Gossiping in the hospital

[Monica08]

Ever been curious why gossip is rampant in the hospital? Its like everyone knows everything. Up to date gossips. As we all know, the hospital is one of the busiest places and one couldnt even take time to pee but we have all the time to gossip. Im guilty of this too.. Hmm. If you watch Greys Anatomy, I think this show portrays a typical hospital setting (including the gossip and love issues) Is it true in your hospital too?

[healthstar, BSN, RN]

You know what's worse?! When they share all the details about their love life and other things that should remain private, secret and between partners. I can't believe how trashy some nurses are, they kiss and hug you in person and backstab them as soon as they depart. They all have rings on their fingers and kids and they talk about how sexy, hot the doctors are and how 5 nurses are in love with the same doctor, stalking him. Nurses that don't act their age annoy me. Lesson learned: don't open up to people like these, just greet and move on. I can never be friends with these type of nurses, I just mind my own business. I don't care about the damn pictures they show me, there is absolutely nothing private between them and their husband, the entire unit knows everything. I truly feel sorry for their husbands.

[Poi Dog]

The best rumor I've heard circulating about myself is that I am a pregnant lesbian.

It was so ridiculous, I nearly busted a rib from laughing so hard.

[UpinawayRN]

Hate it. Don't participate in it. Just walk away...

[bagladyrn, RN]

The best rumor I've heard circulating about myself is that I am a pregnant lesbian.

It was so ridiculous, I nearly busted a rib from laughing so hard.

The best thing about gossips is that it can be SO much fun to mess with their heads! In circumstances where I have found myself the subject of a "hot rumor" I exaggerate the behavior or drop sly little comments (innocently) just to lead them on to the point of the ridiculous. It helps if you have one or two equally evil minded cohorts to help things along!

In one case where I was purported to be having an affair with a coworker we both ran with it and started throwing lines at each other like something right out of a soap opera. The hardest part was keeping a straight face when he said to me "I can't believe that you would actually two-time me with (GASP!) another RT.

[threelittlebirds]

I think it does happen everywhere...In a different job, I once heard that I had slept with four of the male managers. I dated one of them casually...and briefly...with no sex at all...years before. Explains why some of the new hires were so gosh darn friendly though. It can be a lot of fun when you hear what they're saying! But makes you wonder where they get it...

[anotherone, BSN, RN]

it is everywhere. in every field seriously. maybe more in hospitals because of the high stress and very long hours! have not seen the grey's type love triangles. but then again i am not that involved. lol

[Do-over, ASN, RN]

First of all, your opinion of me is none of my business. Second, if you want to talk about me please have the courtesy to do so behind my back.

Apparently, at my current job I have been almost completely out of the loop. A co-worker was venting about rather malicious rumors circulating about her - I was surprised and told her I hadn't heard any such things. She said it was because I was usually too busy working .

[Poi Dog]

The best thing about gossips is that it can be SO much fun to mess with their heads! In circumstances where I have found myself the subject of a "hot rumor" I exaggerate the behavior or drop sly little comments (innocently) just to lead them on to the point of the ridiculous. It helps if you have one or two equally evil minded cohorts to help things along!

In one case where I was purported to be having an affair with a coworker we both ran with it and started throwing lines at each other like something right out of a soap opera. The hardest part was keeping a straight face when he said to me "I can't believe that you would actually two-time me with (GASP!) another RT.

When the rumor was fresh, I would run to the bathroom and announce that I needed to throw up. So yeah, I like to mess with their little minds.

[NeoNurseTX, RN]

It drives me batty and makes me wonder what they say about me?? I'm really quiet and don't socialize with my coworkers really outside of work (it seems most like the bar scene if they're around my age and those older than me have the family life) so I'm probably either seen as stuck up (no, just don't want to gossip or get drunk!) or weird. Oh well.

[beckster_01, BSN, RN]

It is so strange reading some of these comments. I have NEVER heard rumors about nurses dating/sleeping with doctors, or about people's sexual orientation, etc. I work in a 750 bed hospital, but the unit community is small. I wonder how that affects things? Basically we(I) don't know ANYONE on other units besides our affiliated ICU and the IV team/RT's/etc. If rumors like that got started it would be very easy to figure out where it started, and very easy to offend a friend of the person you are talking about.

Our gossip is more along the lines of "Who is pregnant now?" Which techs are "lazy," and occasionally discussing the quirks that the new hire has... There is also a lot of venting about trying to educate the new residents on SCIP measures and unit protocols...