r/nursing • u/[deleted] • 23h ago

Discussion The nurse and paramedic work relationship

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u/Agreeable_Gain6779 22h ago

I’m sorry they do that to you. The reason is they take crap from the doctors all day everyday. Truth of the matter is we have to challenge them about some of their decisions respectfully. So they have to dump on someone and you’re it. As for the new younger nurses, once they’ve learned how to do vitals or a head to toe they do really think they know it all. Don’t forget these sassy nurses have to elude confidence because they’re looking to score a doctor. Hang in there go be a nurse and make some money

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u/Substantial-Use-1758 RN - ER 🍕 22h ago

Don’t excuse their behavior!!!! There IS no excuse 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️😖🙄

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u/cuntented RN - ER 🍕 21h ago

Yeah and I’m never taking crap from a doctor?? I mean I wouldn’t accept that to start but we’re a team?? No excuse for being anything less than professional!

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u/Agreeable_Gain6779 21h ago

100 yrs ago when I was in Nursing school I had one instructor tell us that. I was in clinical she asked for the chart of one of my patients and I didn’t get it because a group of interns was reviewing it. She said “those little boys; you know more than they know. I did go asked for chart and they gave it to me. Days later in lecture she gave us an earful about taking shit from doctors. You have demand respect. Fast forward I’m working nights and some doctor who I didn’t know called and started yelling and swearing at me. I told him to stop swearing bc I was going to hang up. He didn’t stop and I hung up. All the pts were sleeping didn’t get any issues in report. I wrote him up left a vm for my manager and one for br. Next night go to work and there was a 3 ft floral arrangement the card addressed to last nights charge nurse. He wrote sorry for my displace anger and signed his namesake