If you are a nurse, or medical professional

[Saint Monica]

I guess it is no different than any other professional.

[sineadorebellion]

I guess it depends on the person and how often it happens. Our old neighbor was an ER nurse for a children's hospital. Our kids played together almost daily, so we were pretty friendly. Only twice I can recall we texted him asking for advice, and he was super helpful and didn't seem bothered.

[lilybug]

Doesn't bother me. I'm not working right now, so it's nice to use the nursing part of my brain for advice every once in a while.

[kristie]

My friends do a lot, but now that I have been doing L&D for a while I am limited in the advice I will give out. I have some basic nursing knowledge, but feel like I have forgotten a lot that is not specific to what I do everyday.

[kristie]

Oh, and it doesn't bother me at all. I forget that my basic knowledge isn't stuff that everyone knows. I was pissed at my best friend for not telling me when her son had a croupy cough. She didnt realize it was a big deal and let him sleep in his own bed. The next day he stopped breathing and she had to rush him to the hospital. Thank god it wasn't at night. I was like, you have to tell me things so I can tell you what to do! LOL

[feistypants]

Nope. Doesn't bother me at all.

[pooh8402]

Jun 29, 2013 11:36:05 GMT -5 Que? said:

Or whatever...

Do your friends ask you for advice, and does it bother you? I don't mean showing you lumps at a party, but like if a friend texted you about a child's fever or something?

I don't really mind. I do mind when it is out of my usual experience. For instance, asking me about a weird rash when I am a baby nurse. Then I just tell that person google it because that's how I'd be obtaining the info.

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[emsumm]

My best friend's H is an urgent care doc, he is a total gold mine, lol. I try to limit when I ask him stuff to only when it's necessary, like if it's after-hours or whatever. He's helped us out a lot, though - checked ears, removed random item from eye, calmed me down over a fall, etc. He's a total peach about it every time, and his wife assures me he doesn't mind.

[MrsAggie]

Most questions are pregnancy/baby related since that's my "expertise", if you will. I don't mind at all. Teaching is actually one of my favorite aspects of the job. I try to stay out of things on Facebook when I see women offering really stupid advice to pregnant acquaintances though.

[rugbywife]

I think it depends why people are asking.

When people ask me about teaching/education stuff I am more than happy to help - not a problem.

When people asked my dad for advice it wouldn't bother me but when it was because it was because they didn't feel like waiting at the hospital to have it dealt with it irked me...because it was inconvenient for them to sit in a waiting room but fine for them to call the house and talk to my dad while we were eating dinner. But my dad was always super nice and helpful to people.

[kristie]

Jun 29, 2013 14:00:05 GMT -5 MrsAggie said:

Most questions are pregnancy/baby related since that's my "expertise", if you will. I don't mind at all. Teaching is actually one of my favorite aspects of the job. I try to stay out of things on Facebook when I see women offering really stupid advice to pregnant acquaintances though.

I stay out of the FB things too, until I see recs to dehydrate yourself to start labor. Then I have to comment. Lol

[sillygoosegirl]

I work in the medical field, but I run the electronic medical record. I hear doctors and nurses complain about that all the time. They seem to really hate it. Then again, when someone in my family is sick, some of them ask very detailed questions and give me their opinions or advice unasked for. Most of them seem to think they are the only ones who get this, but people ask for my help on their computers and networks and phones all the time.

[Deleted]

All. The. Time. It doesn't bother me. I work in trauma critical care, so I see a lot of crazy shit. I guess my friends figure its not a big deal to ask about a sore throat. If I can help, I will. That's kind of what I do...

[lightyears]

my friends always do this. i am constantly on call, haha. it doesn't bother me at all. i will help when i can and direct them to help when i can't.

[bugandbibs]

Doesn't bother me at all. It happens a lot (I'm a complex needs pediatric nurse), but I'd rather people ask then miss something serious.

[rmacb]

I get questions all the time. I'm a pharmacist, work in a hospital setting. I don't mind at all.
BFF calls me all the time with quick OTC medication questions when she need to give something to her kids.

[Deleted]

I don't mind at all, I'm a peds nurse an I would rather help a kid than not.