Nurses Relations
Published Aug 29, 2012
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Sarah01s
17 Posts
Some patients are going to be like that. You should try to stay calm and not let them get to you, although i understand that you have your good and bad days. try your best but sometimes it can get very difficult
tewdles, RN
3,156 Posts
I would have to say that I have not "lost it" with a patient or family member, in more than 30 years of nursing. That is not to say that I have not been furious, etc, it simply means that I maintain control of my emotions and mouth.
The times I have "lost it" were with peers or superiors...I have been known to pound desks and raise my voice, none of which probably advances my cause.
Maintaining control doesn't mean that I let people slide on crap...I am very direct...it means that I am calm and "diplomatic".
Been there,done that, ASN, RN
7,198 Posts
Nope.. never in 30 years. ..." lost it".
I am the professional... I am not the one stuck in a hospital bed. Told to put on this gown... and give up my dignity for the sake of medical treatment.
I did tell a patient to stop yelling at me.. so we could talk about the problem..
That NEVER fails . . .we identify the issue ... and I solve the problem.
That is the definition of nursing.