BHarrigan

I completely understand what you have experienced. It seems that the patient community feels that they have the right to treat nurses in a demeaning and disrespectful way and it's to be accepted. Granted some patients for whatever reason are not aware of this type of behavior and would cringe if they knew hoe they acted when in the right frame of mind. However I for one am tired of being verbally and physically abused by people who feel that they have the right to do so.i was labeled 'harsh ' by my own colleagues when I tried to make a patient take responsibility for their health and welfare and show up for clinic appointments on time. You need a huge hug and lots of support...take some time off from work and decompress and then decide where your nursing future will go.