skipper64

As a Firefighter/Paramedic I adore nurses. They make my job a heck of a lot easier. I was told in PM school to never step on the toes of an ER nurse. That does not mean I have not hesitated to speak with someone I feel is out of line. It means I respect and work with all nurses. Reading the orginal post, I instantly pictured a nurse that I often worked with when doing my ER clinical. Our program is different than all others in that we are in the field or in clinics for the entire 11 months of school. That equals an average of 800 patient contacts for each student in my class. At the trauma center where we worked, there was a nurse with a similar attitude to the original poster's. She was so burned out, she treated everyone like %$#@, including the patients. The good thing about it, was she would let me start all of her IV's, blood draws and assist the docs (who didn't like her either). While she thought she was getting away with something, my classmates and I were getting some great hands on experience in spite of her. I personally thanked her when we graduated. I even made her smile (which is something she never did) I am encouraged to see that the overwhelming majority of the list members do not agree with the post. Please know that you are appreciated very much! Keep up the awesome work you do!