Am I being too sensitive?

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I've been working nights on a busy Ortho floor for about month now. With a little over a month to go on orientation, I'm still trying to learn all the ropes, names of equipment, names of doctors etc. On our floor we give taped reports. Last night, I had a terrible, stressful night and while taping my report this morning I accidently mispronounced one of the names of the equipment. After day shift finished listening to report, a day shift tech came up to me and very loudly (and rudely IMO) , in front of everyone said "It's pronounced so-so. And by the way last week you said Dr. So and so's name wrong during report. It's pronounced Dr.??? I'm telling you so people can stop laughing at you in report." I felt kind of embarassed 1. because she just randomly confronted me in front everyone and 2. the fact that people were laughing at me because I accidently mispronounced a word/name. I know I'm still very new and by all means if I'm doing something wrong I want someone to tell me, but I guess I'm upset with how it was handled. I would've been ok, if she had pulled me to the side and told me or better yet if one of the day shift nurses would have told me instead of laughing behind my back. Am I being too sensitive about this? Should I say something about it?

BTW: Sorry for any typos....still haven't slept yet. lol

Specializes in CDI Supervisor; Formerly NICU.

Cannot imagine why you'd care about this enough to go home and type up this thread.

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Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.
Cannot imagine why you'd care about this enough to go home and type up this thread.

Because sometimes things just flick you in the raw and you want some resolution. Things don't have to be huge and hairy to be annoying.

and you read the thread, didn't you:jester:

hugs OP, been there, done that, obessed over it and now don't remember what it was that bothered me:yeah:

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