The Stethoscope

Nurses General Nursing

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I"m sure that I will recieve a lot of negative comments from so many nurses. But I'm tired of this Stethoscope debackle. The View hosts are both ignorant and very opinionated, but one comment does not mean that they should be cancelled. I have been hit and cursed and spat on but I continue to do my job everyday. I still cant get over how many people are so upset and offended over her ignorant comment, when all of us have dealt with so much worse in the past.

As a current Cath/EP Lab nurse and previous ED nurse, I have dealt with so much worse from entitled brats to drunk ladies. I've heard it and seen it all. I have never seen a single episode of The View but I can say that I will not stand for the push to cancel them. We can not be that easily offended to cancel a television show over a stupid comment then go to work and have a drunk man throw a punch at me or have a little lady call me sexy.

I'm over the stethoscope.

Not to mention Michelle Collin's tweets after the show. Let's all prescribe ourselves some Valium and chill. (That was sarcasm)

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Specializes in MICU, SICU, CICU.

We were accused of not listening. I was, and I heard Collins belittle Kelly Johnson's talent because her talent is Nursing. I also heard a lot of condescension, insults and disingenuous excuses.

Loud and clear.

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Specializes in Hospice.

I've seen others say that we should consider the source. Yes, we should.

Don't forget that these women are paid to be rude, confrontational and argumentative. It's how they get ratings and viewers.

They appeal to the lowest common denominator-people who feel that they have no power, and see four women who say what they want, shout down anyone who doesn't agree with them, and generally act like they have the biggest gonads in town.

Nurses have risen up and united (for probably a brief time) over some comments that I sincerely doubt were as "off the cuff" as they seemed. I just think they underestimated the repercussions of p***ing off 3 million potential or actual viewers, and were forced to do an Olympic Backpedal (predictably forced and insincere).

I would prefer that my sister and brother Nurses spend their time uniting over the things that really matter-workload, staffing, safety, etc. We also need to remember that we are professionals, and project that attitude in our daily lives.

But that doesn't mean we can't have fun while we're doing it...

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Specializes in Cardiac Care.

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Look at the cool costumes!!!

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Specializes in Hospice.
Look at the cool costumes!!!

And look...mismatched scrubs and no one spontaneously combusted!!

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Specializes in EP/Cath Lab, E.R. I.C.U, and IVR.

We truly are one of the most tolerant profession in the world. It just seems like we have not been acting like it.

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Specializes in HH, Peds, Rehab, Clinical.

Debacle. If you want to be outraged, look great doing it.

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Specializes in EP/Cath Lab, E.R. I.C.U, and IVR.

Hey I agree

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Specializes in EP/Cath Lab, E.R. I.C.U, and IVR.

Does anyone else feel the same way as I do? Of course it was bad judgement on the View, but I think a lot of the back lash has actually made some of us nurses look bad and easily offended.

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Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.

Like it or not, we'll never get the perfect apology that will make everyone happy. IMO, I think nurses and nursing made its point regarding the stethoscope/View debacle, and it's time for nurses to move on to focus on more important matters.

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

over it!!!

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Specializes in psych, addictions, hospice, education.

I think it's time for us to stop paying attention to the rude remarks of small-minded people. We have much bigger problems that need solving!

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