Am I crazy?

[trump1]

I recently came across a website thats main purpose was nursing humor. Excited to find such a site, I quickly clicked and browsed my way through stories, links and other various "funny" material. However, it wasn't long into my exploration that I came across some cartoons, videos and stories from nurses that I found inappropriate. As I continued on, they became more offensive and in several instances poked fun at patients who were disabled and in pain. I am sure many of you know the site I'm referring to (as there are very few on nursing humor), and although I appreciate the idea behind the website; I think they are willing to do ANYTHING to get a laugh - even if it at the expense of others. Listen, I'm the class clown - the prankster, and the first one to laugh at a joke. BUT, this sites arena and stage (i.e. nursing) is not the time or the place to sacrifice patient rights, nurse's rights and handicap rights in order to get a laugh. Am I crazy? Does anyone else really have a fire in them about defending the image of nursing. Because, I wrote a letter to the editor and she apparently thinks it's okay to laugh at racist, sexist and rapist jokes. I'm guilty for laughing at inappropriate jokes too - but my POINT is...Is NURSING really the stage for these types of jokes??? Am I crazy?

[JDougRN, BSN, RN]

Sorry you found some of the material offensive. Perhaps we'd be able to specifically answer your questions if you could point us to what website you are speaking about? Not having seen the material, all I can tell you is that sometimes we as nurses need to laugh about things- it's a coping mechanism to keep you from going insane. ER and ICU/CCU nurses, police, and ems are infamous for having sick senses of humor. To the outside person, comments may seem cruel and uncaring, even though that isn't the spirit it which it was meant . As I said though, I don't know what site you were talking about, so I'm not going to defend it as coping.

[trump1]

Can I mention the site name on here? Think that's defamation or something like that. JDougRN - I'm a nurse. I'm well aware of the need for humor and how it alleviates the pressure, stress etc and so on. I know very well about the morbid and twisted humor we as nurses all have. I think this humor should stay private - between professionals, between confidants. I don't know? I just think that the public WILL get the wrong idea and it CAN be taken out of context. Some of the humor was inappropriate to even me! And, I'm the most twisted of them all! But, I keep it under wraps, ya know? I mean the site IS funny - but it's just some of the things pushed it a little too far for everyone to see. I don't want to become a bitter, jagged, and inflexible old man! Just getting some other points of views...