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shadow2 said:
@Inigo Montoya ,congrats and good luck on your career path. Nursing is an admirable profession, but also can be labour intensive. I started my nursing career at 19, a year ago I took a break from it. I miss it. I miss the friends you make and I miss the patients you care for. I don't miss the politics. Good luck! :)
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Wow another nurse... so many people on her are in health care.[DOUBLEPOST=1437714522][/DOUBLEPOST]
delcan said:
I love the AIN's I work with, they are the backbone of the hospital, and you will make an amazing AIN. You have the right personality and temperament - I'm so excited for your future patients!
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Oh thanks Delcan, I'm excited as well.
 
crimmy said:
nothing lowly about those of us who are the front line - after all "they" have to negotiate their way PAST us and I do find the "hold" button a trifle amusing to use when I see fit ;)
"Sorry SWEETIE I had a little snag in my pinky finger's finger nail and had to spend 5 minutes filing it before I could check if you were still happy to hold ... and whoopsies ... the person you were waiting for just left the building and won't be back in until next Tuesday afternoon. Can I take a message - oh! incoming call! Please HOLD"

should I add an evil "muhahahahahahaha!!!" here ;)
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I've been known to use the hold button in the past. Most useful.
 
Inigo Montoya said:
Wow another nurse... so many people on her are in health care.[DOUBLEPOST=1437714522][/DOUBLEPOST]
Oh thanks Delcan, I'm excited as well.
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Khun Khun said:
I've been known to use the hold button in the past. Most useful.
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My motto at work has always been 'be good to your clerical staff and they'll be good to you'. Thankfully most of the doctors are, some more so and they know we look after them.
 
jessy_girl said:
Tell us how you really feel crimmy ;)

Theoretically nurses have more leeway here due to dealing the potential need to placate and whatnot versus being formal, and possibly some patients actually appreciate it, but it almost always is received very poorly, why is it still a thing? The nurse I spoke with does deal with lots of "emotional" patients due to the clinic where she works, but in no way was I needing to be comforted or anything, it was actually a really quick query.

But anyone in generalised customer service - no way!



Hahaha! :hilarious:
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I find it patronising in the extreme for someone to talk to me like I'm an idiot just because I or something I care about might be in a vulnerable position at that time. People can show they care without using sweetie etc etc ... when my father was in an Aged Care facility and living with dementia his carers would show they cared with a smile, a lovingly gentle squeeze of his hand or shoulder, asking him "How are you John?" looking directly into his eyes and holding his attention ... they would not then turn around and address me in the same way ... but they still showed me they cared about how I was handling our visit together ... and not ever did they call me love, dearie, sweetie ...

my point being that its just lazy if they think that's what that manner of address is achieving ... put a bit more effort in reaching out with something as important as eye contact and touch ... they cost nothing but mean so much

as for the "service industry" ... the way people are overly familiar with clients / customers these days on even the first point of call really makes my blood boil. Familiarity comes with time and building a rapport with one another ... but even then respect should still be shown by both parties ... and calling me Sweetie or Darrrlllllllllll is definitely NOT showing me any respect that I'm aware of!
 
Inigo Montoya said:
I don't mind my name being shortened one way, but there is another way which I absolutely hate!
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my parents, sisters and husband shorten my name one way and I accept that - mainly because it reminds me of my Dad ... but there is another way which is just plain annoying and like I said ... school friend didn't walk straight for a week ;) lol
 
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crimmy said:
I find it patronising in the extreme for someone to talk to me like I'm an idiot just because I or something I care about might be in a vulnerable position at that time. People can show they care without using sweetie etc etc ... when my father was in an Aged Care facility and living with dementia his carers would show they cared with a smile, a lovingly gentle squeeze of his hand or shoulder, asking him "How are you John?" looking directly into his eyes and holding his attention ... they would not then turn around and address me in the same way ... but they still showed me they cared about how I was handling our visit together ... and not ever did they call me love, dearie, sweetie ...

my point being that its just lazy if they think that's what that manner of address is achieving ... put a bit more effort in reaching out with something as important as eye contact and touch ... they cost nothing but mean so much

as for the "service industry" ... the way people are overly familiar with clients / customers these days on even the first point of call really makes my blood boil. Familiarity comes with time and building a rapport with one another ... but even then respect should still be shown by both parties ... and calling me Sweetie or Darrrlllllllllll is definitely NOT showing me any respect that I'm aware of!
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well said lovey :) lol (couldn't resist the lovey)
 
Khun Khun said:
I've been known to use the hold button in the past. Most useful.
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helps the cause even more if you know the on hold music is just slightly off channel so there's a lot of grief to be had having to listening to that ...

plus " No .. I'm NOT the owner nor the manager of the business ... I'm just the dumb bunny who answers the phone ... whaddyawant!!??" works well with the daily 4.30ish calls direct in from Mumbai ... :angelic:

followed by " No they are NOT in the office. Please hold ..."

somehow Mumbai doesn't seem to hold past the 1 minute mark ...

by the end of a busy day crimmy has to have just a little bit of fun ;)[DOUBLEPOST=1437715355][/DOUBLEPOST]
Khun Khun said:
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well said lovey :) lol (couldn't resist the lovey)
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ohhh someone's feeling cheeky now ... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
 
have to add my Mumbai calls are fully endorsed by the Owners and the Managers of the business ... I've been here for ages and they love me :)
 
crimmy said:
helps the cause even more if you know the on hold music is just slightly off channel so there's a lot of grief to be had having to listening to that ...

plus " No .. I'm NOT the owner nor the manager of the business ... I'm just the dumb bunny who answers the phone ... whaddyawant!!??" works well with the daily 4.30ish calls direct in from Mumbai ... :angelic:

followed by " No they are NOT in the office. Please hold ..."

somehow Mumbai doesn't seem to hold past the 1 minute mark ...

by the end of a busy day crimmy has to have just a little bit of fun ;)[DOUBLEPOST=1437715355][/DOUBLEPOST]
ohhh someone's feeling cheeky now ... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Lol, it won't happen again. We get calls from call centres asking for the manager of the business. I tell them that we are a large major trauma/teaching hospital. Who do you specifically want to speak with? They hang up quick smart.
 
crimmy said:
I find it patronising in the extreme for someone to talk to me like I'm an idiot just because I or something I care about might be in a vulnerable position at that time. People can show they care without using sweetie etc etc ... when my father was in an Aged Care facility and living with dementia his carers would show they cared with a smile, a lovingly gentle squeeze of his hand or shoulder, asking him "How are you John?" looking directly into his eyes and holding his attention ... they would not then turn around and address me in the same way ... but they still showed me they cared about how I was handling our visit together ... and not ever did they call me love, dearie, sweetie ...

my point being that its just lazy if they think that's what that manner of address is achieving ... put a bit more effort in reaching out with something as important as eye contact and touch ... they cost nothing but mean so much

as for the "service industry" ... the way people are overly familiar with clients / customers these days on even the first point of call really makes my blood boil. Familiarity comes with time and building a rapport with one another ... but even then respect should still be shown by both parties ... and calling me Sweetie or Darrrlllllllllll is definitely NOT showing me any respect that I'm aware of!
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I totally agree. It can feel quite perfunctory to just throw these terms at a person, it's not personal at all. I find using someone's name goes a long way, at least when I'm on the receiving end.
 
just wondering if the next time a male uses the term sweetie to me over the phone if I should try out the old "hairylegs" endearment ... or maybe the "studmuffin" one would go down better?

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Crikey! What a pack of misery some of you are! The lengths you go to to feel outraged are just sad.

While I personally only use terms of endearment to those I love, I never feel offended when they are served up to me. I think terms of endearment come from a place of kindness, which helps me find happiness in my day considering in the nursing wards I am constantly referred to as darl/love/babe/sweetie by patients and co workers alike.

Just last week I was tending to the pressure area care of a geriatric with a #NOF, and as we were repositiong her my young AIN said "it's okay darlin' I've got you.." And it warmed my heart to see someone so young try to nurture through language.

And just to put a cherry on top, I am a huge name shortener when I like you. I love it when I get called Tra or Trace. It makes me feel liked.

So stick that in your uptight arses!! Ha!
 
Trala said:
Crikey! What a pack of misery some of you are! The lengths you go to to feel outraged are just sad.

While I personally only use terms of endearment to those I love, I never feel offended when they are served up to me. I think terms of endearment come from a place of kindness, which helps me find happiness in my day considering in the nursing wards I am constantly referred to as darl/love/babe/sweetie by patients and co workers alike.

Just last week I was tending to the pressure area care of a geriatric with a #NOF, and as we were repositiong her my young AIN said "it's okay darlin' I've got you.." And it warmed my heart to see someone so young try to nurture through language.

And just to put a cherry on top, I am a huge name shortener when I like you. I love it when I get called Tra or Trace. It makes me feel liked.

So stick that in your uptight arses!! Ha!
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Our opinions, your opinion. It all comes down to what we are comfortable with and preferences. No-one is right or wrong.
 
Khun Khun said:
Really, you are the only one who knows the type of nurse you are and what you bring to the job. You don't strike me as a namby pamby nurse. I want a nurse when I'm a patient who knows her stuff, is open and honest, doesn't continually call me love, darl, dear, sweetie, haha, and is fun when caring for me.
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I get great feedback from patients, co workers and even doctors, so I think I am doing okay.

While I am not one to use terms of endearments, try and remember it comes from a place of kindness.

If the worst thing you have to complain about during a hospital stay is the fact your nurse called you sweetie, while she tended to your obs, helped toilet you, helped wash you and tried to make feel safe by holding your hand - all with a full bladder mind - then the least you can do is except the endearment in the kind way it was intended.
 
Khun Khun said:
Our opinions, your opinion. It all comes down to what we are comfortable with and preferences. No-one is right or wrong.
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Absolutely. For me, I like to save indignant outrage for things that actually matter.
 
Khun Khun said:
Is that the closest the boys have been to each other?
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It is the closest they have happily been together.

Frank is so horribly nippy, and it really hurts. He nips excitedly at Billy's heels and it understandably really upsets him. I have started bathroom time outs when he nips. Fingers crossed it works.

Frank is a full terrorist.
 
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