Quit with the rudeness

[CWONgal]

Just a vent but I have to get it off my chest. Whatever happened to common decency and respect? When you talk to a peer you should be respectful and polite, especially when the person is coming by to offer assistance. There are some rude as hell nurses out there. I would never for the life of me wave my arm to a person dismissively who brought important things to my attention regarding my patient and respond sarcastically. If you don't want me to ask about that food tray for the patient (when it sat there for two hours out of their reach) or mention to you the PO medications you left at bedside were never taken by the patient hours later again as they were still sitting in a cup then do right by your patient!! Thank you very much, stepping down off of my soapbox...

[brandy1017, ASN, RN]

Runnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You must find a better job; no one should have to endure a job like this. You did not work hard in nursing school to be subjected to that kind of treatment

I really think this is the usual state of nursing in most places. I think it is rare to find a really good job in nursing these days. You may make a living wage being a nurse, but the job itself is really unhealthy and will wear you down emotionally and physically. There is nothing healthy about being a nurse! I'm not optimistic about things improving unless there is an act of congress mandating maximum patient ratios, providing a no lift work environment with ceiling lifts, etc and a maximum limit on hours worked including an end to mandatory overtime. Do you really see this happening in nursing, when the hospitals and management are all about saving money at the nurses expense! We are the only professionals that are expected to break our backs and do everyone else's job on top of our own. Every other profession in healthcare has their defined job and you won't see them doing the aid's and housekeeper and secretaries job, let alone moving and lifting patients! Also 12 hour shifts are not for the nurses benefit, they are for management to save money on overtime and staffing and truthfully are more stressful and unhealthy, yet many nurses choose 12 hr shifts so they can be at the hospital less. I don't know how anyone can stand to work 5 days a week in a hospital with all the bs and micromanage, alarms, etc we are constantly subjected to! It is ridiculous and sad! Every time I turn around there is a new alarm added to the work environment! And if they were really concerned about infection control they would have dedicated computers, dinamaps, tele monitors, etc for each room that would be cleaned after the pt was discharged, not sharing equipment from patient to patient! How about putting in high toilets so the elderly could get up easier and it would also protect staff's back from trying to lift them off the low toilets! Apparently these things are too costly or just not important enough to do! How about devices to help patients get out of bed. I bought my mom a device that attaches to the bed that she can hold onto to get in and out of bed without having to be lifted up or pulling on someone's arms. Why don't hospitals use this type of equipment to protect their staff's backs, necks, shoulders and arms!