Just Because You're a Nurse

[Jaybird310]

Anyone else have the issue where just because you're a nurse, your friends and family expect you to know everything about anything having to do with medicine? It's been happening since I was in nursing school and still continues. My family or friends will get sick (or their kids will get sick) and they'd call me describe symptoms and expect me to be able to tell them how to fix it or what was wrong right off the top of my head. And when I don't know the answer or I tell them "Why don't you go see a doctor?" Seven times out of ten the response I get from them is "Well you're a nurse, i figured you'd know..." Now it's even worse because my girlfriend just found out she's pregnant, so she's constantly calling (we're currently a long distance relationship) with questions she expects me to know the answers to when I've told her numerous times OB and maternity was and is not my thing AT ALL. And she actually gets upset when I don't have answers.

And while I like that they have the confidence in me to expect me to have the answers, it does tend to get old after a while. So who else has the issue with their loved ones expecting you to know anything and everything about medicine and nursing?

[Tait, MSN, RN]

...did he LIVE?!?

As far as I know yes.

[purple42]

I get that alot to, but i guess it go's with the title. Family and friends only see that you are a nurse. They will ask you questions before they ask a doctor. But is does get on my nerves at times.