Everyone works with a drama queen.

teeituptom, BSN, RN · Dec 17, 2003

Aint it the truth, but if you take it with the right grain of salt, then you lust laugh at them and let them go bother someone else. Remember KISS, keep it simple stupid.

Life is too short to worry over drama queens, male or female. Just laugh at them and watch them go away.

Tweety, BSN, RN · Dec 17, 2003

Sounds to me like you're describing a ***** rhymes with witch.

To me a drama queen is the one who always is having a rough assignment. Every little thing is a big issue. "OMG he had a PVC!" "OMG there's blood in the IV tubing!" "OMG his BP is 114/54!". "OMG I'm so busy, I haven't even charted yet!". "I'm calling to doctor for this temp of 99.0!!"

Now that's drama.

Rapheal · Dec 17, 2003

Or the one who keeps coming up to you to tell you all about THEIR medical problems. A new one every week and you suspect they are healthier than you. It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't do this when this is the only time you have to use the restroom. But there they are again and your bladder feels like bursting.

Katnip, RN · Dec 17, 2003

When our drama queen start going into their act, I will sometimes say "I know what you mean, my 13-year old daughter was saying the very same thing last night.."

everybody on the unit knows my daughter is the Diva of Drama Queens.

ShelleyERgirl, LPN · Dec 17, 2003

Originally posted by 3rdShiftGuy
Sounds to me like you're describing a ***** rhymes with witch.

To me a drama queen is the one who always is having a rough assignment. Every little thing is a big issue. "OMG he had a PVC!" "OMG there's blood in the IV tubing!" "OMG his BP is 114/54!". "OMG I'm so busy, I haven't even charted yet!". "I'm calling to doctor for this temp of 99.0!!"

Now that's drama.

OMG! Tweety, you are so damn funny!:roll :roll

SmilingBluEyes · Dec 17, 2003

Originally posted by teeituptom
Aint it the truth, but if you take it with the right grain of salt, then you lust laugh at them and let them go bother someone else. Remember KISS, keep it simple stupid.
Life is too short to worry over drama queens, male or female. Just laugh at them and watch them go away. [/quote
this post says it all. we all deal with them. this works best.

Big Bab's · Dec 17, 2003

I swear there's one in every job!!.....I overheard "ours" last week in the clinic talking to a patient as she was checking her in, vitals and such, the patient was there for an endometrial biopsy, which we are all sure will be malignant, and the drama queenie says "I know EXACTLY how you feel, I have to have THIS biopsied tommorrow!!...I'm soo terrified!!"....and then she goes into the fake cry/martyr bit.....well, the "THIS" that she whipped down her pants to show the patient (in the hallway) is a FREAKIN' SKINTAG!!!.....I wanted to run over there and slap her, I swear!!....They ALWAYS have to "one-up" whatever is happening around them!!

iliel · Dec 17, 2003

I think we've all been drama queens at one time or another.

live4today, RN · Dec 17, 2003

Now aint that the pure truth! :chuckle

zudy · Dec 17, 2003

One thing about the DQ's: they are always good for a laugh. I used to work with one that was always telling us all about the terrible things that had happened to her that week(we worked weekend option together, so she had all week to have so many adventures!!) She finally shut up for awhile when someone pointed out to her that she had already told us twice within the same year that her mother had died that week.

zenman · Dec 17, 2003

I think we've all been drama queens at one time or another.

I think not!!