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Lo and behold, there is no limit to what a Karen believes is theirs. Able-bodied and well enough to wait for medical attention, it should have become clear to this woman that they might not be at the forefront of the task list of a short-staffed group of lifesaving nurses. While everyone should be treated fairly, it's not fair to the guy with tubes in his nose and heart rate monitors beeping incessantly to be ignored for the likes of a woman who's inevitably going to complain about the tap water quality in the hospital cafeteria.
As if the emergency room were a 5-star hotel, this Karen's entitlement was left unchecked until a brave nurse stood up to her, told her like it is, and took the rap for it from management. Some things in life are more important than a BLT, namely, the life of a patient whose heart has stopped in another room.
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Emergency room nurses rushing to save a Code Blue patient.
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AITJ for yelling at a patient's daughter to "get out of my way" because she was blocking the hall demanding a turkey sandwich during a Code Blue?
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Emergency room nurses hurrying through the hospital to save someone.
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We've all met a Karen in the wild. They're entitled, they're cruel to customer service agents, and they believe the entire world revolves around their menial schedule. As unlikable as their signature bob haircut, it's a miracle that Karens still exist, but alas, everyone feels like their pig is the prize-winning hog at the fair, and when that blind confidence and cruel pride start welling up in a person's soul, the entitlement festers.
Although we can't change the behavior of the entitled people around us, we can augment our own reactions to teach them a lesson. Like this nurse, sometimes a reality check is warranted, and even if it's not well-received, at least the truth got said. I'm not one to be confrontational, but there are moments where confrontation could just save the life of a patient who needs urgent attention. The turkey sandwich can wait; after 15 minutes of CPR, it'll still be waiting there on the service counter at the hospital cafeteria.
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