Well today the charge nurse an R.N was doing her job and adm. walked by and said "Don't forget the meeting today" The nurse replied "Oh I forgot my brain is off today haha." .................................She was fired for that comment.(I was there to hear and see this)
The Adm. is a very "gossipy" kind of guy at the end of the day I overheard him talking and said " jane do is fired, you know what she said to me? Her brain was off ....imagine a Nurse dealing with peoples lives and her brain is off."
From my point of view she was not being serious she was busy doing her job. I'm not getting involved but I just wanted to see what others think. Is this normal? Does this happen all the time? I'm scared for my job now.
Sounds to me like the adm is the one who's brain is off, and by "off" I mean unbalanced. Even if there is a backstory to it (most likely yes) it's extremely unprofessional for a manager to go blab like that about the circumstances so just anyone could hear it.
The nurse who made the jocular comment either wasn't reading the guy very well or he is extremely unfamiliar with common colloquial remarks obviously not meant literally ... I'd steer a very wide path around that person and never use any type of hyperbole! If you're hungry don't say you're starving! If you're cold don't say you are freezing! (how can you take care of patients if your hands are frozen?)
Totally agree.
However what's with the manager ?? Not much education ? Not a lot of sophistication ?
Doesn't sound like he's the right fit for a professional role
This sorts of stories make me feel I work in a 'pink ghetto' and not a bono fide profession
aquaphone
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Sorry, I don't believe a word of this story.