Thank you, Joy Behar!

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If you caught The View yesterday, you saw Joy Behar ask of Miss Colorado (Miss America contestant) and nurse, "Why does she have a doctor's stethoscope around her neck?"

Our friends at Gomer Blog couldn't resist.

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I think I'll order one custom-made with assless chaps. :)

Specializes in critical care.

So, the initial blunder on Monday made me think Michelle wasn't really that offensive, she just didn't like the performance. I felt like that was what she was criticizing, not the nurse herself. I was way annoyed with Joy for her "doctor's stethoscope" comment because it made it sound like she felt we were too stupid to use one. So, annoyed by Joy, not so annoyed with Michelle.

Then their response to the backlash made me do a whole 180. No one apologized, but Joy did seem humble in her admission of ignorance. Michelle was just a jerk. Plain and simple. When you've angered a person (or population), you don't begin conflict resolution by saying, "you weren't listening". Take responsibility for what you said, explain what you meant. Heck, maybe actually apologize. She just went on the offensive and took the rest of the table with her.

If they REALLY want to gain ratings, I do think they should volunteer a couple of days/shifts at the bedside. Maybe an ICU day shift, and a stepdown night shift (because we all know those LOL ninjas are full of entertainment at night). Way too much red tape for that to happen, I'm sure.

Specializes in critical care.
She's leaving the show...interesting.

Joy or Michelle?

Specializes in Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.

'Raving Syndrome', patting at her hair and lifting a shoulder, said ,while making a dismissive facial expression, "I mean, Did they even listen?" That was, as far as I could tell, the sum total of her contribution to The Apology.

Joyce Behar admitted SHE didn't listen. And I can't believe Whoopie saying we didn't listen.

Heck, we are TRAINED to listen, with and without a stethoscope ; they all were, I guess, just trained to talk: Blah-de-bla-bla-blah.

I don't like The View because they are all talking over each other, getting louder and louderr all the time. Quack-quack-quack-QUACK!

Every so often I have a PD pt. who watches The View and I am very circumspect, holding my lips closed while my head is exploding.

Specializes in Oncology.

Sadly their thinking is what so many think. They don't realize nurses are often the first to pick up on a problem with a patient. They think nurses are just there to do what someone tells them.

I am retired now but have a lot of respect for nurses who are still in there taking care of everyone.

I stopped watching this show years ago because the "ladies" are so nasty to anyone who doesn't think like them.

Specializes in Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.

Didja see the one on gomerblog about Miss CO having to wear a yellow contact-precautions gown while on The View?

I so want this to happen.

Someone would probably code, and they wouldn't know how to do CPR.

All jokes aside, I feel bad that Behar is taking the heat of the comments. At least she admitted her own ignorance. The other women, however, were more insulting and condescending in yesterday's video. I'm glad to see so many great corporations/companies/etc. showing their support for nurses.

Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
Someone would probably code, and they wouldn't know how to do CPR.

All jokes aside, I feel bad that Behar is taking the heat of the comments. At least she admitted her own ignorance. The other women, however, were more insulting and condescending in yesterday's video. I'm glad to see so many great corporations/companies/etc. showing their support for nurses.

I was just thinking this. Joy is getting all the heat when the rest of the women said rude things as well.

I have to say that the most offensive thing I've heard about nurses was from a doctor... I believe he was a resident at the time. This was years ago, happened at our church, and before I even began nursing school (was contemplating it at the time). This fool actually said to me, and I still remember this, years later, "Nurses don't ask why, they do as they are told, for example if a nurse is told to fill a cup half-way, she won't ask why, she'll just do it".

:no:

I was speechless, my eyes got wider, but i didn't say anything to him.

Specializes in Critical care, tele, Medical-Surgical.

Raven didn't say a word, clearly did not think they should be apologising and clearly did not want to be apart of this segment.

I'm proud that our profession came together and spoke with one voice over this. ❤️

Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.

I wanted to shake Raven. I have zero respect for her after all of this.

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