I have been a RN for 11 years now, have seen much as many of you have. One thing that continues to irk me are nurses that think because they are a nurse are somehow a cross between Florence Nightingale and Jesus--and act like it. You know, "super nurse syndrome"
I was at my local gym and saw the a T shirt that said:
I sacrificed my life, so I could save your life. I am a nurse.
Really? You sacrificed your life to be a nurse? WOW, I never realized that going to nursing school and getting a job involved life sacrifice.( like so many 100.000's people that go to college to get jobs).
GET OVER IT ALREADY, your a nurse, your not mother Theresa, you don't walk on water and you DID NOT sacrifice your life to become a nurse.
Nursing school and how hard it is, another thing that people want to whine/brag about I get tired of hearing about. Really? I'll bet becoming a chemical engineer is very hard, I'll be learning computer coding is very hard, in fact I'll bet most any college degree--they just don't hand them out for showing up. You have to work for them and earn them---just like nursing school.
What I am saying is being a nurse does not somehow set you apart from the rest of the world, or make you a better person---just because your a nurse.
Doing your job, being courteous to patients AND coworkers AND people in general is what we and everyone else on the planet should be doing----we are all members of the human family.
So what your saying is that having a opinion about something that one feels represents the profession they are in, in a negative light, feeds into a judgmental attitude and politics?
Or is it speaking out about people that go around presenting themselves in such a way, that can portray the rest of us in a bad light?
So the next time I see a nurse doing a bad job, talking down to a patient or family member, I should just not say or do anything so i don't feed into the judgemental attitude?
Or backing up a coworker that gets screwed because the boss likes someone else better even though they are an idiot? Feeds into the politics of it?
I don't like the politics of it, and don't mean to sound overly judgemental, but at some point, you have to engage, otherwise you are just supporting the status quo.
I don't know how long you have been a nurse, but if you have been one any length of time, you have to have seen the above things I mentioned occur, and if you have not, give it time, you will, believe me, you will.
im really glad this topic has been posted.iv been an stna for more than no care to say. I decided two years ago to become a PTA and no way in HELL would ever become a nurse or have anything to do with that industry and the ego and self righteous know it all attitudes I saw so much of is why. ok yeah u gotta know a lot to be a nurse bit the majority of what they do on the floor is give patients their addictive narcotics and pain pills and chart like HELL. the whole field is all about saving ur ass and making other people look incompetent so you can look better. honestly iv lost my respect for nurses except for the 4 or 5 I know who are great people with or without the nurse title
All that you say is true, but I also know very obnoxiously holier-than-thou people in other walks of life as well. I don't ever preach about my chosen career (because honestly, I feel like if I can do it, anyone can, and my job doesn't make me).
I've never encountered anyone in my professional life who has thought that way either, or or expressed it so that I could see it from the outside. There were people like that in school though, so maybe it's just because I spent more time with them than I ever would my coworkers!
On the other hand, I have people (one friend on a semi daily basis, probably because her mom's an ER nurse and she knows what we go through more than the average person) who tell me I'm a rock star. I'm uncomfortable with that because there are hundreds of thousands of nurses WAY better and more qualified than I'll ever be!
If I did encounter a person like that I'd probably deal with him/her as little as humanly possible because I have a low tolerance for that blowhard (*cough* Trumpish *cough*) attitude.
I have PLENTY of other faults, but being overly cocky isn't one of them (and it's genetic cause my mom goes around thinking she's stupid too, which she isn't! lol).
I DO think nursing is special in the way that we (the techs, CNAs, RTs, doctors, and all the other healthcare staff) take care of people who are sometimes unwilling, physically abusive, confused, sometimes threatening, and rude in a way that wouldn't be tolerated by most out in public. However, we also get to be part of some pretty amazing moments too, so it evens out, even for someone like me who hasn't found her DREAM career! haha
Misspelled word or two, that is a sure sign that someone is not entitled to an opinion or have a valid point. I mean jeez (is that misspelled, is it even a word? Does it MAKE A POINT?), next time I get a procedure done at a hospital I am going to INSIST the nurse passes MY spelling test, that way I will know their nursing skills are up to par !! Good point!!!
Pretty sure the referenced post was directed at fruity.
So what your saying is that having a opinion about something that one feels represents the profession they are in, in a negative light, feeds into a judgmental attitude and politics?
Or is it speaking out about people that go around presenting themselves in such a way, that can portray the rest of us in a bad light?
So the next time I see a nurse doing a bad job, talking down to a patient or family member, I should just not say or do anything so i don't feed into the judgemental attitude?
Or backing up a coworker that gets screwed because the boss likes someone else better even though they are an idiot? Feeds into the politics of it?
I don't like the politics of it, and don't mean to sound overly judgemental, but at some point, you have to engage, otherwise you are just supporting the status quo.
I don't know how long you have been a nurse, but if you have been one any length of time, you have to have seen the above things I mentioned occur, and if you have not, give it time, you will, believe me, you will.
Again, I think this was in reference to fruity' post.
Misspelled word or two, that is a sure sign that someone is not entitled to an opinion or have a valid point. I mean jeez (is that misspelled, is it even a word? Does it MAKE A POINT?), next time I get a procedure done at a hospital I am going to INSIST the nurse passes MY spelling test, that way I will know their nursing skills are up to par !! Good point!!!
Chill, OP. My post was directed at the poster who was taking away from the topic at hand, who happened to be making a boat load of spelling errors (including the aforementioned "your" versus "you're") with textspeak to boot.
It was actually a darn compliment to you, among others on this thread. But interpret what you like.
Now back to our regularly scheduled programming ... chips.
Chill, OP. My post was directed at the poster who was taking away from the topic at hand, who happened to be making a boat load of spelling errors (including the aforementioned "your" versus "you're") with textspeak to boot.
It was actually a darn compliment to you, among others on this thread. But interpret what you like.
Now back to our regularly scheduled programming ... chips.
oops, Sorry bout that, sometimes nurses can be idiots, like me.
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Rosina
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Lol... how true is that. Totally had me on the floor laughing. I'm so happy someone can relate !!