Experiences, reoccuring dilema's stories...

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Specializes in geriatrics, addiction services.

Thought this may be a chance for guys to vent reoccurring issues and patterns as well as stories of experience.

1. Acceptance, everyone accepting you, then people getting ticked off at you because you're friends with the unpopular staff member (or you can see the skill set behind the issues).

2. Popularity in being asked for help, to other units, to take care of their patients... to moving furniture.

3. Funny stories. One of my jobs coworkers found out I was single and then tried to play match maker with me (I don't date coworkers), then after they give up... hearing the potential matches brag about how hard they were nailing baby daddy's for child support and tracking em with their taxes (like utter glee and pride in being thug like totally forgetting they were trying to get set up with you).

4. For all you ladies. Not as a dig, but I'm so glad I'm male. I can never understand how harsh it is being hit on and harassed by patients. I have had minor issues with old ladies getting fresh and or being ogled. One coworker pointed out one of her patients sat at the end of the cafeteria room so she could watch me do med pass then would get all faint if I was around like she was getting the vapors. I'd seriously didn't want more paper work if she had a fall :|

Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).

1. Acceptance, everyone accepting you, then people getting ticked off at you because...

Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" comes to mind, where it is sung, "You wore out your welcome with random precision". Not so much "friends with the unpoular staff member", but more of "putting Principles before Personalities".

2. Popularity in being asked for help, to other units, to take care of their patients...

As an LPN, I worked in a relatively small Community Hospital where everybody knew everybody else. Being passionate to learn, having had experience as an EMT, and working primarily in Psych, I was often called to the Medical Floor for an interesting case or to the ER to help out. Those were good days.

Presently, being an experienced old dude, I regularly get calls from new and not so new Nurses regarding treatments, policy and procedure, and the like. These, also, are good days.

3. Funny stories.

Not so funny, but interesting... to me, at least: I met all three of my Wives at a Hospital where I was working. I've been at this Hospital, and in this Relationship, the longest. I think I may have, finally, found my niche and settled down.

4. ...being hit on and harassed by patients.

It has happened SEVERAL times in my career. Adhering to Principles and Boundaries, and learning how to deal with aberrant behavior has been my saving grace.

Thanks, priorityjuggler, that was fun!

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