As long as I have lived before nursing and as a nurse. I have not ever been spit on by any beings in my life! Black nurses take in a lot of hell, but this day showed an angry Black nurse. I've been called deplorable names, but never have I've been covered in spit!!!! I could not let it go!! I was so angry I cried and for those that knows me...that ain't good to do this to me!! Hear I go.......
In this nursing field you will have fools in all races. When it's your own race of people it makes you take a step back!! Well more than that, but it takes an exceptionally dumb ass to think that its OK to treat someone that's the same race as you to degrade you...2010 I was different and young...not in 2023!!!
"Whiten your name," they say.. "Lack of authority," you're Black... "Diversified," they say... As a person of color, I find that being in this medical field is challenging and not as diverse as they would have you believe.
There is no high road as a Black Nurse! You must deal with the ignorance...
I have Ulcerative Colitis and flare-ups happens whenever it wants to. I was in the hospital...vacation my ass...if I was of another race..would this have been said? I don't think so...
Nurses do a lot for other people and we take a lot of abuse from people. They can be patients or coworker to a complete stranger. We are not paid our worth yet we still find that people are worthy of our help. Every now and then comes along jealousy and its brutal towards nurses! Well, sometimes that is brutal might send a nurse over the edge. Watch out!
Wanna do nursing? Wanna get through! Listen up!! You must do the work!!
Nursing is not all it should be...
What can Nurses do when we get attack? My personal story of being hit and the aftermath of it!!
Certified Nursing Assistant is a piromaniac, Karen Pedley....lets listen.....
Mental Health is what I love!!!
He had charisma, looks and the smarts to get away with devious and deathly personal tasks 87 times!
You must know them in such a way that you can survive on the job in your career! Life can be easy when you do in this field. Know your abc's vs. 1,2,3. Some of it is habitual craziness....Stay away from that! Come on and listen up!! I am thatblacknurse!
I traveled 17yrs out of 23yrs of nursing. Loved and hated it!! I'll tell you things to do and pay attention to working while being a traveler! Listen up! It will help you in the long run!!
On the job it wreaks havoc and at home it does the same. You shouldn't never tolerate it! So, don't!!
Have you ever seen a person get terminated for saying Hi instead of hello? Yeah, sounds eloquently stupid. It happens in all professions even in nursing. I have been terminated for refusing an assignment although I was perfectly within my rights! I resigned because of outright racism and it starts from the top of the business! Nursing harbors a lot of ungodly acts towards the Black and Brown people. I want you to get out of this crazy episode the do's and when to get out of dodge! Listen up, hea...
Bullying has happen to many people. It's not to be, but in nursing it is horrible! People will eat you up if you let them. Stand up and do it often!! I don't let that get by and neither should you. Put bully's in their place and walk off to show whose boss!!
Episode of great distresses and mostly lack of morality which is just simple common sense. I mean most people I'd say on average knows about COLORISM, RACISM, MUT-ISM and other ignorant words for SEPARATISM! The systematic bull..ish is real...go listen to thatblacknurse and see a glimpse of my nursing world....HAPPY LISTENING!
It's hard being judged about a passion of mine, however it is expected, but with a little more compassion ❤! I will only be me and if that's bothersome, soooooooooooooo what! Thanks for you all that are great with support and to those that just simply cooties busters!!!!
Yes, they heard me BULLY!! Bitch, you are trying your best to bully the wrong Black nurse. Nurses are bullies within their own right! We rule! It's just the truth because if all of us walked out of the position we HOLD, the facility would collapse! When a bully is in your midst, break them before they you. Nurses eat their young and now old. YES, they do!! Not me though because I speak up and out!
The Code of Silence in Prison works well when followed to the tee! Be scared, small, tall or thick as a wall, STFU or get STFU!!!
"All my life I had to fight!" One of the most believable lines in "The Color Purple." I wanted to slap her in the face and say, "And you betta mo fight in you to the end, bitch!" Child, girlfriend let me tell you about how you have to be Ms. Celie, Squeal, and Sophia! Sophia! You have the always in the cut looking and hustling Celie. Then comes Squeal, pretty and outgoing to some opinions. Of course the next one is Sophia !Sophia! Sophia! She is the most dominant, loudest, ruthless and will stom...
Protecting the ESSENTIALS is ESSENTIAL! Did you know that if you are sued by a patient CRIMINALLY that the company you give 100% for will not represent you? Why? You are now a CRIMINAL and the company will not associate themselves with you! However, if you are sued CIVILLY, you are covered. The COMPANY can't give away their billion dollar for profits honey! Unless, you are a CEOOO'S of companies that is...uh oh!
In prison there are predators and prey even when it comes to nurses. I just call them vultures! LOL!! Nurses can be as ruthless as any prisoner. Don't get it twisted because there are some bitches! I want you to know a couple of things before you step into the pit or turn down the wrong hall and step in something you cant get rid of immediately or sometimes never! Listen to the rules people because they are designed to protect them from you!! As for me they are implemented by me, for me, with me...
Karen, Karen, KAREN! Why are you touching me with your nasty fingers? I'm not a pet at the petting zoo any longer!! Stop it!!! Why do you feel so entitled to touch me without me saying so? The next time you will feel my fingers going across your face! Try me!!
Learn now if you are a student nurse, thinking about becoming one or currently are a nurse. You must have thicker skin! You will have to deal with so many things and it can be aggravating to your health! I will tell you my experiences and hopes you'll learn quickly on how to deescalate the "anger." I'm working on my facial expressions. Its challenging because I know my looks also stops people from saying too much more. I'm no bully, but you will never bully me! Let's Go!
I knew I shouldn't have taken this assignment! I know now to listen to my "guts." At the beginning of travel nursing I encountered many ignorant people in professional positions that didn't care how I was treated. Even today they exist! This Manager had a conversation, overheard on purpose, by me from earhustling. I grew angry because this so called professional "Manager" didn't check this redneck Charge nurse. Never shut up when you know something is wrong dealing with you or someone that looks...
Some things you should never tolerate at anytime! Disrespectful coworkers, patients and their families to your bosses and even your own family. You will give them the buisness when they do it! I am such a person that excels in that 101 class "What did you just say to me?" You see at times with this career choice it will could cause hatred towards you. Why? Because you have a certain power as a nurse that rules over other staff members. I've warn people to be nice towards your nurses because that...
A lesson learned by myself a long time ago told to me by my mom. I had to move back home at the age of 17 and of course my mom welcomed me back. We sat down to talk and she said, "As long as I am alive you will have a place to go, but what will happen if I were no longer living?" I went into an immediate thought of MY MOM! DEAD! Then she said, "You are at the age where you better figure it out because NOBODY is coming to save you, not even me one day." It was an awakening moment so I now tell my...
This day was normal. I had needy patients, hanging blood and chemo while running potassium and magnesium. Families coming in complaining that no one has been in to see there loved ones and had to be corrected. Once the Caucasian Charge Nurse reminded the family member(s) numerous of times as to who I AM. Then the real hate would start, but not my Hillbilly patient!!! He was a man of country, mountainy slang and down home sitting on his front porch drinking lemonade type patient. He was a lesson ...
