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DarkRoast
08/30/19 8:36:06 AM
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First of all, I know it's a hundred times worse for nurses. I'm a whiny little bitch for complaining about this when nurses deal with it every day.

We're taught to de-escalate and blah blah blah, but let's be honest here, it's unacceptable that it's your job on the line just for defending yourself. That's not right.

I should be allowed to defend myself when a male patient gropes or hits me. Just recently we had a nurse get suspended for pushing a patient away after he tried to punch her.

Tired of this shit. All I'm saying.
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Jagr_68
08/30/19 8:41:36 AM
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Are you like an EMT or paramedic?
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aki_sora
08/30/19 8:41:44 AM
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Can't you sue them?
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Fam_Fam
08/30/19 8:44:07 AM
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then get a different job if you don't like the conditions of your current one?
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scar the 1
08/30/19 8:45:28 AM
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Fam_Fam posted...
then get a different job if you don't like the conditions of your current one?

Wow
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Solid Sonic
08/30/19 8:45:40 AM
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Fam_Fam posted...
then get a different job if you don't like the conditions of your current one?

Oh that's SOOOOO easy...
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IHeartRadiation
08/30/19 8:46:37 AM
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Punishing your medical workers for valuing their own personal well-being definitely is not a huge problem waiting to bite everyone in the throat.

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DarkRoast
08/30/19 8:46:52 AM
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Fam_Fam posted...
then get a different job if you don't like the conditions of your current one?


Seriously?
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Solid Sonic
08/30/19 8:47:25 AM
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Even prison guards are allowed to defend themselves and not face reprimand as long as it was justifiable.
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scar the 1
08/30/19 8:48:45 AM
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Solid Sonic posted...
Even prison guards are allowed to defend themselves and not face reprimand as long as it was justifiable.

"Even" prison guards? Of course they are, because prisoners don't have any power
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DarkRoast
08/30/19 8:49:24 AM
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"If you don't like being assaulted, get another job" should only be on an MMA application
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Solid Sonic
08/30/19 8:49:27 AM
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scar the 1 posted...
Solid Sonic posted...
Even prison guards are allowed to defend themselves and not face reprimand as long as it was justifiable.

"Even" prison guards? Of course they are, because prisoners don't have any power

Are you looking to start something?

*Shove.*
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Error1355
08/30/19 8:51:53 AM
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DarkRoast posted...
Just recently we had a nurse get suspended for pushing a patient away after he tried to punch her.
Imma just say that seems fucked up.

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ThePieReborn
08/30/19 8:52:46 AM
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Solid Sonic posted...
scar the 1 posted...
Solid Sonic posted...
Even prison guards are allowed to defend themselves and not face reprimand as long as it was justifiable.

"Even" prison guards? Of course they are, because prisoners don't have any power

Are you looking to start something?

*Shove.*

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tullock
08/30/19 8:53:48 AM
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Error1355 posted...
DarkRoast posted...
Just recently we had a nurse get suspended for pushing a patient away after he tried to punch her.
Imma just say that seems fucked up.


Yeah no kidding. Is this because of the hospital you work in Darkroast or is it a common issue in general in hospitals?
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Fam_Fam
08/30/19 8:54:24 AM
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DarkRoast posted...
Fam_Fam posted...
then get a different job if you don't like the conditions of your current one?


Seriously?


umm, yes. what else are you supposed to do? this appears to be a normal condition of his job (not an exception), and if he doesn't like the conditions under which he has to work - which is totally fair - then it's not a good job for him.

there are jobs where you have to deal with shitty/mentally unstable people who will treat you poorly. that's part of the job. people still need to do those jobs. if you don't want to deal with that, then you should not do that job. like he said, nurses are charged with this kind of responsibility as well. it sucks. a lot. which is why they should be paid well for dealing with it.
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RescueBC
08/30/19 8:54:38 AM
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Fam_Fam posted...
then get a different job if you don't like the conditions of your current one?


Lol. Ive never understood people who think like you.
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Alpha218
08/30/19 8:55:29 AM
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Fam_Fam posted...
then get a different job if you don't like the conditions of your current one?
lol this guy

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scar the 1
08/30/19 8:58:28 AM
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Solid Sonic posted...
scar the 1 posted...
Solid Sonic posted...
Even prison guards are allowed to defend themselves and not face reprimand as long as it was justifiable.

"Even" prison guards? Of course they are, because prisoners don't have any power

Are you looking to start something?

*Shove.*

Careful, shoving is reportable
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Solid Sonic
08/30/19 9:10:03 AM
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fenderbender321 posted...
Just press charges on every single person who does it. It's your right.

At-will employment probably makes that problematic. Being a whistleblower means you're a thorn in their side and will probably get canned for some contrived reason.
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ScazarMeltex
08/30/19 9:10:53 AM
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If a dude manages to punch you in the face can you sue the hospital for failing to provide a safr work environment?
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Veggeta_MAX
08/30/19 9:11:08 AM
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What's the contract you sign says? If there's nothing you can do then I dunno, what can you do? These kinda changes are hard to make.

And isn't everything on camera? Let the court decide if it gets extreme. If not, let the power of Twitter back you up.

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FFT-Fan
08/30/19 9:13:05 AM
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ScazarMeltex posted...
If a dude manages to punch you in the face can you sue the hospital for failing to provide a safr work environment?

They probably had to sign something to waive that right away to get the job
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pikachupwnage
08/30/19 9:16:29 AM
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Fam_Fam posted...
then get a different job if you don't like the conditions of your current one?


Fuck off

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DarkRoast
08/30/19 9:18:39 AM
#26:


ScazarMeltex posted...
If a dude manages to punch you in the face can you sue the hospital for failing to provide a safr work environment?


No

Hospital cannot turn away patients
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pikachupwnage
08/30/19 9:18:49 AM
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IHeartRadiation posted...
Punishing your medical workers for valuing their own personal well-being definitely is not a huge problem waiting to bite everyone in the throat.


Probably part of the reason for the high suicide rate among medical workers.

That and the crippling debt from medical school, shitty hours and seeing people die regularly.

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Jagr_68
08/30/19 9:19:13 AM
#28:


Solid Sonic posted...
fenderbender321 posted...
Just press charges on every single person who does it. It's your right.

At-will employment probably makes that problematic. Being a whistleblower means you're a thorn in their side and will probably get canned for some contrived reason.


Anyone's job is totally safe if it's all documented responsibly and ethically. A hospital or healthcare station can't just cut the cord no questions asked over a hostile patient's stupid accusations, it's not retail.
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_Matchabuu_
08/30/19 9:21:09 AM
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ScazarMeltex posted...
If a dude manages to punch you in the face can you sue the hospital for failing to provide a safr work environment?


Hahahahahahaha no

I feel your pain TC. part of why i am trying to switch to peds.... they cant kick and bite and punch as hard haha
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TwoDoorPunkCab
08/30/19 9:23:47 AM
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so much for the hippocratic oath, eh?

jk
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Jagr_68
08/30/19 9:24:22 AM
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And for the record since TC never responded as to what he does, this shit is sadly as much of a requirement as it is an expectation because no one is sugarcoating anything anymore. People are overmedicated, wrongly prescribed, and hooked on illegal opioids and they are generally the most likely to lash out at helping hands.

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IShall_Run_Amok
08/30/19 9:24:27 AM
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Me too, and I don't live anywhere near a hospital. They just come out of the woods and start breaking shit. Some of these bastards still have their IVs connected to them! One time there was this old guy wearing nothing but a hospital gown and a diaper trying to burn down my house with a torch. And when I come outside with a weapon in hand, they just run away and disappear into the trees before I can get to them. Its a pain in the ass.
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Veggeta_MAX
08/30/19 9:26:35 AM
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Thank God I work in IT where if any user tries to give me lip I have the right to send them home.

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Solid Sonic
08/30/19 9:27:59 AM
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Veggeta_MAX posted...
Thank God I work in IT where if any user tries to give me lip I have the right to send them home.

Shut up.
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Veggeta_MAX
08/30/19 9:29:07 AM
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Solid Sonic posted...
Shut up.
What's your problem today? Oh watch you won't respond to this.

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Solid Sonic
08/30/19 9:29:35 AM
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Veggeta_MAX posted...
Solid Sonic posted...
Shut up.
What's your problem today? Oh watch you won't respond to this.

I'll respond by saying "shut up."
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Veggeta_MAX
08/30/19 9:30:41 AM
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Oh, so you're just feeling hostile towards me on a Friday. You could have just said that. I'm cool with it.

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deanshow
08/30/19 9:31:17 AM
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DarkRoast posted...
First of all, I know it's a hundred times worse for nurses. I'm a whiny little bitch for complaining about this when nurses deal with it every day.

We're taught to de-escalate and blah blah blah, but let's be honest here, it's unacceptable that it's your job on the line just for defending yourself. That's not right.

I should be allowed to defend myself when a male patient gropes or hits me. Just recently we had a nurse get suspended for pushing a patient away after he tried to punch her.

Tired of this shit. All I'm saying.
I feel for ya, back in the day when patients used to do that for nurses Id usually put the patient in their place or they got an ass whooping from someone else

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deanshow
08/30/19 9:32:12 AM
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tullock posted...
Yeah no kidding. Is this because of the hospital you work in Darkroast or is it a common issue in general in hospitals?
Its a common issue for hospitals. Hospital administrators dont want the legal issue of patients suing nurses. So theyd rather have nurses not touch patients until absolutely neccessary

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_Matchabuu_
08/30/19 9:33:06 AM
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TC is a MD not a nurse
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Funkydog
08/30/19 9:41:37 AM
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DarkRoast posted...
First of all, I know it's a hundred times worse for nurses. I'm a whiny little bitch for complaining about this when nurses deal with it every day.

If you didn't say it, I would. Does irritate me a little when get the doctor coming on their 10 second round with the patient and complains how hard it is to handle them.

Either way, both patients and their family need to understand to treat all medical professionals with basic decency. The amount of times had to call security to get rid of family is too much.
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thronedfire2
08/30/19 9:44:37 AM
#43:


tullock posted...
Error1355 posted...
DarkRoast posted...
Just recently we had a nurse get suspended for pushing a patient away after he tried to punch her.
Imma just say that seems fucked up.


Yeah no kidding. Is this because of the hospital you work in Darkroast or is it a common issue in general in hospitals?


it's every hospital. it's a lawsuit deterrent
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TheDrivingForce
08/30/19 9:45:59 AM
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DarkRoast posted...
"If you don't like being assaulted, get another job" should only be on an MMA application
Actually, that would be an even dumber response.

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MrPeppers
08/30/19 9:46:12 AM
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it works both ways too. My ass has been grabbed quite a few times by female patients. Extraordinarily awkward and inappropriate.

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epik_fail1
08/30/19 9:46:17 AM
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ScazarMeltex posted...
If a dude manages to punch you in the face can you sue the hospital for failing to provide a safr work environment?
Someone should do this seriously.

I worked at a security guard at a hospital and I have seen some nurses being punished for defending themselves. I don't think TC's case is an isolated one.

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MrPeppers
08/30/19 9:47:47 AM
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Jagr_68 posted...
And for the record since TC never responded as to what he does, this shit is sadly as much of a requirement as it is an expectation because no one is sugarcoating anything anymore. People are overmedicated, wrongly prescribed, and hooked on illegal opioids and they are generally the most likely to lash out at helping hands.

It is what it is.


Its beyond well known that shes an IM attending

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DarkRoast
08/30/19 9:49:37 AM
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Internal Medicine. House MD approved.
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mario2000
08/30/19 10:02:31 AM
#49:


Fam_Fam posted...
then get a different job if you don't like the conditions of your current one?


spoken like a true republican

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MrPeppers
08/30/19 10:06:06 AM
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My girlfriend is an IM resident and while on an ED shift 2 weeks ago a psych patient started humping her leg. She called me mortified, and I couldnt believe it. Hospital did nothing about it because what are you gonna do, the person is mentally unstable. I can only imagine what that must have felt like. Shes a small woman too.

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Eat More Beef
08/30/19 10:12:00 AM
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I feel your pain, DarkRoast. I'm a janitor at the super hospital in Montreal, and all I gotta say is goddamn those geriatric patients are the worst.

One dude kept spitting at me and stepped to me, hands raised. I need my job so I had to run away like a chicken. Couldn't risk putting hands on him.

Although, my favourite memory was a dude blasted on crank at 8am. Comes into emerge strapped to a stretcher. I go to clean his room (cause the head nurse said he'd made a mess) and he's lying there jerking off and singing, asking me to touch his hair. I said no so he starts spitting at me. I dodged rather well and just noped outta that room. Told the head nurse why it would remain dirty until he calmed down or was sedated.

I still chuckle thinking about him asking me to touch his hair, heh.
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