Why do some nurses have a god complex?

Answer 1

Some nurses have a God complex because they "think" they have "power" since they are the mediator between the patient & the doctor. Sometimes they are overworked with high patient volume ratios 5:1, 6:1. The higher the work load- documentation, meds, teaching, tests, trying to get a hold the doctors for orders, etc, the more stress, anger, resentment towards patients & their families. I am a nurse & felt burnt out. I felt like the doctors always took advantage of nurses when they did not want to do something or talk to the patient/family member, but if they made a mistake they blame it on the nurse. Likewise, I felt like patients/family act like nurses are their personal maids/servants & that even certain basic things they could do for themselves at home they wouldn't do in the hospital. Sometimes nurse are yelled at by patients/family & they spend the most time/know more about what's going. That is why alot of nurses leave & do other things. Who wants to bother with all that drama everyday going to work. Nurses have all the responsibility, but no autonomy. They don't tell you how difficult nursing can be & how other "nurses eat their young." There is also bullying in nursing by other nurses.