Wow what the fuck :( Take some time off maybe?Other nurses keep asking me if I'm ok and I'm just like yeah I'm fine but shaking and I feel like I'm gonna burst into tears.
OK, I'm ok. I've calmed down heaps and the doctor said it's just soft tissue trauma. Just...I'm tired of this kind of thing. And yes, getting hit at work is a common enough occurrence. I need to find a different job. Ugh.
Yes, I'm a nurse. I do geriatric rehab mostly now with some psych and emergency shifts in between (I'm casual). It sounds silly when I say I got punched in the face by a old man with dementia. But like... This isn't even the worst thing that's happened to me. Earlier this year a different dementia patient attempted to strangle me. It took me ages to get over it. I've been in healthcare for ten years now and I'm just...tired of being harassed or assaulted every other week.I'm sorry to hear you experiencing this often. Once is already enough.
I don't understand why you get hit. Are you a nurse?
Yes, I'm a nurse. I do geriatric rehab mostly now with some psych and emergency shifts in between (I'm casual). It sounds silly when I say I got punched in the face by a old man with dementia. But like... This isn't even the worst thing that's happened to me. Earlier this year a different dementia patient attempted to strangle me. It took me ages to get over it. I've been in healthcare for ten years now and I'm just...tired of being harassed or assaulted every other week.
I spoke to management on the phone after they sent me home today and told them how I felt. My boss is currently on leave but they said their gonna try and get me on outpatient wards. That would be better and I didn't feel ashamed for once about not coping with the level of violence at work. Nurses all know we have to just deal with it but sometimes it feels like I can't say anything at all lest someone tell me to suck it up. I finally felt heard today.
Jesus. :( There's actually a thread in Etc about a news article about this kind of thing. I'm so sorry you have to deal with this and I hope you're able to get a safer position fast. You shouldn't have to deal with that.Yes, I'm a nurse. I do geriatric rehab mostly now with some psych and emergency shifts in between (I'm casual). It sounds silly when I say I got punched in the face by a old man with dementia. But like... This isn't even the worst thing that's happened to me. Earlier this year a different dementia patient attempted to strangle me. It took me ages to get over it. I've been in healthcare for ten years now and I'm just...tired of being harassed or assaulted every other week.
I spoke to management on the phone after they sent me home today and told them how I felt. My boss is currently on leave but they said their gonna try and get me on outpatient wards. That would be better and I didn't feel ashamed for once about not coping with the level of violence at work. Nurses all know we have to just deal with it but sometimes it feels like I can't say anything at all lest someone tell me to suck it up. I finally felt heard today.
Yes, I'm a nurse. I do geriatric rehab mostly now with some psych and emergency shifts in between (I'm casual). It sounds silly when I say I got punched in the face by a old man with dementia. But like... This isn't even the worst thing that's happened to me. Earlier this year a different dementia patient attempted to strangle me. It took me ages to get over it. I've been in healthcare for ten years now and I'm just...tired of being harassed or assaulted every other week.
I spoke to management on the phone after they sent me home today and told them how I felt. My boss is currently on leave but they said their gonna try and get me on outpatient wards. That would be better and I didn't feel ashamed for once about not coping with the level of violence at work. Nurses all know we have to just deal with it but sometimes it feels like I can't say anything at all lest someone tell me to suck it up. I finally felt heard today.
spoke to management on the phone after they sent me home today and told them how I felt. My boss is currently on leave but they said their gonna try and get me on outpatient wards. That would be better and I didn't feel ashamed for once about not coping with the level of violence at work. Nurses all know we have to just deal with it but sometimes it feels like I can't say anything at all lest someone tell me to suck it up. I finally felt heard today.
Other nurses keep asking me if I'm ok and I'm just like yeah I'm fine but shaking and I feel like I'm gonna burst into tears.
Unfriended two people from college on Facebook for being sad about Urban Meyer retiring. Fuck people who will overlook his anti-women transgressions, among other shady things he did.
I do think having to deal with Gamergate, Me Too, and having a sexist Presidential candidate turned President has made me much more vigilant about women's rights. I like it.
1. They weren't great friends. Just some dopes from college I still had hanging around my friends list. One of them was a right-winger and the other one was a creep with women.You know...it always saddens me when I read replies like this. Not because I disagree with your ideals (we're on the same page), it's because it feels very irrational and it creates more hostility. I know enough people who are not invested enough to look up everything about sexist people or know what they stand for. Maybe you know those friends well enough and it is more than justified in this case. It hurts when you potentially lose great friends out of it though and it turns out they just didn't know.
1. They weren't great friends. Just some dopes from college I still had hanging around my friends list. One of them was a right-winger and the other one was a creep with women.
2. They are both OSU alums and fans, one of them still living in Ohio, and they would thus be WELL AWARE of what transpired with Urban Meyer as it was huge news in that circle as it unfolded.
So fuck them.
I get your point, but in this case, fuck them. The creepy guy also deleted my post calling Urban out, so he DEFINITELY knew.
I'm cool with educating people who are ignorant and giving them the benefit of the doubt that they just don't know, but unfortunately that wasn't the case in these cases.
Yeah, that's cute too. Dunno how it will look stretched across a desktop page - also there's a size limit on cover images of ....300.....k? So uh....we need feedback from mobile AND desktop users. I'm desktop, Firefox, the current one looks a tad blurry but not stretched beyond readability.
Anyone on mobile have an opinion?
Thank you so much, everyone. I'm sorry that I brought this here in the heat of the moment, but I was panicking and I needed to talk to someone I guess. Thank you all for the support, I really appreciate it.
Thank you so much, everyone. I'm sorry that I brought this here in the heat of the moment, but I was panicking and I needed to talk to someone I guess. Thank you all for the support, I really appreciate it.
Damn, that is hot hot hot compared to where to the windy cold here.The hardest part about today is the blistering heat. 39°C ughhhh
Thank you so much, everyone. I'm sorry that I brought this here in the heat of the moment, but I was panicking and I needed to talk to someone I guess. Thank you all for the support, I really appreciate it.
I always found his holier-than-thou attitude annoying and now that these stories are coming out I'm glad he can be knocked off his high horse.So many gross posts in the latest Neil DeGrasse Tyson thread I can't even.
Yes it is.LOL I love your summary about insurance.
Isn't that getting a camera down the throat?
I'm not sure what the end result was, but it's sounds like it wasn't pleasant.So here's a friendly bit of advice to my peeps in here.
Scrub your hands THOROUGHLY after cutting up hot chili peppers. Don't think just because you put a bit of soap on them and rinsed it off you'll be good to go. Good lord.
Same with hot cheetos. Not a great idea to rub your eyes after not washing your hands thoroughly. >_>So here's a friendly bit of advice to my peeps in here.
Scrub your hands THOROUGHLY after cutting up hot chili peppers. Don't think just because you put a bit of soap on them and rinsed it off you'll be good to go. Good lord.
Jesus Christ. Glad I'm not a fan of tampons. Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Also bumped that thread.Hi All, I wanted to mention this thread here just in case - kotex tampon recall.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/ko...unraveling-coming-apart-during-removal.86799/
If you are cup-curious you can get free-except-for-shipping set from Rebel Kate.
Not gonna lie, I'm enjoying the massive thread backfire (and I'm also glad that it is a backfire and not a bunch of dudes going "sucks dude, #metoo has gone too far!!").
You'd be surprised... lol
Love a good thread backfire. Nice to see that the majority of the response was that OP's friend was behaving inappropriately.Not gonna lie, I'm enjoying the massive thread backfire (and I'm also glad that it is a backfire and not a bunch of dudes going "sucks dude, #metoo has gone too far!!").
Some good zingers in there too. Laughed out loud at this one.