tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32646270.post4152530263086125775..comments2024-01-28T19:45:49.757+13:00Comments on <img src="https://i.imgur.com/96UqJAN.jpg"> Australian Politics: jonjayrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363092874281160320noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32646270.post-50207970565306805322010-12-20T11:34:06.536+13:002010-12-20T11:34:06.536+13:00Oh, and I forgot to mention another issue, that is...Oh, and I forgot to mention another issue, that is the placement of inexperienced, underqualified nurses into specialty areas that can't (or won't) provide the support and education needed despite their insistence on doing this.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32646270.post-6562051537974568142010-12-20T11:17:35.363+13:002010-12-20T11:17:35.363+13:00I don't see any indication in the article that...I don't see any indication in the article that sexuality had anything to do with it, just an incompetent, inexperienced nurse with an over-inflated, grandiose sense of "professional" self importance. You get them both male and female, especially since they've been coming out of Universities with tertiary toilet paper and a misplaced sense of achievement. I know the queer cliche you're thinking of though, and he's very real. I actually spent a shift baiting one to try and make him accuse me of being a homophobe, just for a laugh. Some straight guys are equally a problem though because they seem to have an issue with having women in charge of them and will sometimes withold and control information and situations to demonstrate their "manliness". Ultimately the problem is badly trained people who think they have power that isn't theirs to take on. Nursing suffers a hidden culture of nurses with chips on their shoulders trying to impress everybody, and it can be very tribal (that's mostly the women, they can be absolutely scathing to each other and those they perceive as outside the group). This is especially prevalent in specialty areas such as Emergency Departments. Often areas function well when there is an even balance of males and females (regardless of sexualities). It becomes nicely self regulating, but there'll always be the odd rogue power tripper. They don't usually last, but as we see they can do some real damage while they are around.Paulnoreply@blogger.com