Posted on 05/20/2013 7:41:07 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Nurses treating Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev say their natural inclination toward compassion makes it difficult to see the 19-year-old as a possible terrorist. And they have to make concerted effort and buddy-system pacts to keep from referring to him with terms of endearment such as hon.
One 29-year-old nurse said on Gawker: When youre in the room, its just a patient. Youre here to make sure theyre feeling better. When you step away, you take it in. I am compassionate, thats what we do. But should I be? The rest of the world hates him right now.
Others said they felt guilty just for treating him in the same manner they treat all their patients, Gawker reported. And at least one other said she accidentally referred to Mr. Tsarnaev to hon and subsequently forged an agreement with a colleague to tap each other on the shoulder if either spoke such terms of endearment again to the suspect....
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You are 100% right....its called being professional and not judgemental in front of the patient, that doesn’t mean you don’t have personal opinions but it is kept to yourself...
Florence Nightingale meets mass murder groupies
It should be hard not to inject poison in his IV or at least an air bubble.
Nurses are unionized at least in some of the Boston hospitals.
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