Nurses make me sick

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I am coming back to this forum, after being away for many years, to communicate this message to you:

Are you kidding me? Why is this profession on "blast" everywhere? Every Instagram post has some covid/nursing/hero quote within it. Nurses are now dancing all over tik tok? Do you think this is cool? Do you think this is what professionalism is about? It is to the point where I am almost ashamed of being a nurse; our traditional nurse leaders are rolling over in their graves. Have humility, stop talking bad / complaining about how awful your jobs are. You came into this profession, probably for the $ and cause every other post on facebook influenced you. This is all part of the agenda: flood hospitals with nurses to drive down wages, make working conditions worse, and pay less. Basic supply/demand strategy used by all corporations to make their workers replaceable). There are plenty of good nurses out there, I am sure. I am just disgusted by the profession's turn: Nurses are shaking all their goods for social media; nurses have no respect for their patients and do nothing but talk chit. I am nothing like most of you, I am ashamed of you, have some respect. Be humble, stop fishing for attention on social media.

Specializes in Critical Care.

BTW....”THERE’S NO CRYING IN NURSING”...?

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Thank you OP for posting this. For a while, I thought I was the only one who thought this.

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Specializes in ER, Pre-Op, PACU.
On 1/4/2021 at 11:40 PM, SmilingBluEyes said:

I confess, I have never seen the crying videos. I have seen posts showing exhaustion, anguish, distress and pain in nurses in covid units. But they just looked exhausted, none were actually crying.

This is the majority of what I have seen. Most are just tired, dejected, and overwhelmed. Putting one foot in front of the other.

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Specializes in Psychiatry, Community, Nurse Manager, hospice.

I also cringe at the "I'm here to save your *** not kiss it" stuff. I haven't really seen any crying that I thought was self aggrandizing, but I can imagine it.

I see it for what it is though. Which is a need to pump yourself up so that you can face your challenges. Eventually it gets replaced by genuine confidence. 

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Specializes in School nurse and geriatrics..
On 1/2/2021 at 10:43 AM, Tweety said:

But also Hospitals and employers are in on the trend.  Pretty much all hospitals have a social media site.  Many put up the dancing videos by their staff, or create musicals themselves.  A few years ago we had a video contest to see who made the best video about hand washing.  All the videos were funny, included dancing, singing nurses and staff.  They put them all up on their social media site.

I thought this very thing. 

Just what if they were instructed to do it by their higher ups.

 

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Specializes in NICU.
On 12/31/2020 at 5:20 PM, DUDERNGUY said:

I am not a troll but I am a truth bringer. I get it, you are all a "click" and want to gang up on an outsider by calling me a troll. It's cool though I've been doubted and repressed my entire life, I know how to handle this. I m glad I triggered some of you who are doing nothing now other than arguing with me to help cope with an obvious decline in the profession. It's OK; I am here for you and will listen. Please see the Image I posted; it shares the stages of coping. Regarding the recent trend of unprofessionalism in nursing, I believe many of you are in stage 2, judging by your responses. I myself am in stage 3 and approaching stage 4. I hope in the future, nurses will find ways to enhance their professionalism. These tik tok videos are not professional. I m finding here people are defensive // coping // ignoring // just getting by.

 

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I'd like to end this post with the definition of professionalism.

pro·fes·sion·al·ism

noun

the competence or skill expected of a professional.

"the key to quality and efficiency is professionalism"

the practicing of an activity, especially a sport, by professional rather than amateur players.

"the trend toward professionalism"

me...on night shift...as I shove my 2nd slice of cold leftover pizza into my mouth at 1:53AM:

"dude...settle down...."

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Specializes in ER.
On 1/7/2021 at 7:54 AM, Mr.Fox said:

Are you kidding ME? 

Nurses are appropriately using social media to bring attention to just how difficult, discouraging, and dangerous it can be to be a nurse, as well as blowing off steam by actually having some fun, which is essential to preventing depression, PTSD, and suicide. Do you seriously think most nurses sign up for money? Work through a harrowing health disaster, treating people who don't listen or care, risking their own lives.... for money? Nurses sign up because they care. That agenda you mentioned is the real problem. These angels are being treated as disposable virus walls, and it's only becoming more common as health care is increasingly monetized. And you shaming nurses for bringing attention to this is part of the problem. You're part of the problem. Nurses are dying saving lives. Sacrificing mental health saving lives. Sacrificing everything to save lives. How dare you shame them. The old way of eating your young and telling nurses to grin and bear it is dying. Move aside.

LOL, I await my audience with the Pope and presidential medal of honor, in recognition of my supreme sacrifice. 

 

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Specializes in Critical Care.
On 1/18/2021 at 2:14 AM, Emergent said:

LOL, I await my audience with the Pope and presidential medal of honor, in recognition of my supreme sacrifice. 

 

Don’t hold your hand on your *** waiting, LOL...everyone always shows up after the crisis is over...”nothing to see here, move along...” ??

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