Just....walk out of the room

[u/NursingManChristDude]

Here's a PSA for my fellow nurses, in case anyone hasn't realized they can do this:

If a patient is being rude to you, just walk out of the room. If necessary, don't even say anything beforehand. When you return, at the time of your choosing, simply ask them "Are you ready to be more respectful?"

I haven't had to do this often, because I am aware of he misogynistic attitude patients have in treating me, a male, with more respect than my fellow female employees.

But, it's like having a secret weapon in your back pocket at all times, and you should never feel disrespected/mistreated/abused by your patients. They need you, not the other way around. This certainly falls under the category of "nursing hack".

[u/vegasdrago]

Security can escort them to the wr

[u/Gretel_Cosmonaut → u/vegasdrago]

That’s just not realistic. If I had the personal authority to have patients thrown out, believe me, I’d use it. But I don’t.

[u/Firegrl → u/[deleted]]

This also doesn't work with veterans. We can not deny care to any vet, so no, it's not always cut and dry like you think.

[u/bionicfeetgrl → u/Firegrl]

I’ve had veterans as pts. One time my coworker and I had a pt acting a fool and he did the “I’m a veteran” line as if it justified his behavior. Well he wasn’t expecting the two of us to answer back “so are we”. That shut him up real quick.

That’s right mofo. You’re not the only one in this room who served. But you’re the only one acting like an a$$. So calm down.