Why are nurses discriminated

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In the clinical area why are nurses getting shouted at and bullied by MD'S

Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
in the clinical area why are nurses getting shouted at and bullied by md's

your post assumes that nurses are getting routinely bullied by physicians. i haven't found that assumption to be the case.

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your post assumes that nurses are getting routinely bullied by physicians. i haven't found that assumption to be the case.

i never said they are routinely bullied, it has happened and it can happen... i am a medical doctor and has a degree in nursing and registered here in the philippines and also in the state of vermont, so i know both worlds... currently i do engage in reviews for nclex/cgfns. it a sad thing that nurses are unappreciated its always the md's that has the credit, hospitals not always but often times sided with md's if there is a problem between md's and nurses, why? simple reason that md's do bring patient and income for the hospital, what about the nurses? it's always the md's who get the advantage...

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Specializes in Telemetry, Oncology, Progressive Care.

Personally I think it depends on the hospital and what sort of setting you are in. I used to work in a community hospital and now I am in a teaching hospital. I did encounter that in a community hospital but where I am now I many times get more respect from the attending than the resident/intern receives from their attending. When they are rounding I try to make myself available if possible and many times I am able to provide more info to them that the interns/residents aren't able to. I think it upsets them but we're all a team with one common goal and we just need to remember that.

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