Fri 7 Aug, 2009 12:22 pm
I felt like a mean nurse the other night. I had eight patients, felt I didn't really know them, even after spending eight hours with them..... and became a mean nurse by the end of the night. An older confused patient tried to hit me and she did end up throwing water all over me. As I walked out of the room I said something to the effect that I guess she didn't want a drink badly enough then. I hate when I let patients push my buttons.
Don't feel badly, she probably wasn't in any condition to understand what you said. Sometimes they push our button - we are human after all
I can get like that too sometimes. And then sometimes, my patients make a crappy day I've had at home, better by being really sweet!
