You're too sensitive...

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Anyone ever get this told to them? what does this really mean?

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It means that you are not mean and cold-hearted.

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and, it means you are not supposed to show any reaction from the many sources of verbal abuse we receive.

leslie

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we're supposed to look like her....this young lady. :nurse:

at all times.

leslie :nurse::nurse::nurse::rolleyes:

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Specializes in NICU.
we're supposed to look like her....this young lady. :nurse:

at all times.

leslie :nurse::nurse::nurse::rolleyes:

And we could if we just knew what lovely meds this young lady nurse was taking :D.

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Specializes in ER, IICU, PCU, PACU, EMS.
And we could if we just knew what lovely meds this young lady nurse was taking :D.

Probably ALL the good ones!!

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Specializes in ER, IICU, PCU, PACU, EMS.

Young lady nurse on lovely meds :nurse::nurse:

Young lady nurse off of meds :hlk::sasq::flmngmd::spbox::spbox::spbox::sfxpld: :madface: :angryfire

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Specializes in NICU.
Young lady nurse on lovely meds :nurse::nurse:

Young lady nurse off of meds :hlk::sasq::flmngmd::spbox::spbox::spbox::sfxpld: :madface: :angryfire

LOL. How on earth did you ever get a picture of me during my last shift??? :bugeyes:

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Been told that many times...even before I was a nurse. Too bad, I'm sensitive - it makes me a good nurse. I'm not going to change at age 45 :) . Its way better than being cold hearted.

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Specializes in Med Surg, Hospice.
Been told that many times...even before I was a nurse. Too bad, I'm sensitive - it makes me a good nurse. I'm not going to change at age 45 :) . Its way better than being cold hearted.

:yeahthat: Heck, I get told it all the time. I can't help it, I'm human. And at least my patients know I care about them.

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Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

If your're letting their problems affect your work/homelife/rest of your patients, you aren't controlling yourself well enough, and yes, you're too sensitive.

If you actually care about a situation and do something to ameliorate the problem instead of just closing the door, you are showing appropriate sensitivity.

If you come out of the room and need to cry/vent/talk about it and then go on, you are spot on and doing it right, but the coldhearted ones who are supposed to be supporting you (go team!) but don't want to deal with emotions will tell you "you're too sensitive" which translates as "shut up and leave me alone, I don't want to hear it because I just don't care anymore".

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Specializes in Onc/Hem, School/Community.

I'm not too sensitive....I just wear my heart on my sleeve! :redbeathe

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