Are they oversharing or am I a prude?

[grownuprosie]

Before starting nursing school, I had never come accross more peers that share quite so much... um... detail. Classmates will walk up to me and start talking to me about their heavy flow or their loose stool like it is normal social hallway conversation. I have worked phones in OBGYN for many years, so I can talk about lady partss and periods with pts all day long. I am not squeemish. But I don't want to hear about your heavy flow during idle chat. you know? Is that just me? I hang out with software developers. For all I know, my friends do not have periods or BMs. I like it that way. Has anyone else dealt with this? Am I a prude? I will not be offended if you say that i am. :)

[guest563546]

You should think of something even more gross and inappropriate to talk about when they do that. See just how much it takes before they get the hint.

[bostonbakednurse]

I have no problem hearing anything as long as it is not in ear of the patients! I have a hard time with people that talk about their private life in front of the patients. It drives me crazy. Some go on and on about their personal life while families of the sick can hear the conversations.

Get me in a breakroom and out comes the nasty girl. I want to vent and then I say whatever I feel like. But I really regret some of the things that I have talked about in front of coworkers. I know some of them don't want to hear what I have to say and it also leaves a lasting impression. It is soposed to be a professional atmosphere. I can talk trash when I get home or on the phone to my friends. Thanks for reminding me to keep it professional! Some of us need help. I know with me it is usually my anxiety.

[79Tango]

I would say PRUDE! Wait till you get somewhere & everyone wants to start diagnosing you.

Co-Worker-"Hey tango, I noticed you squirming a little bit on the toilet earlier"

Tango- "What?? You were watching me take a dump? (we have open stalls)

Co-Worker-- "Yeah man, you should be drinking more water"

Tango- HUH?

I think you need to get over it. If you do become a nurse you are going to hear some of the crudest, rudest, most personal, sickest, nastiest, funniest most hilarious stories (all of them true).

[Bortaz, MSN, RN]

Wat? Wat?

[rubato, ASN, RN]

I have no problem hearing it.

I'm NOT going to talk about it. I just don't care to share my personal information, no matter what it is.

[leenie45]

No you are not a prude. Like you, I can listen to it all day long, but from classmates, co-workers, peers, uh no thanks. They need to save that conversation for someone, (Dr., nurse, friend) who actually needs to know, or for some strange reason, wants to know. Way too much info for me, I don't care about your flow, your bowels, etc.....People always surprise me. I must tell you, I don't discuss these things with ANYONE unless it's a Dr, or Nurse, I mean , why would I???? Weird