So Sick Of Rudeness At Work

[missnursingstudent19]

1. A patient was about 2 seconds from leaving AMA so I paged the MD because that’s the quickest way to get in touch. “First of all let me just say that I don’t like to be paged.” Like, the patient could have been coding, you don’t know why I paged yet so why start off like that instead of ensuring that the patient is OK?

2. Coworker helping me change ostomy which I don’t have much experience with. I was hesitating to stick on the pouch because I knew it had to go on a certain way but wasn’t sure how. “Just stick it on!” So I stick it on. “OMG be careful, it has to go on a certain way!!”

3. Walking out of the nurses' station to go give med. call light phone is dinging. Coworker sitting at desk charting says “Do you ever answer the call light?!”

4. Taking report. Go to one patient's room who says “??? she doesn’t have my medicine in her hand!” So I say “I’m sorry, I just got here. I’ll go and get your pain medicine.” Even though I still had one more nurse to get report from. As I’m in this patient’s room giving the pain meds, the nurse who I still need to get report from comes in the room and says “What are you doing? I’m ready to give report”

I’m just over it. It’s tough times right now so please let’s just all be kind.

[BeenThere2012, ASN, RN]

On 1/1/2021 at 11:39 AM, Wuzzie said:

I would have totally said it to them and not thought twice about it. 

And/or....”Apologies...how else would you like me to reach you?”  Sometimes I like to play “dumb” and often they get the point without me having to call them on their rudeness.

what I’m thinking...”.It’s your job, you jerk.  I didn’t set up this system.”  
 

Often, people are just caught up in their own perspective and don’t even realize they are being rude, or what the other person’s perspective is in that moment.  

[yaRNthrower, BSN, RN]

On 1/1/2021 at 10:39 AM, Wuzzie said:

I would have totally said it to them and not thought twice about it. 

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