Re: President Obama Likes Nurses Originally Posted by Quaffetti 
Unfortunately everyone seems to like nurses, but few understand just how stressful and difficult our job is. And even fewer care to try to make things better for nurses. Of course, that takes money, and there isn't too much of that floating around these days.
The problem is is that so many people like nurses in the same way they like their servants - or pets. This goes for management and patients. As long as they're getting pampered and the nurse is attentive to their every whim, all is good. But once the nurse is perceived as no longer being at the beck and call of their managers, or certain patients, that's when they get whipped like recalcitrant puppies. People are too quick to turn on us when things aren't going their way.
And recalcitrant behavior all too often includes protesting against overly heavy work assignments where safe care is compromised, or requesting improved conditions for the nurse's well-being so they can continue to function at full capacity.
Being "liked" is nice; being
respected is golden.
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