Are many nurses alcoholics?!
Question: I've been on 2 dates with a 29 yr old woman who is a nurse on an intensive care ward. Both dates have ended up with vast quantities of alcohol being consumed. On the 2nd dinner date she even drove when she was definitely over the limit! I found out that she got pissed the night after I last seen her on a night out. I have been told that many nurses have issues with drink. Also, it turns out she is on prozac. Does anyone have any experience of alcoholism in the nurse community?
Answers: I've been on 2 dates with a 29 yr old woman who is a nurse on an intensive care ward. Both dates have ended up with vast quantities of alcohol being consumed. On the 2nd dinner date she even drove when she was definitely over the limit! I found out that she got pissed the night after I last seen her on a night out. I have been told that many nurses have issues with drink. Also, it turns out she is on prozac. Does anyone have any experience of alcoholism in the nurse community?
i have worked in the NHS and i think because of the stress of the job and dealing with so much loss and death that medical staff often find it hard to switch off and therefor turn to alcohol. However driving while under the influence is a different kettle of fish and she could lose her job if she was caught.
I would think that if you had to put up with everything they do and see, you would drink alot as well.
My mates dad and a few other friends are nurses and they dont drink at all.
Maybe its just the ones you pick :)
Well a lot of drs are defo alcoholics. It's the top job for alkies apparently, and my sister's going to be one so that's a worry, the next is teachers I think. I dunno about Nurses but it must be a pretty shitty job, literally, and hospitals are horrible places, so yeah i wouldn't be surprised- but i'm sure it's not a universal thing.
Well in our state, its not just alcohol... Its also abuse of drugs in there facility, whether a hospital or regular office.
See alot of it,......... Nurses get very stressed. And just turn to these alternatives, which are a quick fix for the moment............
Are you sure they are not extras from 'Casualty'? That silly program has done irreparable damage to the reputation of doctors and nurses. They drink no more than solicitors, reporters, politicians, etc., often less, even though they have more stressful jobs.
No more so than other professions. Actually, in my experience (over 20 years), a lot of nurses don't drink at all.
First thought: NEVER let someone who is obviously impaired drive a vehicle, and if you can't stop them, call the cops. If they kill someone, the death is on your hands. (You can actually be sued in civil court-honestly!)
Secondly: I am an Intensive Care RN and I am not an alcoholic. One experience with a nurse who drinks does not mean that I have a "crap" job and that I drink to relieve stress. Alcoholism is an unfortunate condition that occurs in persons with no other outlet for stress. This can occur in any person, not just medical professionals.
Please be aware that as stressful as my job is everyday, I get to help others. I get to be there for families who lose loved ones, and for those who make it out O.K. I see this everyday, and I would never drink because of it. This profession is an honor.
Wow...How unfortunate for you to have dated someone with major issues and addictions, however, it isn't correct to state that "many nurses" have "issues with drink", I beg to differ, those with problems are in the minority, not the majority. Medical Professionals, RNs, Registered Nurses, "Real Nurses", are too busy utilizing brain cells to facilitate care, especially in the Emergency/Trauma and Intensive/Critical Care Units. There is too much required of Real Nurses regarding continuing education, staying abreast of current therapeutic treatment modalities, and perfecting specialty area expertise, in order to render competent, effective, and compassionate care, (especially mathematical competency, for drug administration calculation), to waste their talent, college education, or brain cells with self destructive behavior, such as as alcoholism, and/or psychotic, idiotic, drug abuse...