"A monkey can be trained to do what you nurses do"

[angel337]

yes. that is exactly what i heard a cardiologist tell a cath lab nurse when i took a patient having an acute MI to the cath lab. i was completely and utterly floored by his comment. apparently the room was not prepared to receive the patient and the doc had a fit. one nurse looked like she was near tears. another just walked out. we all were in front of the patient so i think the nurses did not want to confront the doc right there at that moment. when he was out the patients view he slammed down the charts and slammed doors. i coudn't believe the behavior. i know some docs can be nasty, but i just can't see myself putting up with such humiliation. people do what you allow them to and apparently this doc hasn't run across the right nurse yet. if a monkey can do what nurses do, then why isn't he doing it? i mentioned the incidence to my nursing sup. and she was angry and promised to look into it. since i only work ED i felt uncomfortable getting directly involved. how have you guys dealt with situations like this?

[hypnotic_nurse]

I just thought of a good comeback for nasty docs or other mean folks:

"Well, SOMEBODY had a big bowl of Grumpy Flakes for breakfast this morning!"

(Might get in trouble for saying that, but we can all dream, can't we? )

Oh I LIKE that! And any workplace that would write anyone up for THAT is not worth working for!

[mattsmom81]

I just thought of a good comeback for nasty docs or other mean folks:

"Well, SOMEBODY had a big bowl of Grumpy Flakes for breakfast this morning!"

(Might get in trouble for saying that, but we can all dream, can't we? )

I like that!!! Sometimes a bit of humour does the trick...we can hope for that too, eh?? :chuckle

Also, sorry to bring up the BSN vs other RN's topic.. :uhoh21: ....it was not my intent to bring THAT dead horse back to flog...my mention of it was in indicating my distaste for the 'trained monkey' phrase only, since that is where I first heard it...