ambhee04

As a day shift nurse, I am proud to say that this ritual does not happen in our unit. If am working, I am usually ready to take report at 7 am sharp which is the official start of my shift. This takes discipline, personal accountability, professional work ethics and respect for your co-workers. Please forgive me, but tardiness is one of my pet peeves. At the end of my shift , I expect the same from the night shift.

Check out this website www.calnurses.org. this is the union that fought for years to get the law passed . Good luck!

Friends don't do this kind of thing to friends. You must tell her how this violated you. She sounds like she needs a long term therapy. If she threatens to do something violent, that's emotional blackmail, if she gives you a guilt trip for saying something so what? She'll get over it, you must set boundaries and let her know people can go to jail for this. Good luck. you need to find new friends.

It really is very hard sometimes especially under stress and crisis. I must say that I have been in many situations when I let it get the best of me. I have to learn to control me and how I react to the crisis at hand. All behaviors are learned and the unpleasant ones can be unlearned as well by replacing them with healthy behavior. To remain calm, cool and collected is a choice and to acknowledge that there will always be someone or something that will push your button is a start. To not let this get to you is a conscious decision . I'm still struggling at times so what I do when conflict is in front of my face is, I take a deep breath and remember in my head that I don't want to be part of this toxic environment or situation. I try to get back to whatever I'm doing and refocus my energy to my daily goal which is to do my best, take care of my patient safely and go home knowing I have made a difference. Hope this helps. Good luck! God speed:) Ambhee

I work with one who became male to female. All of us who work with this RN were prepared way in advance when she decided to go through the change. Everyone was really supportive and respectful of this person. Some who did not know but were informed of the change were somewhat uncomfortable. A few from time to time will make inapprropriate comments, due to immaturity or their own discomfort. I personally admire the courage and the strenght of these people to go through this huge change. I can only imagine the challenges they must face. I offer all the love and understanding I can to this people. This Nurse I work with happens to be an excellent one an an awesome person to be around.

This post got my attention. I do have a huge crush on one of our docs mainly because he's got a cute smile and calls me " the super nurse". He makes me smile whenever I see him. It makes the work a little easier and gives me a little distraction from an otherwise depressing and challenging shift in the ...critical care :)