Cynthia commented on my article, Be Nice to Your Doctors and Nurses, with, “nurses have become the battered housewives of America, and more and more laws are being passed to batter them into submission.”
From the comment by Cynthia:
“Nurses are treated like private servants. The job of a nurse has become so diversified that nurses don’t know which end is up anymore. Nurses have become nothing more than a whipping post for anyone who needs to release their frustration. Patients hit, slap, spit on, scream at, throw things at, and threaten to sue nurses if they don’t coward down and do as they say. Nurses have become the battered housewives of America, and more and more laws are being passed to batter them into submission. Yes, people have more respect for waitresses than they do nurses. Patients, family members, doctors, the general public, and even other nurses treat nurses so terrible that it is no wonder there is a nursing shortage. See if any of the general public can do their jobs. As far as nurses not liking EMT’S, try establishing mutual respect. You are both doing a ‘very important job,’ and both sides should realize that.”
