A REAL Nurse

This story doesn't do much to end the cutthroat culture that already exists in nursing and the us-versus-each-other environment that it perpetuates. With all the attention being given to workplace bullying and lateral violence and the need to end it, one would think that you could have come up with an article that wasn't so denigrating of another nurse.

thank you for your input.

I think this article illustrated a common problem: healthcare providers who aren't at the bedside and haven't practiced in years running to the ground current practitioners. Let's face it, until more practitioners who don't work at the bedside get rid of their Gucci clothes, put on a pair of scrubs and come out of their ivory towers, nursing practice will remain fragemented and disjointed. Those who have NO IDEA what the trenches currently entail are making policy and honestly doing a poor job in formulating that policy! Real nurses don't come in and make idiot demands that make staff cringe and wish they don't have to deal with those people!

Ruby: great story. And I think it illustrates the difference in those who actually PRACTICE nursing and those who call themselves nurses. I've dealt with people who are "gucci" nurses....it's quite frustrating. They call themselves nurses but haven't seen a patient in so long they can't remember when. Which actually describes many of my former nursing instructors. It's sad that these nurses can't accept that they don't know everything and should approach staff with an attitude that isn't so difficult to deal with. I am a critical care nurse...had a friend who just delivered a baby. She told everyone I was a nurse..to which I hastily added that I work in adult critical care, I don't birth babies! Everyone thought it funny but it's true...I am out of my element in that arena. Just because I'm a nurse, doesn't mean I know how to direct care there. I wish more people remembered that.

How is your relationship with your sister? Not good I would suspect. I HATE dueling family members.

This puts things into a much bigger picture for me--it's that the nurses who do the "real" work are less of an impediment than the Gucci nurse.Seriously, what were her sister's priorities? The food? Really? Come on.If I were her sister (Ruby) I'd be embarrassed that Gucci sister was unfortunately considered to be a liability more than a help.Perhaps Gucci nurse needs to see this--because in the REAL WORLD...there are differences in nursing and what we all do--and GUCCI nurse and her types are the ones who undermine the non-Guccis of us.

Simply put it would be nice if the GUCCI nurses would come down from their ivory towers more often , to see how the troops in the trenches are doing and how they can practically help us . Rather than devising another study , another policy and yet more forms so they can find the info they want without having to find it in the chart where it's always been !.

Quote from ruby veethank you for your input.

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Ruby, I really enjoyed reading your article. Thank you for posting.

Lovely article, Ruby, I really enjoyed it. Ok, I don't have a problem with Gucci, Prada, Dior, etc etc, I'd wear $100 jeans myself if I could afford them...but seeing as that translates to about 700ZAR, PLUS import duty-yeah right, fat chance...!Heh, heh, those poor staff members. I have to commend them for professional politeness though, I wouldn't have blamed them in the least if they had thoroughly washed their mouths out to you about your sister's performance! Just goes to show, too much money is bad for you.Ivory tower nurses, eish! they're a pain...

Quote from highlandlass1592 Real nurses don't come in and make idiot demands that make staff cringe and wish they don't have to deal with those people!