Nursing Arrogance

GAH - not the fluffy bunnies and Angels of Mercy brigade again. I can think of sooo many more adjectives than those.

This type of stuff just frosts my cookies. It is so pervasive. Like those pictures of physicians in their serious "doctor poses" as opposed to nurses all smiling like loons. GAH.

Biblical definition of meek:

The meek are happy. The meek are those who quietly submit to God; who can bear insult; are silent, or return a soft answer; who, in their patience, keep possession of their own souls, when they can scarcely keep possession of anything else. These meek ones are happy, even in this world. Meekness promotes wealth, comfort, and safety, even in this world.

That being said we are all human and agree that we all vent at times but should not be on facebook.

This type of stuff just frosts my cookies. It is so pervasive. Like those pictures of physicians in their serious "doctor poses" as opposed to nurses all smiling like loons. GAH.

I'm going to find some more of these posts. It's long past lunch and I'm hungry. Cookies sound wonderful! I'll grab some fluffy bunny posts...mmm...bunny.

I can almost guarantee you it's said with sarcasm or humor, or like others have said, a way to vent, and that any nurse would not actually advocate for such a diagnosis. Does it go too far? Perhaps for some people. Facebook may not be the best place for it. But, we've all said things out of frustration that may not be the most politically correct, and probably isn't worth getting too offended over.

This morning I read a Facebook post by Allnurses: "I firmly believe that 'too stupid to live' should be a diagnosis."

This post is receiving 'likes' and 'shares'.

I'd "like" to take this opportunity to not just passively read such a post, but really consider the message.

Is this post a favorable representation of the nursing profession?

Do we want to encourage this type of thinking among our peers?

Is this how some view our fellow human beings who have entrusted their care to us?

Is this really about nursing arrogance?

May I counter such thinking? (I love to read the definition of a word to be reminded of its full beauty)

Humility - acknowledging that acheivement results from the investment of others in my life

Meekness - Yiedling my personal rights and expectations with a desire to serve

Self control - rejecting wrong desires and doing what is right

Altruism - unselfish regard to the welfare of others

Empathy - The ability to share and understand the feelings of another

Compassion - investing whatever is necessary to heal the hurts of others

Advocate - the act of pleading, supporting or recommending

and then..... there is basic Kindness

Such a post does not leave me in judgement of the patient, but the nurse.

"The world is put back by the death of every one who has to sacrifice the development of his or her peculiar gifts to conventionality." - Florence Nightingale

So basically, we are supposed to be Mother Teresa personified? No, thank you.

I don't really think the meme is funny, but the outrage over it is way over the top.

My gosh I don't want to be a martyr - I don't even want to be viewed as one. If that's what's going to be expected of me, I need to go into laboratory science or something. I can't handle the pressure of the self sacrificing, always kind, meek, altruistic perfection in a white cap image that seems to be the expectation.