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/TurtedHen]

I’ve done this:

I walk in- “Hi, my name is Turt—“ Patient: Starts talking shit Me: I’ll be back when you’re ready to speak respectfully, turns on heels and walks out immediately before they can say anything

I’ve only done this like once or twice, but man was it effective! I usually came back to an apology and a much more respectful patient after that. People think they can play with me because I have a baby face.

FAFO is a fun concept to teach

[u/images-ofbrokenlight → u/TurtedHen]

I do this to kids too I’ll come back in 5 minutes and we can try again okay?

[u/ratkween → u/images-ofbrokenlight]

I have found a lot of my kid techniques work on rude adults 😂

[u/NursingManChristDude → u/ratkween]

Yep!! 👍

[u/DelightfulyEpic → u/ratkween]

Yes! Lol. I have to bust out my toddler commutation skills.

[u/ratkween → u/DelightfulyEpic]

You have 2 options ✌️! Can you say "two"?" You can wait patiently ☺️ or AMA 😔. BUT you may not threaten the staff 😟

[u/NursingManChristDude → u/images-ofbrokenlight]

Yeah! I agree with ratkween, sometimes if adults act like kids then you gotta treat them like kids lol