These are the days

It's memorial day today, and thankfully I don't have to be at work!! So, in honor of my freedom and those men and women who fought for that freedom, this is how I CHOOSE to spend my day. Thank you to everyone who's ever defended or will one day defend my right to CHOOSE.

Being a nurse

This week is both nurse's and teachers appreciation week, with that being said I thought I would share a little bit of what it's like to be a nurse in today's society. Growing up I was taught to say yes ma'am no ma'am, respect your elders, and have intelligent conversation. Arguments involved words with more than one syllable and never involved profanity unless your life was in danger. I would never have dreamed of being disrespectful or disobedient toward my parents in private let alone in public, and yet as a nurse of almost seven years this is what I see everyday at work. People yell at me like I owe them something, they walk into my hospital thinking they are entitled to everything, and yell profanity at me when I cannot immediately accomodate them. They tell me I'm stupid and don't know anything just because I'm young and don't have kids. They expect me to speak Spanish and become irate when I don't and tell me I should learn. If I were in a Spanish speaking country out of respect for that country and it's people I wold. However my country's language is English and out of respect for the people who fought and died for this country, I will stubbornly continue to speak English. People insist that everything should be free and that they pay my paycheck and I should be grateful to them. I'm sorry if your insurance is Medicaid you do not pay my paycheck, I pay for you. People demand respect without first giving it and then get upset with us for having less than stellar attitudes. I love my job and would never think of doing anything else, but some days it saddens me to see what the people of this world have become. So, the next time you feel like belittling a nurse because you think they're wrong remember you came to us not the other way around. My job is to help you not to kiss you gluteus Maximus. Remember to show some love and appreciation to your fellow nurses and teachers this week, they do and see things you could only dream of.