angry at nurse in pre employment screening

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:angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire I am a new nurse. I have been offered a job and accepted it. I went to my pre-employment health assessment today. i had a 2 page form about do you have this or this or this etc.... I HAVE TO GET MY RECORDS AND SEE THEIR md BEFORE THEY WILL ALLOW ME TO WORK.

well i was dx with MS 6 months into nursing school. I have no problems and have not had any problems. i am on Copaxone. The MS specialist i went to for a second opinion stated that i have probally had it for eight years and since it has been mild with just tingling/numbness and fatigue then it will more than likely not change. BUT OF COURSE WE ALL KNOW THAT IT CAN.

THIS STUPID NURSE TOLD ME JUST BECAUSE I AM NOT DISABLED RIGHT NOW THAT I PROBALLY WILL BE SOONER OR LATER. I DO NOT HAVE TO BE TOLD THIS I AM QUITE AWARE OF IT. I WANTED TO KNOCK HER TEETH OUT. SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST UNEDUCATED ON CERATIN THINGS AND NEED TO KEEP THEIR MOUTH SHUT.

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she was tactless and should not have said what she said.

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very tactless.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho.

I agree tactless,, and not necissary,, but you kind of sound like you have a lot of impatience for things people say. Are you angry because you have to see THEIR doctor or are you angry because of her comment. If you truely get that angry over something that may or may not have been said specifically to hurt your feelings (the issue of all the CAPS in your post) i wonder if nursing is the right profession for you.

Nurses have a lot of things said about and to them all the time. If you get that blistered about a possibly innocent comment you will be on your last nerve all the time. And thats not going to be any good for you either.

Instead of seething at her and holding in hositlity (wanting to knock her TEETH out?) why didnt you just point out to her that any possible disability you may have in the future doesnt have anything to do with your employment now and to even make the comment could be grounds for a discrimination suit. (And i would definately think about that if things dont go right). It would have shut her up and you wouldnt have had to hold on to the stress and anger you had. It was her comment,, let her own it not you.

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I guess everyone doesn't always know the right thing to say all the time.

I feel that your anger might be misplaced. Perhaps you are still dealing with the anger you have over your diagnosis and you are transferring what you feel to her. I think this might be a normal reaction though.

Perhaps she shouldn't have said what she did or said it the way she did or whatever. And I can't imagine why she said that to you, try as I might. Good luck to you. And congratulations on your graduation and landing a new job. Please don't let that nurse's comment influence how you feel about the whole experience of working there or of being a nurse.

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this is her face after she receives a lawsuit from your attorney :uhoh3: :uhoh21: :crying2: :crying2: :crying2:

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