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re: ICU nurses cutting up and laughing as families are saying goodbye to their loved ones.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:33 am to _Hurricane_
Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:33 am to _Hurricane_
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I don’t get why I’m getting so many downvotes for that.
people generally dislike complainers. human nature
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Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:35 am to _Hurricane_
quote:From your OP, it sounded like you were making a much broader generalization.
Yards or feet, the point I’m making is that it was obnoxious. I’m not making some point about all nurses or all hospitals. I had a bad experience with a particular set of nurses being unprofessional. I don’t get why I’m getting so many downvotes for that.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:36 am to _Hurricane_
The laughing would make me feel better especially if the nurses were hot.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:38 am to WaydownSouth
quote:Maybe it wasn’t clear in the OP, but I took it as the nurses were feet away and being loud and inconsiderate to family having their final moments with a dying loved one.
ETA: OP, why are you worried about what nurses are talking about and not spending time with whoever you are visiting?
How would you feel if you were bedside and minutes away from a loved one leaving this earth, and I was standing right next to you blabbing about college NIL deals and other stupid shite?
Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:40 am to _Hurricane_
Unless they are doing it in the room I don't have an issue with it. Nurses get hate, but it's a job for them. Should they constantly be in a somber state because someone they have seen for less than a few hours is dying?
That's probably an unpopular opinion but I don't think they need to have a specific decorum while at nurses stations and such as long as they are still being professional and not violating any policies.
That's probably an unpopular opinion but I don't think they need to have a specific decorum while at nurses stations and such as long as they are still being professional and not violating any policies.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:41 am to _Hurricane_
The medical profession aint what it was. That goes for doctors too.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:42 am to _Hurricane_
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Yards or feet, the point I’m making is that it was obnoxious.
So it wasn’t five feet? Were they in the room or not? If they were in the room, I agree with you. If they weren’t even in the room, I’m not sure what you expect.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:45 am to _Hurricane_
In the late ‘80s my dad was dying of lymphoma at Baptist in NOLA.
My uncle (his youngest brother) was a physician in Maryland and came in to town to make sure dad’s situation was as good as possible.
The uncle got with the unit charge nurse and those nurses made sure that our family’s experience as good as possible.
We had 24 hour access, anything we needed. I am thankful for the staff’s support and kindness to us in our time of need. They were supportive, responsive and respectful.
Sorry to hear about others not having a similar experience.
My uncle (his youngest brother) was a physician in Maryland and came in to town to make sure dad’s situation was as good as possible.
The uncle got with the unit charge nurse and those nurses made sure that our family’s experience as good as possible.
We had 24 hour access, anything we needed. I am thankful for the staff’s support and kindness to us in our time of need. They were supportive, responsive and respectful.
Sorry to hear about others not having a similar experience.
This post was edited on 1/4/25 at 11:47 am
Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:50 am to _Hurricane_
Was it nurses or the “techs and orderlys” ???
Big difference; and yes it sucks but it’s probably housekeeping types passing through the area.
Big difference; and yes it sucks but it’s probably housekeeping types passing through the area.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:52 am to GreenRockTiger
quote:Bella Noche Or Chatterbox Lounge for me. See ya tonight around 10.
clubbing plans
This post was edited on 1/4/25 at 11:56 am
Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:55 am to _Hurricane_
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_Hurricane_
It's gallows humor. You are experiencing one death... No matter how meaninful.
They see tons. And the only way to stay sane is to laugh when you can.
I give my wife hell for the amount of fricking off they do. But never about that type of thing.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:56 am to TDFreak
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How would you feel if you were bedside and minutes away from a loved one leaving this earth, and I was standing right next to you blabbing about college NIL deals and other stupid shite?
ICU nurses deal with death daily. I wouldn't be bothered by coworkers chitchatting. I can assure you they cared about their patient. I'd probably be more focused on my loved one that was dying, but that wouldn't get as much attention online.
This post was edited on 1/4/25 at 11:58 am
Posted on 1/4/25 at 12:01 pm to BoogaBear
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Unless they are doing it in the room I don't have an issue with it. Nurses get hate, but it's a job for them. Should they constantly be in a somber state because someone they have seen for less than a few hours is dying?
It’s called professionalism. And it is sorely lacking these days. And not just in the medical profession. Don’t get me started on the legal profession.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 12:03 pm to LNCHBOX
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ICU nurses deal with death daily.
My wife was once handed a three year old by an older black lady as she was walking into work. The lady said she didn't feel well. The child was cold. Gone. And had been for some time.
I've had some shitty days at work. I've never been handed a dead kid before walking into the office.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 12:04 pm to SloaneRanger
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It’s called professionalism.
What do you do for a living?
Posted on 1/4/25 at 12:07 pm to _Hurricane_
quote:In their defense, when you are surrounded by death and sick people all the time, you cope by blocking it out and through laughter.
I understand that it’s a tough job and you get desensitized, but is it too much to ask for some professionalism 5 feet from where a family is sitting over their dying relative? These kids have watched too much Grey’s Anatomy and think the ICU is just a big group hangout. Just thinking back to my memories of my Grandpa dying and hearing the nurses watching TikTok and talking about their Friday plans. Is it too much to wait for the break room?
Yes, it shouldn’t be something the families can hear, especially when they are with their dying loved one, but it is how people manage and compartmentalize.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 12:09 pm to _Hurricane_
If they are in the room, that is unprofessional and I can see the anger. If they are outside the room, they may not even know what you are going through and are just trying to survive the day. Read Viktor Frankl's book a Mans Search for Meaning, humor and companionship survives the darkest of timelines.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 12:09 pm to _Hurricane_
What do you want, people to just be depressed and sad for their 12+ hour shift? They can’t enjoy their job?
Posted on 1/4/25 at 12:13 pm to _Hurricane_
It's a tough job
Posted on 1/4/25 at 12:24 pm to _Hurricane_
My sympathy for you and your family for your Grandpa's situation.
I would definitely talk to the ICU supervisor or maybe write to the hospital's director to let someone know about what happened.
I would definitely talk to the ICU supervisor or maybe write to the hospital's director to let someone know about what happened.
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