Sen. Maureen Walsh Response to Backlash

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Per my local newspaper (I live in Washington), this is the only thing she had to say about her statement of 'nurses probably play cards', and is currently her only publicly released statement:

“I was tired,” she said. “I said something I wish I hadn’t.”

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That's it. Wow, she really pissed off the whole nursing profession and that's all she said. How pathetic!!!

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Specializes in CMSRN, hospice.

I bet her lunch break got interrupted that day, guys, let's not be so hard on her. (Sike, if I can keep myself from screaming bloody murder at people for twelve hours when I'm tired, she could have kept that snide comment to herself.)

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14 minutes ago, sunshine9876 said:

That's it. Wow, she really pissed off the whole nursing profession and that's all she said. How pathetic!!!

My thoughts exactly. This wasn't apologetic.

She's not upset about what she said, she just wishes she would have kept it to herself.

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Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.

This beats Joy Behar's ridiculous statements about nurses hands-down. I'll just bet Senator Walsh wishes she'd kept her mouth shut...she is never going to hear the end of this. Nor should she. In only a few short words, she managed to insult three million nurses and the people who care about us. I hope she never lives it down.

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I find it incredibly ironic that the excuse she gave for her statement is that she was “tired”. ?

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

That is definitely not an apology. But did we really expect one? She said what she was thinking, and you know how the filter slips when you're tired (if you have a filter to start with, haha).

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Specializes in OB.

I do wonder how many decks of cards have been sent to her office and/or home at this point...?

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

Gosh, if only she was allowed rest and meal breaks, she wouldn't be so tired. Good thing she isn't actually responsible for people's lives.

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Specializes in Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory.

Uh huh. Yeah. To paraphrase: "I was tired. And I did something I shouldn't. Too bad the patient died."

Oh, well. Whose turn to deal?

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5 hours ago, Wuzzie said:

I find it incredibly ironic that the excuse she gave for her statement is that she was “tired”. ?

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Open mouth. Insert foot. Remove. Repeat PRN/as often as desired. ?

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