Have you done this ?

[Flossy73]

Hi everyone,

Yesterday I accidently said " This hospital is **** in the drug room away from the public in front of a nursing student and nurse. It was frustration building up because I had a new admission who they wanted to put next to a isolated patient who had a respiratory illness. So I made the decision to put my new admission into another room. A senior nurse said it's your decision and the nurse manager will be annoyed tomorrow with you. No one would back me up. I was trying to protect my new admit. So I swore. I worried I might be fired.

[cleback]

I don't understand why the patients would need further separation than separate rooms for being in droplet precautions?

I also don't understand why your manager would mind either way if the room was open?

I have vented about my workplace, yes, but usually it's far away from coworkers' ears, particularly if profanity is included.

[Flossy73]

No, the patient who was the new admit was scared of being next to an isolated patient and the masks gown that the nurses were wearing. So that's why I moved them. And the person in isolation needed a single room.

[JKL33]

Whatever is going on at work - ask yourself if it's worth any personal insult/effect that might come your way as a result of blowing up about it.

The answer is (almost invariably) no.

Therefore, zip it, lock it, put it in your pocket.

And don't ever give OPPs an opportunity to cause trouble for you. Problem solved.

[Sour Lemon]

I've never heard of anyone fired for saying a single curse word. But if you're negative and argumentative in general, they'll probably start looking for a way to show you the door.

[Flossy73]

I like that. zip lock it put it in your pocket. Useful for my other parts of my life too ☺

[Nurse Magnolia, BSN, RN]

I am a current nursing student (Graduating in April) and I had a nurse say in front of me, at the nurses desk, within earshot of the folks walking the hall, physicians and family members, that her patient was a ****** *****" Except she said the "F" word loud and clear. She then went on to use it about a half dozen more times as she complained about this guy, fresh post-op, who asked for pain meds at the time they were due. She was sitting at the desk doing nothing.

I posted about it here and was eaten alive by the nurses who said this was ok and that the nurse was just venting. Personally, I think venting should be done away from patient areas but what do I know....just a nursing student here! So, to answer your question, I think you are fine. My clinical instructor was aware of what happened because we spoke about it in post conference and that nurse was there the next day and the day after so clearly, no one cared.

One curse word, away from patients, that's venting! And we nursing students are thicker skinned than most think :)

[KelRN215, BSN, RN]

People swear loudly and proudly where I'm from.

And when I was precepting a senior nursing student, if she was with me on the night shift, she was definitely privvy to conversations about everything we hated about the job and how we were convinced that the nurses' back room was probably bugged so our conversations were probably being recorded. Actually, once, I'm pretty sure we moved a fake plant that we were sure was the bugging device.

[MountainMedicRn]

I have complained quite a bit...ha I can't imagine that it will be a big deal. When my manager asks how I'm doing I routinely say "Oh you know, just managing all the unrealistic expectations you put on my plate every day". Hospitals are generally ****** corporations that put $ before patients and employees well being. You also have a strong argument. Don't ever stop speaking your mind and standing up for your patients.

[Flossy73]

Thank you :)

[bellini]

Whatever is going on at work - ask yourself if it's worth any personal insult/effect that might come your way as a result of blowing up about it.

The answer is (almost invariably) no.

Therefore, zip it, lock it, put it in your pocket.

And don't ever give OPPs an opportunity to cause trouble for you. Problem solved.

You are the voice of sanity that we need in this profession.

[Davey Do]

Therefore, zip it, lock it, put it in your pocket.

But if poor boundaries and impulsivity are problems, there are lots of euphemisms which carry an equal amount of weight as profanities, can be learned and utilized to emphatically express oneself more appropriately during intense and stressful situations!

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