Tallesty1:
Dunno for them oo, especially those old and ugly ones wey government no fit sack again.

Tval:
Not the ones that have B.sc in Nursing science.

elobyobi:

So you're justifying their rudeness with their workload eh kwa?
You might as well say market women should shout at their customers because they spend hours under the sun selling their wares. Look there is no job that is not stressful in Nigeria. And there is no excuse for being rude and foul-mouthed except for mental illness.
Nursing schools should revisit their curriculum and add comprehensive lessons on proper etiquette IN AN AFRICAN SETTING...

kolokolobi:
I've had a mix bag of them attend to me. On one occasion though after being on admission for 9 days and I bore the rudeness of a particular nurse anytime she was on duty I wrote a thank you letter to the hospital for taking me through the period of my illness. I ended the letter with a vivid description of the unprofessional conduct of this particular nurse making several references which included a particular night I was running a temperature she did not respond to my alarm call only for me to stagger to the ground floor to find her watching Africa magic. At the end of my letter I recommended she be sacked or I will ensure no staff from my organisation used their facility again.
I got a call days later from a female who was sobbing on the other end. She identified herself as the mean nurse at the facility and was on the verge of loosing her job cos of my letter. She apologised and pleaded that I wade into the matter as she was a single mum with a kid to fend for. I responded by telling her that she should know better by treating people nicely while doing her job and reminded her of the many incidents while I was on admission and she was on duty. I extracted from her a promise to turn a good leaf if I was in any way going to change my stand.
I eventually did not withdraw my letter but got some of my colleges who used that same facility to be on the look out while I called the CMD to give her a chance.

MrCork:



....Bro...may they rudes to u coz u r poor (no ofeeense)

Pamcrest:
Op, u are so on point. I went to visit a colleague who just had her baby and I walked right upon two nurses harassing a young lady in labour. The shouting n insults hurled at her made me cringe....what's more, one nurse was holding a ruler. I walked past in pity for d lass, imagine going thru labour pangs n having to endure such cruel treatment from d very persons who should assist u. Are these nurses not supposed to be care givers? That's so not nice. When I reported to my colleague, she explained that d nurses do that to any woman who whines n cries instead of enduring d labour pains. What!!!
Those nurses need retraining, reorientation and strict code of conduct.
My humble submission

mentorandfriend:
Try and marry one of them. They can be nice and caring, you know...

Setaje:



On no condition whatsoever should a nurse or any other health worker be rude to a patient or relative to a patient . Do u think they are happy being there.Not only nurses but some doctors are outright rude. They don't have patience Infact I just started hating doctors too when a relative of mine was admitted. I don't no if it's a Nigerian thing not to act professional. They talk to u anyhow. I think it's a Nigerian thing. The moment they are in a position to be in charge of something. They just become demonic.

Rexhandsome:


...till I piss her off

bushdoc9919:

1,Overwork....the average Nurse is overworked and stressed. Especially in govt hospitals. I have been in hospitals where Madam Nurse is on call 24/7.

And let's be honest....we do not have enough nurses for the entire country.

2.Lack of facilities. Take the patient that is in chronic pain. Overseas....they have pain management down to a tee. In Nigeria...ouch. The poor Nurse has no facilities to manage the patient properly...and it is very easy to feel helpless.

3.Training...you know...they are supposed to train you to communicate with the patient in Nigeria....but they don't (Same for doctors too).

4.Patient's relatives are scared , frightened and confused by their relative's illness.(My mum spent some time in hospital last year....so I know the feeling). And they take that anger out on Nurses and other medical staff. Fuelling the annomisity.

AGgal:
Not all nurses are rude!

Personally, I'm always very friendly with my patients. Friendly to a fault and sometimes the patients try to take advantage of that.
So, I don't blame the "rude" ones for being rude. Not everyone can take some patient's excesses.

And its not even about the profession but the individuals. Most of my rude colleagues didn't just become rude in nursing, they are naturally rude and lack home training.

There are rude people everywhere. In the market, in the bank, in restraunts, in schools, etc!

uplawal:
Me i do report them at PALS i dnt care if they are laid,next time they will behave.

IamOpemipo:


And wt has bsc gt to do wt manners? Tink b4 u type bro

AGgal:
Not all nurses are rude!

Personally, I'm always very friendly with my patients. Friendly to a fault and sometimes the patients try to take advantage of that.
So, I don't blame the "rude" ones for being rude. Not everyone can take some patient's excesses.

And its not even about the profession but the individuals. Most of my rude colleagues didn't just become rude in nursing, they are naturally rude and lack home training.

There are rude people everywhere. In the market, in the bank, in restraunts, in schools, etc!

yemicoal:
Most times they act that way if you look broke, some of those nurses are hoes and won't mind giving you a bj on your sick bed as long as u got that cash..

elobyobi:

So you're justifying their rudeness with their workload eh kwa?
You might as well say market women should shout at their customers because they spend hours under the sun selling their wares. Look there is no job that is not stressful in Nigeria. And there is no excuse for being rude and foul-mouthed except for mental illness.
Nursing schools should revisit their curriculum and add comprehensive lessons on proper etiquette IN AN AFRICAN SETTING...

jacabi:
I was discussing with someone yesterday and we talked about this same issue. We even asked each other if it was part of their training. It's so annoying although we have few of them that are friendly and passionate.