yetanotheramanda

sigh, agreed...but. This seems incredibly selfish. I kind of want to smack Jenny upside the head. a lot.

https://showmeresponse.org/ a link for volunteer medical professionals.

wow, i think you really hit it on the head with that statement. i would never, not for one second, but up with such abuse on the street or in my personal life. at work we are expected to take it, and it really hurts.

as other posters have said, your grammar seems fine. I am continually surprised (in a bad way) by the poor grammar of native English speaking doctors and nurses. I can't imagine anyone but the biggest jerk in the world giving you a problem with a few incorrect sentences here and there.

I had 2 babies in the NICU (not twins, 4 years apart) before I ever went to nursing school or had any idea of what was going on. Yes, I was scared to death for my babies. But I never, not once, thought the nurse was my enemy or treat him/her like a jerk. I see it all the time, and I just don't understand this way of thinking.

When I'm at work, I'm all about love, support, and compassion. I mean, I don't say "you do realize that WHEN grandma's heart stops and we begin chest compressions I am going to break EVERY SINGLE one of her ribs?!" I think that's pretty darn compassionate. When I'm at home, where I'm allowed to be a a real person and have an opinion, I'm perfectly entitled to think that these people are ignorant and unrealistic. That's at best. At worst, they are sadistic.

unfortunately, I see it all the time. It makes me sick. nothing says "I love you mom" like filling her full of tubes, sticking her in a nursing home and letting her die of infected bed sores.

I'm sure it is scary to be in a hospital where no one speaks your language. I'm sorry for that. I don't care one bit what language you speak at home or in your community. I don't even get bent out of shape when people speak a non-English language amongst themselves in front of me. But, geez louise, if it was me I would sure try to learn enough of the "native" language to make my life conveinent and safe (i.e. to order a pizza, get my car fixed, call 911, or communicate with my healthcare providers). Nurses are smart. You don't need to speak perfect English to communicate with us. I would say that most of us who have to interact with non-English speakers have picked up enough foreign words/phrases to get us through until the interpreters show up. There's no reason for us to be fluent, if we aren't already. There is FOR SURE no reason for patients to expect it. As another poster said, jerks are jerks no matter what language they speak.

This. Exactly this.

professionally: she needs to be reported. her management or BON. She's an impaired nurse. personally: yeah, she sounds like a crappy mom and kind of a loser, but I don't know if any of those things are considered neglect. If I were you, I would distance myself from her. She does not sound like someone I would want my kids to be around. I do feel sorry for her kiddos, though.

oh, I missed that she is just in nursing school. Good grief, YES it is common to be depressed in nursing school! lol! those were the worst/hardest years of my life! Good luck to her, you are a good friend for being so concerned. Now, just don't be one of those friends who whines and complains when she can't to anything with you. Girlfriend is BUSY and will be grumpy! take it easy on her :)

I don't want to start another age war, but I honestly think this may have a lot to do with her depression. At 21 I did not have the life experience to deal with many of the sad things I have seen in nursing. With age comes experience, and you are better able to put things in the proper perspective as you gain experience.

"if you wern't so obese you wouldn't have 1/2 the illnesses you do" and my back wouldn't hurt so bad....

hmmm...someone deleted a post that was semi-attacking the OP then deleted the part of my post responding to the snarky poster. very interesting.....

That being said...I think there are better ways to get the info you need than asking for it on allnurses.com. I've only been out of school a few years and can't even begin to think of a philosophy of nursing leadership. Try a google search for the phrase is my best advice.