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I ignored it. I was too busy to worry too much about it, much less ask her to kindly keep her hands off my butt! But truly, we meet the oddest situations and people in nursing. Why in the name of Jesus would the woman think it's okay to pat my butt? I was so shocked, I really was speechless.
I don't know why football players do it either. Considering the age of the woman, I would just chalk it up as a misguided attempt at support.What did you say to her?
Well, you know, those football players shower together...
I mostly just wanted to remark upon your most truly excellent avatar, though. Very, very true.
FireStarterRN, BSN, RN
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I spent today running around like a mad woman, putting out fires and watching the shift escalate in intensity throughout the day. This one elderly man had a wife who strongly resembled Tammy Faye Baker. She had a clown-like amount of rouge on her cheeks, tons of mascara, and a pushy, saccharin, bubbly, demanding personality that rather gave me the creeps.
I spent half the shift apologizing about not getting back in the room as soon as they'd like. I don't know if this weird woman was trying to encourage me or what, but as I was walking by her in the room, she patted my butt! It was the kind of butt pat that pro football players might do, or you'd do for a little kid or something. Kind of like instead of patting me on the back, she patted me on the butt.
What do you think of that?