Dancing Nurses
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Disrespectful, unprofessional or just harmless fun and a coping mechanism.
Seeing countless videos of medical staff doing Dance Dance Revolution on the wards and I'm in two minds. Firstly I see that it is a stressful working environment and dancing on your break may release the pressure. However when people are dying on those wards, cancer treatment delayed and essential surgery cancelled (my own included) for the foreseeable future isn't it a bit unprofessional. I went to Tesco earlier and then Parcelforce delivered a package to my house but neither did a dance for me they just got on with it, of course in not as stressful an environment. But all these performances of nursing staff on social media is really beginning to get rather tedious. It probably doesn't help that I know a lot of people that work in the medical profession from Consultants right down the porters and most of the nurses I know are as mad as box of frogs on ecstasy.
I'm sure if your sitting at home with a serious condition and the clock is ticking your not going to appreciate it.
Seeing countless videos of medical staff doing Dance Dance Revolution on the wards and I'm in two minds. Firstly I see that it is a stressful working environment and dancing on your break may release the pressure. However when people are dying on those wards, cancer treatment delayed and essential surgery cancelled (my own included) for the foreseeable future isn't it a bit unprofessional. I went to Tesco earlier and then Parcelforce delivered a package to my house but neither did a dance for me they just got on with it, of course in not as stressful an environment. But all these performances of nursing staff on social media is really beginning to get rather tedious. It probably doesn't help that I know a lot of people that work in the medical profession from Consultants right down the porters and most of the nurses I know are as mad as box of frogs on ecstasy.
I'm sure if your sitting at home with a serious condition and the clock is ticking your not going to appreciate it.
Edited by EarlofDrift on Friday 24th April 05:21
EarlofDrift said:
Disrespectful, unprofessional or just harmless fun and a coping mechanism.
Seeing countless videos of medical staff doing Dance Dance Revolution on the wards and I'm in two minds. Firstly I see that it is a stressful working environment and dancing on your break may release the pressure. However when people are dying on those wards, cancer treatment delayed and essential surgery cancelled (my own included) for the foreseeable future isn't it a bit unprofessional. I went to Tesco earlier and then Parcelforce delivered a package to my house but neither did a dance for me they just got on with it, of course in not as stressful an environment. But all these performances of nursing staff on social media is really beginning to get rather tedious. It probably doesn't help that I know a lot of people that work in the medical profession from Consultants right down the porters and most of the nurses I know are as mad as box of frogs on ecstasy.
I'm sure if your sitting at home with a serious condition and the clock is ticking your not going to appreciate it.
We should have a #ClapForCouriers day on Mondays so we can thank every postal worker and delivery driver who's brought us every Ebay order that's kept us sane during this Lockdown Seeing countless videos of medical staff doing Dance Dance Revolution on the wards and I'm in two minds. Firstly I see that it is a stressful working environment and dancing on your break may release the pressure. However when people are dying on those wards, cancer treatment delayed and essential surgery cancelled (my own included) for the foreseeable future isn't it a bit unprofessional. I went to Tesco earlier and then Parcelforce delivered a package to my house but neither did a dance for me they just got on with it, of course in not as stressful an environment. But all these performances of nursing staff on social media is really beginning to get rather tedious. It probably doesn't help that I know a lot of people that work in the medical profession from Consultants right down the porters and most of the nurses I know are as mad as box of frogs on ecstasy.
I'm sure if your sitting at home with a serious condition and the clock is ticking your not going to appreciate it.
Edited by EarlofDrift on Friday 24th April 05:21
Friend of mine has been having treatment for prostate cancer, his immune system will be suppressed, I hope he's still been getting his treatment whilst we fixate on this novel virus and put everything on hold.
If you are in hospital waiting for Ward Rounds or handover to new nurses, you might be annoyed to see everything stop for a dance routine... seeing a lot of the Nightingale Hospitals lie empty due to lack of staff beggars belief whilst we slowly suffocate our economy whiling away the time on Zoom or YouTube videos... hopefully with Boris Johnson back, the supply teachers who have lost control of the classroom may give us some needed direction and not just PowerPoint slides each day
I have completely given up watching any tv news, breakfast shows and avoid social media like the plague in the last couple of weeks as I’ve had enough of all this rubbish.
The BBC News enjoyed a surge in viewing figures during the start of the lockdown but I would be interested to know if they have sustained that as the lockdown progresses or have people just simply switched off like me.
Collective clapping, virtue conference call choir singing and dance troop nurses. It’s like a horror show straight out of North Korea.
The BBC News enjoyed a surge in viewing figures during the start of the lockdown but I would be interested to know if they have sustained that as the lockdown progresses or have people just simply switched off like me.
Collective clapping, virtue conference call choir singing and dance troop nurses. It’s like a horror show straight out of North Korea.
Ratski83 said:
I have completely given up watching any tv news, breakfast shows and avoid social media like the plague in the last couple of weeks as I’ve had enough of all this rubbish.
The BBC News enjoyed a surge in viewing figures during the start of the lockdown but I would be interested to know if they have sustained that as the lockdown progresses or have people just simply switched off like me.
Collective clapping, virtue conference call choir singing and dance troop nurses. It’s like a horror show straight out of North Korea.
Dear Leader is back at work on Monday The BBC News enjoyed a surge in viewing figures during the start of the lockdown but I would be interested to know if they have sustained that as the lockdown progresses or have people just simply switched off like me.
Collective clapping, virtue conference call choir singing and dance troop nurses. It’s like a horror show straight out of North Korea.
Hancock's Half Hour with Robert Peston is getting tiring, as most of the papers have pre empted this news well before 5 PM.I kind of understand the sentiment, however my mother was a SRN, working in a few different spheres as a Ward Sister. She had a sometimes inappropriate dark sense of humour and an interesting Tourette's/Asperger's-like mix where swearing and calling stuff like she saw it (no matter who was offended - not racist stuff, for instance, just calling someone a c
t to their face for bad behaviour!)...
...and yet professionally she was amazing. Caring, understanding, empathetic, all of it. The behaviour outside of that professional side was her outlet for years of seeing and having to deal with terrible stuff. Having worked in hospitals and the care industry myself, I got to know more of where she was coming from... so I can't criticize nurses for doing what they need to in order to get through what, for some, might be a harrowing day. They are people, not robots. And when they need to be professional, they are.
t to their face for bad behaviour!)......and yet professionally she was amazing. Caring, understanding, empathetic, all of it. The behaviour outside of that professional side was her outlet for years of seeing and having to deal with terrible stuff. Having worked in hospitals and the care industry myself, I got to know more of where she was coming from... so I can't criticize nurses for doing what they need to in order to get through what, for some, might be a harrowing day. They are people, not robots. And when they need to be professional, they are.
Our nurses use this as a time to be normal, to let their hair down for a few minutes and relax. Nurses need social interaction to get through some of the things they are seeing on a daily basis, it is their way if coping. How else do they offload to prevent themselves sitting there and dwelling on everything that has happened in the last month. Would you prefer nurses to feel isolated? Because I can guarantee the NHS will lose more healthcare professionals after covid19 from drug and alcohol abuse, PTSD and suicide than they have directly through the disease.
If 5 minutes of them dancing and having a little bit of fun is what they need then let them have it without being judged. Our wards are particularly quiet at the moment and there is a lot of downtime, we cannot wait to return to a new normal and to be busy again. Every day we are facing constant changes, teams being pulled apart, being expected to move to different wards or departments, to instantly learn new ways of working all whilst dealing with the uncertainty around whether the PPE we are expected to wear is actually enough to protect us and our families. We are losing friends and colleagues from our wards but still expected to put on our uniforms and carry on as though nothing has happened.
Our hospital is still doing cancer treatments and surgery, still doing life saving operations and trying as hard as we can to minimise the impact to those needing our help. We are also trying our hardest to reduce the impact the hospital lockdowns are having on the psychological impact on our patients and relatives.
If 5 minutes of them dancing and having a little bit of fun is what they need then let them have it without being judged. Our wards are particularly quiet at the moment and there is a lot of downtime, we cannot wait to return to a new normal and to be busy again. Every day we are facing constant changes, teams being pulled apart, being expected to move to different wards or departments, to instantly learn new ways of working all whilst dealing with the uncertainty around whether the PPE we are expected to wear is actually enough to protect us and our families. We are losing friends and colleagues from our wards but still expected to put on our uniforms and carry on as though nothing has happened.
Our hospital is still doing cancer treatments and surgery, still doing life saving operations and trying as hard as we can to minimise the impact to those needing our help. We are also trying our hardest to reduce the impact the hospital lockdowns are having on the psychological impact on our patients and relatives.
Clap for the NHS is grating. As is people doing charity activities to ‘raise money for the NHS’. They’re not a voluntary organisation. You pay a good sum to the NHS every payday. We’re talking about the 5th largest employer in the world behind only US army, Chinese army, Walmart and Maccies. Its an organisation of 1.7 million people, many of whom are having a bit of a quiet time on empty wards.
GMT13 said:
Clap for the NHS is grating. As is people doing charity activities to ‘raise money for the NHS’. They’re not a voluntary organisation. You pay a good sum to the NHS every payday. We’re talking about the 5th largest employer in the world behind only US army, Chinese army, Walmart and Maccies. Its an organisation of 1.7 million people, many of whom are having a bit of a quiet time on empty wards.
I think you maybe missing the point a bit here .... Clap for the NHS is all about them currently putting their lives on the line to save people K77 CTR said:
Our nurses use this as a time to be normal, to let their hair down for a few minutes and relax. Nurses need social interaction to get through some of the things they are seeing on a daily basis, it is their way if coping. How else do they offload to prevent themselves sitting there and dwelling on everything that has happened in the last month. Would you prefer nurses to feel isolated? Because I can guarantee the NHS will lose more healthcare professionals after covid19 from drug and alcohol abuse, PTSD and suicide than they have directly through the disease.
If 5 minutes of them dancing and having a little bit of fun is what they need then let them have it without being judged. Our wards are particularly quiet at the moment and there is a lot of downtime, we cannot wait to return to a new normal and to be busy again. Every day we are facing constant changes, teams being pulled apart, being expected to move to different wards or departments, to instantly learn new ways of working all whilst dealing with the uncertainty around whether the PPE we are expected to wear is actually enough to protect us and our families. We are losing friends and colleagues from our wards but still expected to put on our uniforms and carry on as though nothing has happened.
Our hospital is still doing cancer treatments and surgery, still doing life saving operations and trying as hard as we can to minimise the impact to those needing our help. We are also trying our hardest to reduce the impact the hospital lockdowns are having on the psychological impact on our patients and relatives.
100% Plus, when I have a bad day at work it means I've potentially fIf 5 minutes of them dancing and having a little bit of fun is what they need then let them have it without being judged. Our wards are particularly quiet at the moment and there is a lot of downtime, we cannot wait to return to a new normal and to be busy again. Every day we are facing constant changes, teams being pulled apart, being expected to move to different wards or departments, to instantly learn new ways of working all whilst dealing with the uncertainty around whether the PPE we are expected to wear is actually enough to protect us and our families. We are losing friends and colleagues from our wards but still expected to put on our uniforms and carry on as though nothing has happened.
Our hospital is still doing cancer treatments and surgery, still doing life saving operations and trying as hard as we can to minimise the impact to those needing our help. We are also trying our hardest to reduce the impact the hospital lockdowns are having on the psychological impact on our patients and relatives.
ked up a customer's bill. When these guys have a bad day it potentially means that a patient they've possibly been struggling to keep alive takes a turn for the worse and dies. A couple of those kind of events can make the days very hard indeed.GMT13 said:
Clap for the NHS is grating. As is people doing charity activities to ‘raise money for the NHS’. They’re not a voluntary organisation. You pay a good sum to the NHS every payday. We’re talking about the 5th largest employer in the world behind only US army, Chinese army, Walmart and Maccies. Its an organisation of 1.7 million people, many of whom are having a bit of a quiet time on empty wards.
Non of the money raised goes to the NHS. It's for patient and staff charities. EarlofDrift said:
Disrespectful, unprofessional or just harmless fun and a coping mechanism.
Seeing countless videos of medical staff doing Dance Dance Revolution on the wards and I'm in two minds. Firstly I see that it is a stressful working environment and dancing on your break may release the pressure. However when people are dying on those wards, cancer treatment delayed and essential surgery cancelled (my own included) for the foreseeable future isn't it a bit unprofessional. I went to Tesco earlier and then Parcelforce delivered a package to my house but neither did a dance for me they just got on with it, of course in not as stressful an environment. But all these performances of nursing staff on social media is really beginning to get rather tedious. It probably doesn't help that I know a lot of people that work in the medical profession from Consultants right down the porters and most of the nurses I know are as mad as box of frogs on ecstasy.
I'm sure if your sitting at home with a serious condition and the clock is ticking your not going to appreciate it.
Interesting perspective, I also have a huge amount of sympathy for your surgery being cancelled, but I cannot see the problem with medical staff trying to brighten their work environment. Most NHS staff work tirelessly to care for patients under tough conditions. Why should they have to be sombre about it? Why is trying to do something positive and fun a bad thing?Seeing countless videos of medical staff doing Dance Dance Revolution on the wards and I'm in two minds. Firstly I see that it is a stressful working environment and dancing on your break may release the pressure. However when people are dying on those wards, cancer treatment delayed and essential surgery cancelled (my own included) for the foreseeable future isn't it a bit unprofessional. I went to Tesco earlier and then Parcelforce delivered a package to my house but neither did a dance for me they just got on with it, of course in not as stressful an environment. But all these performances of nursing staff on social media is really beginning to get rather tedious. It probably doesn't help that I know a lot of people that work in the medical profession from Consultants right down the porters and most of the nurses I know are as mad as box of frogs on ecstasy.
I'm sure if your sitting at home with a serious condition and the clock is ticking your not going to appreciate it.
Edited by EarlofDrift on Friday 24th April 05:21
If I was in hospital I would want it to be as bright and cheerful as possible. I want upbeat happy nurses around my deathbed, not sombre and respectful.
Those that criticised them may want to expand their thinking to beyond themselves and their own situation.
Ratski83 said:
I have completely given up watching any tv news, breakfast shows and avoid social media like the plague in the last couple of weeks as I’ve had enough of all this rubbish.
The BBC News enjoyed a surge in viewing figures during the start of the lockdown but I would be interested to know if they have sustained that as the lockdown progresses or have people just simply switched off like me.
Collective clapping, virtue conference call choir singing and dance troop nurses. It’s like a horror show straight out of North Korea.
The BBC News enjoyed a surge in viewing figures during the start of the lockdown but I would be interested to know if they have sustained that as the lockdown progresses or have people just simply switched off like me.
Collective clapping, virtue conference call choir singing and dance troop nurses. It’s like a horror show straight out of North Korea.
You’re not alone. Used to watch the update at 5 every day. Don’t now - bored of it all.
I think this thread does this forum no favours.
I'm not big on the praise the lord to the NHS, but there is no doubt that our Doctors and Nurses are putting themselves at significant risk to care for others.
If they need to spend some time de-stressing that is fine by me, and I'm willing to bet that the patients that they are caring for are equally in support and probably enjoying the moment as best they can.
PS Having various Doctors and Nurses in my extended family, I'm betting that if the OP is upset by them dancing, he would be really upset by what else they can get up to out of the internet...
I'm not big on the praise the lord to the NHS, but there is no doubt that our Doctors and Nurses are putting themselves at significant risk to care for others.
If they need to spend some time de-stressing that is fine by me, and I'm willing to bet that the patients that they are caring for are equally in support and probably enjoying the moment as best they can.
PS Having various Doctors and Nurses in my extended family, I'm betting that if the OP is upset by them dancing, he would be really upset by what else they can get up to out of the internet...
I've never personally be a fan of these things, they seem to go very quickly from a nice gesture to who can outdo who on social media. See clapping in the street, etc.
I have no issues with NHS staff, my wife was in hospital last month and was well looked after, I've had a few relatives die in hospital over the last couple of years and I'm sure they were given the best care, but I do find this sort of thing a bit crass. Yes, it's a tough job, no doubt even tougher at the moment, but it is their job. Maybe have a dance after work and not in uniform?
I have no issues with NHS staff, my wife was in hospital last month and was well looked after, I've had a few relatives die in hospital over the last couple of years and I'm sure they were given the best care, but I do find this sort of thing a bit crass. Yes, it's a tough job, no doubt even tougher at the moment, but it is their job. Maybe have a dance after work and not in uniform?
mike80 said:
I've never personally be a fan of these things, they seem to go very quickly from a nice gesture to who can outdo who on social media. See clapping in the street, etc.
Yes it seems to be developing into an arms race around here. "I support the NHS more, I'm clapping louder!" "No I support them more - I'm going to bang a fking saucepan!" "No I support them more! I'm going to loose off this fking great firework like the inconsiderate chav I am!!" Plot twist: None of them really support the NHS that much, they just like to seen as who can do something bigger and better.
bhstewie said:
hstewie said: I think it's awful that they do those videos.
They shouldn't have any respite from all the suffering and misery that they're dealing with on a daily basis and the only videos I want to see are the ones of them crying in their cars exhausted after a 15 hour shift.
Outside of the big cities most nurses are bored stupid with very little to do at work. I think it is great that they have something to do to fill the time. They shouldn't have any respite from all the suffering and misery that they're dealing with on a daily basis and the only videos I want to see are the ones of them crying in their cars exhausted after a 15 hour shift.
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