When I was doing research for the first edition of this book I was uneasy about looking in to the bad things some nurses had done to others, but I told myself this book had to be the "real" story about the profession. And part of that real story is that some individuals who trained and practiced as nurses did some really awful and wicked things to those under their care. Many of these incidences bad the news and this type of reporting influences the way the public views us. Human beings seem to be drawn toward ugliness, cruelty, shock factors, and horror. Another hard pill to swallow but it does seem to be true. Perhaps that is why horror movies do so well in the theaters
My question to you today is simple, though it might be hard to answer, and I understand that. Have you witnessed the "bad" side of nursing in your time practicing as a nurse? Would you be willing to share that here?
But please please note this !!! This is not the place, nor will I partake in, condemning any individual for hurtful acts they may have done. Remember that nurses are as human as the people they care for, and we are susceptible to the same life stresses as everyone else, and in turn the same responses and vulnerabilities in dealing with stress