I have worked in a sicu for several years and have seen the way RN's treat each other and I just don't understand why we are so critical of each other!! We have a tendency to act like "monday morning quarterbacks!"...
Looking over the decisions that were made by the rn, things that were completed and (god forbid) not completed. (Remember that there are 3 shifts)
Bottom line is, we serve NOBODY when we act this way. We perpetuate nursing's tough reputation...(we eat our young) and put our patients at risk.
This behavor seems to be "justified" because we are in "'critical care" and we have a stressful work environment....arent we really just adding more stress! Does this help us or out patients??
Nursing could be a very strong profession, but we don't allow it, because we can't even get along with each other.
We are the reason our profession struggles...
What do you guys think???