman myself :roll
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    Jan 28, '07

    Its one of those things you have to deal with if you love the profession
    :icon_hug:

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