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:nurse: I work in a small rural hospital in Nebraska,you would think the nurses here would be as professional as anywhere,or more so,wrong-wrong-wrong...we have some younger 22-30 year olds that use the f word and others I don't care to think of,at the drop of their hat..they nit-pick and make fun of others all the time...our unit manager is well aware of the problem and I think she may have had a few words with them but their behavior has not changed...does anyone out their have a solution???

In my nurses training we were taught that 1. NEVER talk about another nurse or MD

2.NEVER use foul language 3. your appearence is very important.....come on ladies this is not a hard list to follow,is it? Thanks for listening

Specializes in Case Manager, LTC,Staff Dev/NAT Instr.
All I know is that I really don't care to work in the kind of environment where that kind of language is considdered 'common place'.

Honestly. I don't put up with it from my patients, or their families.

I certainly don't intend to put up with it from my co-workers.

AMEN

I didn't like it when I worked around doctors constantly cursing like sailors, and I sure wouldn't like it at all hearing it all day from my co-workers as I stated above slip-ups do happen but there are plenty other ways of relieving frustration.

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Specializes in Case Manager, LTC,Staff Dev/NAT Instr.

Profanity outside of this kind of situation and in front of a patient is not acceptable profressional behavior.

YEAH!!!! I'm with you 3rd shift guy:)

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.....come on ladies this is not a hard list to follow,is it? Thanks for listening

That's part of the problem in nursing...

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Hi,

where abouts in Qld do you work. I worked on Palm Island, in Cunnamulla and Longreach. I now work in Royal Perth ED

Patrick

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Suzanna......nothing is worse for a unit than a bunch of people sitting at break complaining about work.....it does not unify a unit,it tears it apart! I have been there and I have seen this......think of good things to talk about....be uplifting...use some of this frustration by giving even better pt care...go out of your way to help co-workers,

come on duty with a smile on your face....I work 12 hour shifts on a very busy Med-Surg-Ortho unit and I know about call ins,short staffing ect...that is when I keep my mouth shut and head down and give my pt's the best I can give at that time...the pt is not your enemy,your co-workers are not your enemy and the system is not your enemy,your attitude is your enemy.

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Sorry, your right,we do need more men in nursing.

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Sorry, your right,we do need more men in nursing.

Did I miss something?

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Most people have some awareness of

where they are

and who they're with

when the wrong words come out.

That's how they get away with it.

Sometimes it's out of their concern for the patients.

I was a witness to

a student saying the f- word in the dining room when

patients were eating. This is like swearing in church.

It made it obvious that she was disoriented and made me

think she was stupid.

It also ruined her chances of getting hired.

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Specializes in Case Manager, LTC,Staff Dev/NAT Instr.
Sorry, your right,we do need more men in nursing.
Do you actually think this will solve the problem? No matter what you do in life there is always someone who is going to break a rule of standards whether it be professional/non-professional or men/women I beg to differ on your opinion.:stone
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Sad to say, there is a lot of what we would call unprofessionalism out there. But, you have to remember, we're only human, and a lot of times the stress makes us forget things. It's not an excuse, but it is how things are. I was in the military for 12 years and could cuss with the best, but I always knew where to draw the line

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Emergency.

You folks that comment about certain words being inappropriate for a lady to say - do you really think that its appropriate for a man to say??

I don't think they sound any better coming from men, nor do I think it is more acceptable for men to use them, so it just struck me as odd that people singled ladies out. Profanity is profanity - the gender of the speaker does not change a thing about the words.

-RN4NICU

I do feel it is inappropriate for anyone to swear while at work, however I feel we as women should not do anything to make ourselves seem less professional. We live in a society run by men. Until the world wakes up and realizes we are better than our male counterparts :p , we have to remain smarter than them to be given even close to the same respect as men. It is sad that we cannot be treated equally :( but we have to bust our butts to get the respect we do have. I wouldn't want to work this hard to get to where I am and earn no respect from my fellow employees, doctors, and patients because I cannot control what comes out of my mouth. :uhoh21:

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All that can be done is pray. No one can change another person-Nurse. However, in my Christian faith with God in our daily lives things will go a lot smoother. Without him it his not worth while. It may take time, but it will be well worith the wait. Keep your standards and be a role model. Thanks and God Bless! :)

:nurse: I work in a small rural hospital in Nebraska,you would think the nurses here would be as professional as anywhere,or more so,wrong-wrong-wrong...we have some younger 22-30 year olds that use the f word and others I don't care to think of,at the drop of their hat..they nit-pick and make fun of others all the time...our unit manager is well aware of the problem and I think she may have had a few words with them but their behavior has not changed...does anyone out their have a solution???

In my nurses training we were taught that 1. NEVER talk about another nurse or MD

2.NEVER use foul language 3. your appearence is very important.....come on ladies this is not a hard list to follow,is it? Thanks for listening

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