Silence is Golden …..and Silence Could be The Answer
I have to say that one of my faults is that I ask to many questions - this is part and parcel to being a former Emergency Trauma RN. It comes with the territory - you need to ask many many questions in order to get to the crux of the problem. In my 21 years as an RN ; all RN’s, including myself learned as detectives do - the art of communication, and art of interpreting deception from clients. All to often- patients would come to the ER, histrionic. telling tall tales, but then actually lying about what they are really there for.
This can be detrimaent; to their treatment in the long run. Getting back to me asking a lot of questions; as a nurse that is my nature, a part of who I am. When I get silence, avoidance, as well as distant behavior; this can be interpreted as a ruse. The silence; speaks volumes, and the delay in response only gives meaning that more time is needed to "create" an appropriate answer. I know that I don’t live up to the expectation of others-and in fact I do lose sleep over this ; in general, however i live up to myself - and my expectations….which is somewhat more difficult
