"I would never want you as my nurse!"

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When people at allnurses get upset with others, and they can't think of anything else to say, they say "I would never want you as my nurse! ".

Can't we just all get along? :jester:

Specializes in Family Practice, Mental Health.

"I would never want you as my nurse" is analogous to invoking Godwin's Law.

Once you say that, you've pretty much lost your argument.

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Specializes in retired LTC.
"I would never want you as my nurse" is analogous to invoking Godwin's Law.

Once you say that, you've pretty much lost your argument.

Had to look this up. And yes, you' re right. Kinda like 'because I'm the Mommy, and I said so!". End of conversation. :cheeky:
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Specializes in Acute Care - Adult, Med Surg, Neuro.

If you are someone that says "I wouldn't want you as my nurse," I don't want you as my patient. You sound difficult to work with. It will be a relief to dump you onto another nurse ... muhahaha. No longer my problem!

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I hear ya on not wanting to be in the hospital. I had an unfortunate start to my week and ended up in the ED instead of working my shift. The doctor was asking if I was ok to go home (or if I needed admitted) and I was so quick to say I'd be fine at home and my ride was on the way! I wasn't happy being in the ED to begin with.

I honestly rather have a nurse who gives it to me straight rather than sugar coat everything.

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I totally agree with you. Being direct and honest is respectful

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hahaha Oh'ello = Very clear is the role of nurses and the level of knowledge their certificate expects of them . In my 50 years of experience I'm surprised at the few who have faced Manslaughter charges .

Frightening to me when I hear a nurse quoting God as having a role in their thinking. Or their over ruling best practice because they think different to what is expected by the existing law.

An earlier reply to it being amusing that I dared to say God wasn't part of signing treatment sheets . That's scary , I don't want J.C or Allah playing any part in my health care.

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Dialysis.

The old "I don't want you as my nurse" just makes me laugh. Sorry but that response makes me think of nothing more than a playground tiff with a ticked off little kid taking their toy and stomping off when something didn't go their way. It is such an immature response and seems to be used when that poster has no rational or even mildly intelligent thoughts left to contribute to the topic.

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Specializes in Dialysis.
I don't want any of you as my nurses... BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE IN THE FLIPPING HOSPITAL. (true story)

#AMA #DNR4Lyfe

Agreed 😊, I just don't want to be sick at all!

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.
Meh, I'll take any of you as my nurse. If you are a crappy nurse, I'll just be a crappier patient. :bag:

Literally or figuratively? Picturing Far gloating as she sneaks laxatives or GoLightly.

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Specializes in retired from healthcare.
Haters gotta hate .... Trollers gotta troll

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Cheers

I won't ever come online and attack nurses who insist on getting patients undressed with the privacy curtains open and who immediately pull open a curtain that I pulled shut. I won't say anything about the ones who violate the patient confidentiality for their own entertainment. I won't mention people I've worked with who insist on leaving helpless patients facing toward the window with the sun burning their eyes out. I won't mention people who think it's funny to hit the patient's head on the bed board when they re-position them. Keeping away from character assassination can take a lot of self-control when you see someone abuse a patient and especially when it was a deliberate choice and not the result of human error. I have had people tell me, "just think of yourself like a machine that needs to get fixed and leave your feelings out of this....If we didn't think you were capable of working in healthcare, we would have let you leave like everyone else did..." Those are the ones I trust.

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Specializes in geriatrics.

Some people are more fragile and highly sensitive. Provided you are within the TOS, it's ok to disagree and lively debates are encouraged.

Furthermore, you are my colleagues, not my patients. We need to be respectful here, but I leave my work persona at work. Meaning, I'm less likely to filter my comments when I'm off the clock.

Some people expect the sugar coated responses, here and in real life. Can't please everyone.....

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Some people post with the intention of receiving replies that coincide with exactly what they want to hear. When that doesn't happen, a few original posters have become defensive and dropped the "I wouldn't want you as my nurse" bomb.

I do not take the defensiveness personally. I am simply grateful that my thought processes have evolved in the context that I am willing to be exposed to ideas from those who do not think like me. An online forum is not the hill I wish to die upon.

On the other hand, some are seeking 'yes'-people, PollyAnna cheerleaders, and head-bobbers to tell them only what they want to hear and nothing more.

Responses from AN has really helped my mentality both the cheer leading, and the constructive critiques. I sincerely appreciate both, I am still beginning my journey in the medial field, and nursing.

Still it has been a wonderful ride, and when I think where I was just a year ago compared to where I am at now. I cannot help, but be grateful for both types of responses.

One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was not to treat my illnesses like something that would hold me back, I am in control of my own fate. It is all I could have asked for, and more.

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

My response:

"And I probably wouldn't want you as my patient."

So there.

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