why do nurses gossip and belittle eachother?

[iscreambiebah]

This happened a few times while I was in inpatient. And I was throughly disturbed and annoyed by it. Like, don't you have anything better to do? I remember once I was listening to nurse/staff person, I think her name was Margaret or something and yelled at her saying :"Shut the **** up!"

[macawake, MSN]

"clock in, make $, get out and get on with real life."

Do you like your job?

I feel pretty much the same way about my job as ceccia described it.

I actually do enjoy my job a lot, but it’s not my life. I work in order to live, not the other way around.

What about the first amendment

I can’t tell if you’re being serious here… Freedom of speech isn’t absolute. There are for example laws against threats and slander. Unruly/volatile behavior, because it can be perceived as threatening, will often result in security or the police being notified.

[rubato, ASN, RN]

I don't think I'd take very kindly to someone yelling "Shut the **** up" to me, no matter what I was talking about to someone else. If you don't like gossip, don't participate in it. You can't force others to talk about what you feel is appropriate, just like I can't force you to use words that I find appropriate. We are grown ups here. We get to make choices.

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

I can’t tell if you’re being serious here… Freedom of speech isn’t absolute. There are for example laws against threats and slander. Unruly/volatile behavior, because it can be perceived as threatening, will often result in security or the police being notified.

Not to mention freedom of speech is only applicable to the government. Private entities are an entirely different matter (hence why sites like allnurses can have TOS limiting what can be said and censors that remove profanity). Additionally, while freedom of speech exists, there is no guarantee of freedom from consequences.

[TLSpaz, ASN, RN]

Freedom

of speech

Freedom of speech via the First Amendment exists to protect individuals from punishment by the government for speaking out against the government. This issue has absolutely nothing to do with "freedom of speech."

(edited to add) I posted this before I read through all the comments. I couldn't hold back.

[TLSpaz, ASN, RN]

I love it when people want to be free to say whatever they want without consequence (like telling someone to shut up) but don't think that same freedom should be extended to others (like those who gossip and such).

[ceccia]

"clock in, make $, get out and get on with real life."

Do you like your job?

hate it! fortunately i have the best poker face in the business.

even if you like your job, it's still good advice - avoid the interpersonal drama by focusing on your tasks and simply ignoring the overgrown preschoolers.

people who mess with others want one thing - a REACTION. any kind of reaction. don't give it to them, and they'll get bored and annoy someone else instead.

[iscreambiebah]

Hmm. Nurses care more for their own selfs and less concerned about a patients worry for their rights.

Many of you had interesting things to say and were very helpful. Thank you.(not all nurses some are sweethearts)

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

I am not going to add anything new to this other than to say to the OP, discuss this with Margaret personally. If we (staff in my ED) hear a patient scream "Shut the heck up" at a nurse in the ED, security will be called. Just some helpful advice for the future.

As the poster's profile lists him/her as being 17 and a patient in a psych ward 3 times, I don't think there will be a discussion with Margaret. However, the OP is free to bring up concerns with a patient rep or through the dreaded Press-Gainey survey.

[SionainnRN]

Hmm. Nurses care more for their own selfs and less concerned about a patients worry for their rights.

Many of you had interesting things to say and were very helpful. Thank you.(not all nurses some are sweethearts)

What in the world are you talking about?? Your posts are nonsensical.

[iscreambiebah]

I felt the need to defend myself

[SionainnRN]

But you're not making any sense.

[lifelearningrn, BSN, RN]

Any place where there are a lot of women, there is gossip and belittling. I don't know if it's our gender, or our culture in America or what.. but it's not a nursing phenom.