I swore in front of a patient and a family member today. I lost control of a drain tube I was d/c'ing, and slung some blood onto to the (clean!) linens... and a "s#%t" slipped out.
After the dressings and linens got changed I did apologize to them... I don't think the patient even heard me (either time), but the family member was very gracious... A co-worker helping with the dressing, etc. gave me a good-natured hard time about it.
Just feeling tacky about it and wanted to vent. I don't like it when other people cuss, and I REALLY don't like it when I cuss!
I admit, I agree cursing should be avoided at work. But I don't think the OP should worry about it, and if the family complained it would be just silly. A slip of the tongue is just a harmless error.
canoehead, BSN, RN
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I admit, I agree cursing should be avoided at work. But I don't think the OP should worry about it, and if the family complained it would be just silly. A slip of the tongue is just a harmless error.