What is the best thing to do if you work at a hospital and a nurse is rude to you?

Answer 1

Just let it go, especially if it's a one time or one day incident. Nurses are very over-worked. She probably had to deal with a dying patient, an angry doctor, a confused elderly patient, somebody soiling their bed & Depends, etc, all day. Plus, her feet hurt & she hasn't had time to pee for 8 hours. I know this because I'm a nurse. All that can make anybody cranky.
I'm not making excuses. People shouldn't be rude. But maybe she was just having a bad day and she took it out on you.
If it's a chronic rudeness issue, I'd pull her aside and nicely talk to her. Ask if there are any issues she'd like to address w/ you because it seems she has a problem as evidenced by the way she talks to you. If that doesn't work, do to your department manager & let the manager intervene.

Answer 2

I don't think an overworked nurse has ANY right to be rude to patients. My major is nursing, and I understand that I'll have to work 12 hour shifts. I think it's bull when nurses complain about working long days because they KNEW they were going to have to, and they get paid soooooooo well they have no reason to complain. And 4 days off in a row??! Come on!!

Answer 3

Be rude right back, and tell her to get away from you. Leave. Tell the doc you want another nurse. I mean after all you're paying for the care, right. Or confront the nurse and maybe he/she will straighten out. Sometimes when you're real busy you can not "get" that you're being rude. Alot on your mind, last patient was awful, someone died. Most nurses work 12 hour shifts, I'd be grumpy too.

Answer 4

I work in a hospital and we do have nurses that are rude. I just ignore them. My job is just as important as theirs. More are very nice though and everyone works as a team.

Answer 5

if only slightly rude, tell them that you hope they have a better day. If totally rude by any measure, report this to your boss. In a hospital, your boss is your best bet. They will not want to have anyone acting inappropriately especially if its between departments.

Answer 6

Smile at her. Doing anything otherwise will mean you'll upset her/him, she/he will leave the service and there will be on less nurse to care for us. We already have a nurse crisis in this country...don't add to it.

They are underpaid and overworked and they deal with blood (feeling queasy just typing the word) all day long.

Answer 7

Do you work in the same department that she/he does? If so, then perhaps you might call your ethics line. If not, and you fear this behavior will continue, you might speak to the director of his/her department.

If the trouble is bad enough then go all the way up the chain of command to Administration if you're able. If not, then you might seek advice from your Human Resources division. They can usually guide you through the channels.

Answer 8

Being a tattle-tale only works if her rudeness is effecting your job performance. I told my boss about the lady we work with (there are only 3 of us in this office) and he said "Yeah, I know.
She's effing nuts! Just ignore her." And he has talked to her about her nasty attitude.

Answer 9

Go to the nurses supervisor and make a formal complaint. I would put my complaint in writing. Good luck.

Answer 10

Call on the angels! Especially this day. Call them with kindness! Send them before you in every situation and watch your circumstances improve and problems resolve in ways you could not have imagined.

Today is the Feast of Archangels Micheal, Gabriel.