Well, we have a whole forum for it here, if that tells you anything. Although, it is empty ???.
Anyway, I'm a new nurse, and male, so I'm A) probably naive, and B) probably get treated somewhat differently, but my outlook is this:
Treat me with respect. I am NOT under you. I work FOR this hospital. You do not. I DO NOT DO FOR you. Treat me with respect, and I'll treat you accordingly. If you do not, I'll tell you about it right then, and you'll look stupid. You might hate me, but I don't care. I'm not here to cater to you, I'm here to do my job, as are you. That involves us working together and cooperating pretty closely. If you can't treat me with decency, that will not work. I'm the one who should be PISSED at YOU because I spend half my time DECIPHERING your handwriting, trying to figure out what you are wanting for this patient, when it would make it easier on both of us, if you'd just print it plainly. Heck, the othe half of my time is spent covering my butt because of all the mistakes that happen as a result of your crappy handwriting, and the fact that you get pissed off when you have to get called to clarify. Heck, doctor, I'm mad at you because med errors happen because of your handwriting. I'm just all around pissed off about your handwriting.
You can see where I'm going with this. RANT, yes. I'm very adamant about doctor's handwriting. ONLY BECAUSE it is arrogance. If THEY REALLY cared that much, they'd make it 100% easier on THE NURSES THEY WORK WITH and save HOURS UPON HOURS of work for those nurses AND the hospitals paying them (which means they could save money in man (or woman) hours, and simply write where we can read it.
I mean, is that too much to ask? All I want is to be able to read the name of the drug you are telling me to give a patient. I JUST want to be able to read the amount of the drug, the route, etc., for my patient.
I MEAN, IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK? I just want to be able to read your handwriting, WITHOUT having to "get to know you" and WITHOUT having to "learn your style", and WITHOUT having to "confer with 10 other nurses", and WITHOUT having to "call you" to confirm it.
Is that too much to ask? If not, I'd also like to be able to read ALL of the orders you write PERTAINING TO THE HEALTH/CARE/SAFETY/WELLNESS/PROGRESS of your patient.
Hey DOC, let me know when you can do that, and then we'll talk about getting along.
That's my take. Yeah, it's kind of psycho...
But if you think about it, I HAVE A POINT. Why must we go out of our way, AND endanger patients because they can't take the time to write legibly? Heck, our WHOLE JOB is patient safety, and yet, they can't do one simple thing to contribute?
So, yeah, don't be rude to me, don't boss me around, don't treat me like your underling, or anything else, BECAUSE I WON'T PUT UP WITH IT.
And if ALL nurses took this standpoint, THIS WOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE. Unfortunately, it probably always will be...
(hows that for a rant, and NO, I'm not crazy)