I pretend to suddenly develop a hearing problem. Sorry, what did you say " What...what, can't hear you? Can you speak up? â€
Has to be done with a straight face!
I also mimic whatever they are doing. That depends on the Dr of course. Some idiots simply haven't got a sense of humor.
Psych consults are the best. They're intimidated by medical jargon and think medical nurses are crazy anyway, so you can get away with murder sometimes. Ask them a good cardiology or metabolic D/O question or autoimmune and watch them flounder. You don't even have to know the answer.
Ask them about hearing voices and pretend you've just heard one. Did you hear that ?"
I think avid reader really thought she was the smartest and funniest. She was probably surprised that she ended up mocked and had a hard time stomaching her own medicine.
I think she probably is intelligent, but has difficulty reading social cues in life. Add in some immaturity and egotism, plus insecurity around arrogant doctors, and voila, you have this thread.
Emergent, how about busy having a life. Currently in Malmo, Sweden. Left yesterday. Stuck in a hotel room and it's cold, dreary and overcast. At least Copenhagen is across the bridge. Some of us have to work and can't always be online kidding around. If that's what you call mocking, you should meet some of my friends who tell it like it is because we're mature and intelligent enough to read between the lines. Also I achieved what I set out to do!
Curiously, when one finger points, three points back. I just hope other professions don't read these responses because it certainly does a disservice to ours!
Emergent, how about busy having a life. Currently in Malmo, Sweden. Left yesterday. Stuck in a hotel room and it's cold, dreary and overcast. At least Copenhagen is across the bridge. Some of us have to work and can't always be online kidding around. If that's what you call mocking, you should meet some of my friends who tell it like it is because we're mature and intelligent enough to read between the lines. Also I achieved what I set out to do!
Curiously, when one finger points, three points back. I just hope other professions don't read these responses because it certainly does a disservice to ours!
Hmm ... the same behavior (ridicule) you claim is so sophisticated and intelligent suddenly becomes a disservice to our profession when it's directed at you.
Got it. Are you feeling respectful, friendly and approachable yet?
Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
Emergent, how about busy having a life. Currently in Malmo, Sweden. Left yesterday. Stuck in a hotel room and it's cold, dreary and overcast. At least Copenhagen is across the bridge.
I do believe Avid reader is lost in a cabinet much like described in Woody Allen's book, Side Effects. In the Kugelmass Episode, the character fulfills fantasies in a magic cabinet.
Avid Reader claims here to manage or own a company of some sort. It sounds like her requirement is that those under her laugh at her unfunny jokes. she stated earlier that she will not hire anybody without a sense of humor.
I have a sense of humor. There's a lot of humor in nursing. The emergency room where I work has lots of entertainment. I work closely with doctors and we share some funny times. I've worked with difficult doctors before and would never have tried to escalate any situation with immature attempts at humor as described by the original poster here.
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I think avid reader really thought she was the smartest and funniest. She was probably surprised that she ended up mocked and had a hard time stomaching her own medicine.
I think she probably is intelligent, but has difficulty reading social cues in life. Add in some immaturity and egotism, plus insecurity around arrogant doctors, and voila, you have this thread.