Comments on: vent galore http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/08/vent-galore.html a nurse blog. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:53:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: melissa http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/08/vent-galore.html#comment-59066 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:44:22 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/08/vent-galore.html#comment-59066 sophie...i totally agree with what you said about if we are REALLY doing our jobs or not before the threats occur. it is SO ridiclous a thought. as a nurse, it also irritates me when i hear the "this is so and so's family member" whether it be a co-worker, or the CEO himself. it still does not change how i work or what i do while i am working. sophie…i totally agree with what you said about if we are REALLY doing our jobs or not before the threats occur. it is SO ridiclous a thought. as a nurse, it also irritates me when i hear the “this is so and so’s family member” whether it be a co-worker, or the CEO himself. it still does not change how i work or what i do while i am working.

]]> by: Sophie http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/08/vent-galore.html#comment-59059 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:09:24 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/08/vent-galore.html#comment-59059 Man, I really hate people who threaten you with a law suit before they've even given you a chance to explain or just fix whatever it is they're upset about. Of course patients and their families are going to be worried and often angry as well, but it's so daft to just launch into the lawyer talk - like you say, some people seem to believe it's a great way to make you start REALLY doing your job 'cause they got a lawyer, whereas for everyone else you just do it kind of half-assed anyway. Sheesh. Man, I really hate people who threaten you with a law suit before they’ve even given you a chance to explain or just fix whatever it is they’re upset about. Of course patients and their families are going to be worried and often angry as well, but it’s so daft to just launch into the lawyer talk - like you say, some people seem to believe it’s a great way to make you start REALLY doing your job ’cause they got a lawyer, whereas for everyone else you just do it kind of half-assed anyway. Sheesh.

]]> by: may http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/08/vent-galore.html#comment-59033 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:15:51 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/08/vent-galore.html#comment-59033 audrie: my bad. after reading your comment, i actually checked MJ's blog Nurse ratched's place) and looked at the one posted on the 28th, but it was about the grand rounds. i should have scrolled down and read the one posted the day before, which was the post in question. when i didn't see it initially, i thought you were talking about a different nurse ratched, thus my response. as i said, there are a lot of people that tick us off. it is normal for us to feel some kind of negative emotions towards them. it is professional for us not to say things in front of them that will obviously offend them. but it is also normal for us to vent our negative emotions away, whether it be through blogging, talking to others about it, or other socially acceptable, non-harmful ways. we are human beings, and unlike animals, we do not go and attack those who tick us off and leave them dead. rather, we cope by venting it out. since MJ already apologized in her comment section, i think that is enough explanation that she did not intend to offend anybody with what she posted, but she was venting off to clear it out of her system. curmudgeon: my issue in this post is not about the lawyers, but the people who use their names and their profession to threaten and act powerful. it has always been incomprehensible to me why people always "take your (lawyers) name in vain" if i may say so, as if to tell the nurses we better get scared and be ready to kiss their behinds just because they mentioned the big L (lawyer) word. audrie: my bad. after reading your comment, i actually checked MJ’s blog Nurse ratched’s place) and looked at the one posted on the 28th, but it was about the grand rounds. i should have scrolled down and read the one posted the day before, which was the post in question. when i didn’t see it initially, i thought you were talking about a different nurse ratched, thus my response.

as i said, there are a lot of people that tick us off. it is normal for us to feel some kind of negative emotions towards them. it is professional for us not to say things in front of them that will obviously offend them. but it is also normal for us to vent our negative emotions away, whether it be through blogging, talking to others about it, or other socially acceptable, non-harmful ways. we are human beings, and unlike animals, we do not go and attack those who tick us off and leave them dead. rather, we cope by venting it out.

since MJ already apologized in her comment section, i think that is enough explanation that she did not intend to offend anybody with what she posted, but she was venting off to clear it out of her system.

curmudgeon: my issue in this post is not about the lawyers, but the people who use their names and their profession to threaten and act powerful. it has always been incomprehensible to me why people always “take your (lawyers) name in vain” if i may say so, as if to tell the nurses we better get scared and be ready to kiss their behinds just because they mentioned the big L (lawyer) word.

]]> by: The Curmudgeon http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/08/vent-galore.html#comment-59022 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:38:30 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/08/vent-galore.html#comment-59022 May (commenting on Ms. Bethke's comment) -- what you did here was what MJ did in her blog: You both said things <i>in your blogs</i> that you would <i>never, ever</i> say to a patient. You were both venting. Now -- back to the main point: It's rants like the one you described and your (perfectly understandable) reaction to same that make me <i>v...e...r...y reluctant</i> to reveal what I do for a living when I'm in a medical setting -- as in 'what do you do?' and I say 'oh, I work downtown' -- and cross my fingers it doesn't get beyond that before I establish some identify as a human..... May (commenting on Ms. Bethke’s comment) — what you did here was what MJ did in her blog: You both said things in your blogs that you would never, ever say to a patient. You were both venting.

Now — back to the main point: It’s rants like the one you described and your (perfectly understandable) reaction to same that make me v…e…r…y reluctant to reveal what I do for a living when I’m in a medical setting — as in ‘what do you do?’ and I say ‘oh, I work downtown’ — and cross my fingers it doesn’t get beyond that before I establish some identify as a human…..

]]> by: Ferdz http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/08/vent-galore.html#comment-58996 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:26:52 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/08/vent-galore.html#comment-58996 Well it would seem that you are getting used to handling these things. Instead being hotheaded and minding what those people say, you are somehow cool enough and let all those things slide away without letting it affect you to do your job. Yeah. buti na lang me outlet ka for your rants ano? Well it would seem that you are getting used to handling these things. Instead being hotheaded and minding what those people say, you are somehow cool enough and let all those things slide away without letting it affect you to do your job. Yeah. buti na lang me outlet ka for your rants ano?

]]> by: Melissa http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/08/vent-galore.html#comment-58950 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:18:30 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/08/vent-galore.html#comment-58950 Isn't blogging great? Who needs a shrink when they can blog and get stuff out of their systems? That's a major reason why I blog. Isn’t blogging great? Who needs a shrink when they can blog and get stuff out of their systems? That’s a major reason why I blog.

]]> by: may http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/08/vent-galore.html#comment-58934 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:07:53 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/08/vent-galore.html#comment-58934 kimmyk: this was at the very beginning of my shift and they were complaining about the nurse the night before. i have no chance of personally getting the side of the nurse because she was not working. i just am venting about the them barking at the wrong tree,and at the same time, they are one of those who involve lawsuits and lawyers, as if they cannot get their message accross without the threatening attitude and statements. audrie: i do not know the blogger in question, so i do not really know the details of the said blog. in my opinion, it is unprofessional to judge anyone. but sometimes, there are instances where it gets very difficult to avoid it, especially since we all have our own issues about a lot of things. however, even if it is difficult, we can learn from our mistakes and keep on trying to be better persons. kimmyk: this was at the very beginning of my shift and they were complaining about the nurse the night before. i have no chance of personally getting the side of the nurse because she was not working. i just am venting about the them barking at the wrong tree,and at the same time, they are one of those who involve lawsuits and lawyers, as if they cannot get their message accross without the threatening attitude and statements.

audrie: i do not know the blogger in question, so i do not really know the details of the said blog. in my opinion, it is unprofessional to judge anyone. but sometimes, there are instances where it gets very difficult to avoid it, especially since we all have our own issues about a lot of things. however, even if it is difficult, we can learn from our mistakes and keep on trying to be better persons.

]]> by: Audrie Bethke http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/08/vent-galore.html#comment-58914 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:37:28 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/08/vent-galore.html#comment-58914 Hello. i know the rages of patient's families too. I sympathize. Today i am raging about a nurses attitude toward a patient who has a diagnosis of addiction. This opinion was voiced on another nurse blog called Nurse Ratched. On 8/28. This was written by a psych nurse who IMHO, should know better. I am writing this to find out if I am the only nurse who found the post offensive. I am an RN. I am also a recovering addict/alcoholic/nicotine addict who has double digit sobriety and 12 years off cigs and other drugs. This nurse discusses the behavior of addicts in withdrawal in a quite harsh manner. Most of us addicts are not our usual nice selves when giving up our addictions as some of you must know if you have tried to quit smoking. Withdrawal brings out the worst in people. It is no excuse for bad behavior but none of us are at our best when acutely ill. I had loved this blog and looked forward to it almost as much as yours until I read that. I canceled that blog today. Am I over-reacting? I can understand that kind f thinking from uneducated non-health professionals but from a nurse who WORKS in that environment? Surely her attitude is visible to the patients even though she says she never says anything aloud. I still recall being cared for by punitive nurses like her when I was sick. I already felt bad enough about myself and full of guilt, remorse, and shame. I felt I deserved her treatment even though I knew she was not a good nurse. Are there any other nurses out there who are als alcholics and addicts in recovery who feel the way I do? I have already sent my comments to the person in question .. Hello. i know the rages of patient’s families too. I sympathize. Today i am raging about a nurses attitude toward a patient who has a diagnosis of addiction. This opinion was voiced on another nurse blog called Nurse Ratched. On 8/28. This was written by a psych nurse who IMHO, should know better. I am writing this to find out if I am the only nurse who found the post offensive. I am an RN. I am also a recovering addict/alcoholic/nicotine addict who has double digit sobriety and 12 years off cigs and other drugs. This nurse discusses the behavior of addicts in withdrawal in a quite harsh manner. Most of us addicts are not our usual nice selves when giving up our addictions as some of you must know if you have tried to quit smoking. Withdrawal brings out the worst in people. It is no excuse for bad behavior but none of us are at our best when acutely ill. I had loved this blog and looked forward to it almost as much as yours until I read that. I canceled that blog today. Am I over-reacting? I can understand that kind f thinking from uneducated non-health professionals but from a nurse who WORKS in that environment? Surely her attitude is visible to the patients even though she says she never says anything aloud. I still recall being cared for by punitive nurses like her when I was sick. I already felt bad enough about myself and full of guilt, remorse, and shame. I felt I deserved her treatment even though I knew she was not a good nurse. Are there any other nurses out there who are als alcholics and addicts in recovery who feel the way I do? I have already sent my comments to the person in question ..

]]> by: kimmyk http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/08/vent-galore.html#comment-58898 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:18:51 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/08/vent-galore.html#comment-58898 Did I miss the part where you said the patient had been changed? Was the patient changed in the 6 hour period? I don't think she should have gone off on the nurse like that, but as everyone knows when your loved one is sick you say things out of frustration and anger you normally wouldn't. I think if I knew my family member was laying in a soaked diaper for 6 hours or more I'd be pretty pissy too. Did I miss the part where you said the patient had been changed? Was the patient changed in the 6 hour period?
I don’t think she should have gone off on the nurse like that, but as everyone knows when your loved one is sick you say things out of frustration and anger you normally wouldn’t. I think if I knew my family member was laying in a soaked diaper for 6 hours or more I’d be pretty pissy too.

]]> by: ipanema http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/08/vent-galore.html#comment-58893 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:11:25 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/08/vent-galore.html#comment-58893 sounds so familiar. even along hospital corridors way back home, they talk so loud and repeat their complaints for all to hear. sounds so familiar. even along hospital corridors way back home, they talk so loud and repeat their complaints for all to hear.

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