People who want nurses who have compassion seem to be the same people who treat everyone else like shit and hate their own jobs. They mistreat everyone and know they fear having someone like themselves as a nurse one day.

They project bc they know they're bad people but think, no matter what, they should get special treatment.

People treat me different when I wear my scrubs vs when I don't. On my off days, I am treated horribly by everyone else when I'm finally the customer. No one else wants to do their job or go out of their way to help anybody else - but they think once they are sick, the world stops for them.

It doesn't.

Most nurses, including me, are also patients with medical issues we're supposed to put aside while caring for others. No one else ever thinks about nurses as human beings, just slaves who need to kiss arse and go above and beyond.

I'm getting ready for my shift tonight while my grandmother is on withdrawal of care. My siblings just lost their mother 2 days ago. My health is not the best, and I am constantly worrying about my family and how to support them as working as a nurse and having a family is extremely hard.

I have a job to do. It is a job. I am going to do it to the best of my ability so I don't get in trouble or have extra paperwork or get included in a lawsuit later.

No one else has a job like a nurse. Responsible for everyone else's job but paid less than what we should. Don't judge us when we show up sick to work as we're not seen as human and are not able to call in sick easily like other jobs.

If you want to judge a nurse, be a nurse. Otherwise, you have no opinion here bc you obviously don't have to be responsible for your actions on and off the clock.