Vent: On Jumping to Conclusions

[UM Review RN]

To those of you who consider yourselves quick on the uptake, the downside is that you make snap judgments.

Some of those are right on, some are completely baseless.

Happened to me the other night. I was waiting for Respiratory on a patient.

While I waited, I pulled up a couple of labs and tried to print them for the doc coming to see said patient.

I later overheard "I can't believe she was playing with the computer while her patient needed a respiratory treatment."

Uhhhh...no, that is not what was going on.

Someone made a comment without having the facts and obviously didn't have the guts to approach me about it, just started gossiping about me.:angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire

Yes, I'm still hot.

I'm still not sure if I'm madder because the person totally misinterpreted what was going on and then spread the false report when I was supposedly out of earshot, or whether I'm madder at myself for not jumping up from my spot and confronting her head-on at the moment it happened.

Can't stand the gossipers and the drama queens, I really can't. :trout:

Thanks for listening.

I'm sure there's a lesson in this for all of us. To the people who would say such things, :trout:

To those of us who hear and repeat such things, :trout::trout:

And to those of us who leave units that are rife with that kind of abuse, I'm happy to join you.:cheers:

[jewelsg627]

Hey Angie -

You can do it!!! :pumpiron: I know it's "stupid" but practice in front of the mirror...it usually helps me.

Make sure to let us know how it goes!!

[moongirl]

Angie-

when you do go back to work with her, walk up and calmly say ' I heard that you were talking trash about me" then watch her stammer and stutter. If she denies it, say " Look, I know you said blah blah, and you know you said it, but the truth of the matter was that I was printing labs for the doc. You have created trouble where there was none, and in the future I would appreciate it if you would keep your mouth shut if you dont know what you are talking about"

she will pee her pants, you will feel better and all will be groovy.

then you wont feel like such a doormat and maybe she (and others) will think twice about messing with Angie