luv-my-dal
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Thank you for your replies. I do have to say that most are very helpful (I am being preceptored by a whole unit, not one person) and seem more than happy to help me. There is no excuse for the clerk at the department store, who could be just as tired from her/his job or from family stressors, to treat the public or other staff that way....so why is it that we tend to defend the rudeness of nurses because they are "tired"? ....just something to ponder :)
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Mattsmom, thank you for your suggestions, although I think you may have the wrong picture. "Pestering" = persistently annoying. All I am saying is that a little recognition that they are being spoken to for a suggestion on their patient, whom I also have to keep an eye on, would be greatly appreciated. Sometimes there never really is a "good" time for a NEW nurse to ask a "seasoned" nurse a question, as the day can be busy for the whole shift, as we all know. The questions I asked were regarding patient care needed right at that moment and couldn't wait, thus the "pestering". It takes no more time for a quick answer, than if she answered the bell herself... and it would save time for the next time the same situation arose....I wouldn't have to bother her. I am sorry to hear that you feel this way about NEW nurses. I realize that people tend to forget that they were "new" at one time too. Without "pestering" and asking questions, I cannot become as experienced as you are now. I am realistic and also know that I will be learning for the rest of my life. If at any time I think I know it all and don't ask questions, there will be a problem. I appreciate your response. 3rdShiftGuy, SmilingBluEyes....thank you for your supportive response. I will be working on building a "thicker skin".
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Currently I am just finishing up preceptorship, but have I run across this situation a few times now. To deliver safe and accurate care to a patient we must all be able to communicate with each other as nurses. There have been several times I have asked a question or tried to confirm something with another nurse who will continue to walk past me like I have not spoken to them or they talk over top of me to someone else when I had already started to talk to them. Is this the norm??? I am not into following them around the unit trying to get an answer from them -- actually have tried this, and I feel like an idiot. Am I being "put in my place"....or ??? That sounds terrible, but I am not sure where it is coming from. These few times, have been with the same nurses and I feel "snubbed" by them during the other times when I have not proposed a question to them. I have been told on several different occasions, by different nurses that I am an excellent nurse (just letting you know so you don't get the idea that I am being ignored because I am incompetent). I am tryng not to take this personally, but as a new grad I am still trying to find "my place" out there and I just want to do my job well. What are your thoughts/suggestions?
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...until we have walked in someone else's shoes we really cannot judge...unless you really know about abuse first hand, you should not judge...there are people who keep trying to work things out the best they can with what they have. Counselling only works when the parties are committed to making it work; therefore, it may work for the parent and not the teen. It is like quiting smoking. You have to want to do it for it to work. This is a very difficult subject that not many understand, or want to. Everyone has a breaking point....everyone. For example: You can take the nicest dog who "would never bite" and keep taunting and harrassing and cornering it and it will eventually lash out with a bite...because it can't take anymore. People should never think that they would never "do that" until you have been at your witts end and run down and have actually experienced it. ABUSE should be taken seriously. I don't agree with emotional or physical abuse, but from what I read I feel that this action may have been in response to experiencing abuse. Those that have been there know what I mean.
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