I honestly have nothing aginst doctors. I work ,and have worked, with tons of great physicians and surgeons and don’t feel disrespected very often. I reacted the way I did becasue honestly your first post came accross as highly rude— here is an article/call for nurses to share some of their stories and your first post…

Well I just see “defy” to be a very antagonistic term— you seem to be implying that there is a universal dynamic where doctors and nurses aren’t a team, that we are trying to work against one another. Maybe you were trying to be funny or sarcastic in your initial post, but you didn’t exactly start the discussion on a…

However, if you order a medication that is unsafe or questionable, it is a nurses job to question you on it. 100%. Do you know how many mistakes and errors are avoided by a nurse who refuses to do something? TONS! I’m sure You know that full well ! It really seems like you have something against nurses!

Ive been a nurse for over a decade, and i think your experience must be unique to your area of the country—I can’t imagine any of my collegues not respecting a female reisdent because of her gender. Not to mention, female med school graduates far outnumber male these days, so the gender climate of medicine is…