The Mockery of Nursing

SHGR, MSN, RN, CNS · Apr 9, 2012

Room 569...hospice wing. Every time someone died in that room, the shower would spontaneously turn on- ice cold water- and the air in that room would be this cold, damp, weirdness. As far as I know, that was the extent of it, but still quite eerie. Now I believe.

OCNRN63, RN · Apr 9, 2012

I should tell you all that my 9th grader has been hearing me talk about stuff I've been reading at AN. He couldn't believe some of the examples I cited from the NCLEX forum, from the General forum, etc......so I let him on to read certain threads. At 14 years of age, HE'S got more maturity and a better grasp of proper English than a good many of the posts at which he laughed.
The term "special snowflake" is now used freely throughout my home....and today was introduced to extended family, where my 11-year-old nephew thought it a hoot.

Man, I hope he wasn't laughing at me. Now I'm paranoid that I have a 14y old critiquing my writing!

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Apr 9, 2012

Man, I hope he wasn't laughing at me. Now I'm paranoid that I have a 14y old critiquing my writing!

LOL.....hardly! You KNOW what posts I'm talking about.

brillohead, ADN, RN · Apr 9, 2012

Man, I hope he wasn't laughing at me. Now I'm paranoid that I have a 14y old critiquing my writing!

Couldn't be you, OCNRN63, for a multitude of reasons:

--you capitalize the first word of every sentence.

--you capitalize the word "I".

--you use punctuation.

--your punctuation is used correctly.

--you spelled things correctly.

--you didn't use the word "definitely" but if you had, you wouldn't have spelled it "defiantly".

I think you're safe.

OCNRN63, RN · Apr 9, 2012

Couldn't be you, OCNRN63, for a multitude of reasons:
--you capitalize the first word of every sentence.
--you capitalize the word "I".
--you use punctuation.
--your punctuation is used correctly.
--you spelled things correctly.
--you didn't use the word "definitely" but if you had, you wouldn't have spelled it "defiantly".
I think you're safe.

LOL, thanks! Maybe I'll see if the NY Times has any openings!

mazy · Apr 9, 2012

I should tell you all that my 9th grader has been hearing me talk about stuff I've been reading at AN. He couldn't believe some of the examples I cited from the NCLEX forum, from the General forum, etc......so I let him on to read certain threads. At 14 years of age, HE'S got more maturity and a better grasp of proper English than a good many of the posts at which he laughed.
The term "special snowflake" is now used freely throughout my home....and today was introduced to extended family, where my 11-year-old nephew thought it a hoot.

Please can you let your son respond to some of those posts? I would be thrilled to see something like that. But of course you would then have to shield him from the blowback -- people freaking out because he's a biter old nurse.

tewdles, RN · Apr 9, 2012

How can you "sort of revile" something?
I was going to say, "this is off topic," but what was the topic again? I forgot.

Not sure what the topic was, but I was certain the purpose was to find excuses to drink...

vanburbian · Apr 9, 2012

Those without good taste cannot recognize greatness when they see it or hear it.
Everyone has their own style when it comes to music. It's just that mine is better.

I always say I would make the ultimate sacrifice, and remarry if I could only find a man who had a playlist like mine....

wooh, BSN, RN · Apr 9, 2012

Don't need a man with the same playlist. I've got one that let's me control the radio dial. :)

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Apr 9, 2012

Please can you let your son respond to some of those posts? I would be thrilled to see something like that. But of course you would then have to shield him from the blowback -- people freaking out because he's a biter old nurse.

LOL! Well, here's the good news: he's planning on med school (poor kid wants to be a doctor, bless him) and he already knows he's going to seek out the charge nurse on his first clinical rotation and tell her he was "trained by the best Mom RN to be respectful of experienced nurses"! Seriously, he came up with that, not me. Although I DID tell him that if he said that, he'll become the Resident that doesn't get eaten alive by the nursing staff :)

That boy knows how to get through things easier, I've got to say. Smart!

Merlyn · Apr 9, 2012

Okay.
I couldn't hold it in.
I'm not going to quote anybody.
Those who are the culprits know who they are.
There is no way...
No way...
The Gary Jules version of "Mad World" is better than Tears for Fears.
No way!!!!
What a bunch of trollops, hussies, harpies and harridans!!!
(p.s. still love this thread)[/QU
TESTIFY, SISTER, TESTIFY!

Ruby Vee, BSN · Apr 9, 2012

lol! well, here's the good news: he's planning on med school (poor kid wants to be a doctor, bless him) and he already knows he's going to seek out the charge nurse on his first clinical rotation and tell her he was "trained by the best mom rn to be respectful of experienced nurses"! seriously, he came up with that, not me. although i did tell him that if he said that, he'll become the resident that doesn't get eaten alive by the nursing staff :)
that boy knows how to get through things easier, i've got to say. smart!

not to worry, mom. those of us who work in teaching hospitals know it's a part of our job to educate the baby docs. we take it seriously. the only residents who get "eaten alive" are the ones who don't listen. (when the experienced nurse asks you "are you sure you really want to do that, doctor?" only the most uneducable are sure they really want to do that. the rest stop and listen.) or the ones who tell us their first name is "doctor."