Why do nurses, who complain so much about how doctors treat them, fail to notice that they treat their aides in the very same manner?
And before you say that it is not the truth, I am an aide and have received the "I am the nurse and I am always right" speech plenty of times!
Just because you are a nurse does not give carte blanche in treating people like they are beneath you!
P.S. I am also a nursing student who will graduate in less than a year, an I have already made my decision not to work on this floor as a nurse, for if I am going to be disrespected like this as an aide, I do not want to work with those who will then decide I can be a person of respect because I carry the title of nurse. I should be respected because I carry the title of HUMAN BEING!
When I have a pt that is crashing, I don't have the time to explain the theory of why I need something done for a pt, I simply need someone to do it quickly. I have worked with NA's that find this disrespectful.
If you request vitals, you should not have to justify, or explain, to the NA why you want/need them now.
They should get them first, and ask questions later.
I haven't seen any disrespect from nurses to aides, but I have seen A LOT from aides to nurses!!!
Evangeline2000
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If you request vitals, you should not have to justify, or explain, to the NA why you want/need them now.
They should get them first, and ask questions later.
I haven't seen any disrespect from nurses to aides, but I have seen A LOT from aides to nurses!!!