Current Events > How do hospital staff have time to make those tiktok vids?

(+) Yeah! (+)

From what I have been told, working in hospitals generally are pretty busy so this mustve been during some quiet periods

Its takes a little bit of practice before you do the filming since they are generally pretty syncronised. Only time people generally goof off like this at the workplace is if work is slow and they are just trying to pass the time. What gives? I thought especially now that hospitals would be a lot more busier than usual. Or were these tiktok nurses just night shift nurses and all patients were asleep? Even then shouldnt they be quiet since you wouldnt want to be waking up patients for no reasons

Contrast to what some jackasses say nurses are hardworking people

asking these kinds of questions is socially unacceptable rn

---

TheMikh posted...

asking these kinds of questions is socially unacceptable rn

It's generally pretty unacceptable at any time really.

---

TheMikh posted...

asking these kinds of questions is socially unacceptable rn

Wait really? why? Its the nurses themselves posting that stuff online

First of all, why do you even care? Second, they most likely make them on a lunch break/personal break. It also depends on where the hospital is and how well their area has contained the virus/how many people they have in the area/etc. Hospital nursing can be quite stressful at times and making a dumb internet video probably helps keep things a bit lighter. I don't understand the point of this thread honestly.

---

snowman9267 posted...

Hospital nursing can be quite stressful at times and making a dumb internet video probably helps keep things a bit lighter.

Definitely but I just cant understand how and when these videos can be made unless maybe there was a lot of downtime. Im just curious

And it cant be on a lunch break. Nurses go on break in intervals. Cant all go on break at the same time and leavea unit empty.

TheMikh posted...

asking these kinds of questions is socially unacceptable rn

Why

---

you know what nurses are before they're nurses? human beings. you really shouldn't resent that they have opportunities to amuse themselves.

but I just cant understand how and when these videos can be made

that's okay, so long as you don't try and pass judgment based on something you yourself said you don't understand.
---

Its almost as if breaks and lunches don't exist.

---

TC off his second consecutive purg for spreading conspiracy theories goes straight back into it

---

My issue isn't them doing it. My issue is they're clearly choreographed to the point where it's not off the cuff. It's clearly something that's been practiced. I guess over the course of a few days during lunch breaks they could have.

I can see why people would ask that though. Being told hospitals are overloaded and in New York they don't want you to try to revive someone with a heart attack. Makes it seem like they're strapped 24/7. So I can see why some would look side ways at these videos.

---

Dont get me wrong. I dont resent them. I goofed off in a similar fashion at my workplace practicing twerking and stuff because they were slowing everything down gradually with the anticipation of the lockdown and there wasnt much to do.

I thought with how things were that hospitals would have been crazy busy more than usual that nurses might be missing out on breaks and stuff. Never really saw these types of vids being posted before the virus. Was there not much to do at some hospitals or something? Or maybe some wards simply got really quiet because people didnt want to go to hospital as much for their appointments because of fear of other people in hospitals.

Maybe the tiktok nurses werent the ER nurse heroes who had to actually deal with the COVID19 influx.

How long do you think it takes to make a TikTok video?

And you didn't see these vids because it wasn't a thing before.

"just askin' questions"

---

My issue isn't them doing it. My issue is they're clearly choreographed to the point where it's not off the cuff.

as long as they do their job, who are you to complain? leave the work ethic questions to their supervisors, please. thank you.

Never really saw these types of vids being posted before the virus.

i don't think people really know how to deal with something like this and i see videos like that as an expression of this fact, however unintentionally. it's like nervous laughter.
---

Most of them live in the middle of fucking nowhere and their lives haven't been effected by the virus.

---

that's a pretty callous stereotype you're trying to sell. i don't know where the videos are from outside of a couple of them (one in missouri and another in virginia) but between those two states there are 20k cases.

grocery stores are rewiring themselves over this. if you think this isn't added stress to people who work in healthcare facilities, you are at best naive and at worst mildly awful.
---

Pancake posted...

that's a pretty callous stereotype you're trying to sell. i don't know where the videos are from outside of a couple of them (one in missouri and another in virginia) but between those two states there are 20k cases.

grocery stores are rewiring themselves over this. if you think this isn't added stress to people who work in healthcare facilities, you are at best naive and at worst mildly awful.

15k of those 20k cases are in Virginia, the vast majority of which are in one or two major cities.

There are 45k cases in my state, and outside of the 3 major cities life continues as usual and in many instances has shut down entirely due to shelter-in-place orders. The cops are bored, the nurses are bored, everyone is bored, nothing is happening because everyone is at home.

NYC, LA, Philly, Portland...the hospitals in those cities are overwhelmed, anywhere else they're absolutely empty.

---

It's crazy how indoctrinated people are about how amazing nurses are (because of social media telling you so) that anytime someone asks a simple question or has a wonder people immediately jump the gun and become hostile.

It's the same way for people serving in the military and how defensive people become immediately

---

The cops are bored, the nurses are bored

i guess i really shouldn't be surprised that you think you can simply speak for these people. at least it means you're probably naive instead of just awful.
---

Idk why you're trying to be coy about why you're asking this. It's not fooling anyone
---

I always wonder if people who ask questions like this are also the ones who talk about how they only do two hours of work in their office job and then fuck around on reddit for the rest of the day.

---

pegusus123456 posted...

I always wonder if people who ask questions like this are also the ones who talk about how they only do two hours of work in their office job and then fuck around on reddit for the rest of the day.

Im just curious thats all. I used to be in the kitchens at a hospital in my early 20s and just from the work environment I remembered there was definitely no time for this type of goofing off. Yeah they might chat and gossip for a bit here and there but i never really saw opportunities to choreograph dance videos and stuff. If they did get some down time they would be doing their notes or something

I dont know, maybe hospitals during this time are stopping visitors from coming in so maybe they are just using this time to not act professional.

Perascamin posted...

It's crazy how indoctrinated people are about how amazing nurses are (because of social media telling you so) that anytime someone asks a simple question or has a wonder people immediately jump the gun and become hostile.

Also this. guy nurses were usually bro tier. older nurses were usually horrible in terms of their personality and care they gave. apparently they usually end up bullying the younger girls who then end up like them eventuall. when id have lunch with some of the guy nurses they would go on about dumb unnecessary drama in their ward and complain why a lot of those chicks couldnt just go in, do what they need to do, then go home lol.

Odd how were told theres such a dangerous pandemic and that hospitals are being pushed to the limit yet I saw a vid of some nurses doing something choreographed for a half minute video.

There ya go TC I said it for you.

---

I knew you would be attacked for asking this simple question, lol.

I get that you would want to destress and have some fun at work, but it's not in line with what we're being told about hospitals being overwhelmed (apparently to the point where a 13+ year seasoned ER doctor killed herself).

I've never seen videos like this come out before. And if it was really that bad, would you even feel like choreographing an entire dance routine? I sure as hell wouldn't. I wouldn't have the will or the energy to even smile for the camera. I'd be leaning closer to the ER doctor.

I'll just assume that these were done in hospitals that weren't hit hard, because it doesn't make sense any other way. "They were on break." Yeah, you gotta love how all the doctors and nurses go on break at the same time leaving the patients to their own devices. >_> I also think in desperate times people are going to be pushing through and not necessarily getting all their mandated break time.

---

TC straight back to the shitposting after getting out of purg

and he got attacked for this because everyone here knows all his posts are in bad faith by now

---

Ultima Dragon posted...

would you even feel like choreographing an entire dance routine? I sure as hell wouldn't. I wouldn't have the will or the energy to even smile for the camera.

Thats what i mean, even retail and grocery store workers looked miserable and scared af just before lockdown even though business was slow and barely any people in the store (for retail workers). While everyone was told to stay home you can tell they looked like their companies didnt give af about their health by putting them out there. Even that camolot guy on youtube had videos of people hitting him up feeling some sort of way about being treated like cannon fodder out there while their bosses spend millions in ads to say 'thank you'.

you would think nurses would be even more scared/miserable and not messing around like its some joke. Its all very odd. Unless these videos were happening in the wards where they didnt have to deal with covid19 patients and the wards were quiet because people cancelling their regular appointments becasue they didnt want to be at a hospital at all because all of this stuff thats been happening

The nerve of us nurses taking a few minutes out of the day (very likely on a break, if they even get one) to do something to destress and spread a bit of joy to other overworked people.

---

Funkydog posted...

The nerve of us nurses taking a few minutes out of the day (very likely on a break, if they even get one) to do something to destress and spread a bit of joy to other overworked people.

You don't think it's.. in poor taste? Like if every hospital is crammed full of covid patients that are in immediate need of care, and the situation is so grim to where thousands of people are dying each day, do you really think it's appropriate to make these kinds of videos?

What if one of your parents died in one of these hospitals? Then you see videos circulating of nurses dancing and having a good time while your mom/dad/grandma/grandpa/whatever was off dying in the background. Nurses are only human, but I don't think this is a good look.

---

Ultima Dragon posted...

You don't think it's.. in poor taste? Like if every hospital is crammed full of covid patients that are in immediate need of care, and the situation is so grim to where thousands of people are dying each day, do you really think it's appropriate to make these kinds of videos?

What if one of your parents died in one of these hospitals? Then you see videos circulating of nurses dancing and having a good time while your mom/dad/grandma/grandpa/whatever was off dying in the background. Nurses are only human, but I don't think this is a good look.

A 2001 account with no badges coming in to defend TC? Hmm..

---

thronedfire2 posted...

A 2001 account with no badges coming in to defend TC? Hmm..

I have badges, I don't know why it doesn't show them? EARNED BADGES (94) for me.

I'm not defending TC, it's a fair question to ask. Use your brain and ask yourself if it makes sense for them to be doing this given what we are being told about the severity of the situation. Do you see military members choreographing dance routines on the front lines too?

---

Ultima Dragon posted...

You don't think it's.. in poor taste? Like if every hospital is crammed full of covid patients that are in immediate need of care, and the situation is so grim to where thousands of people are dying each day, do you really think it's appropriate to make these kinds of videos?

What if one of your parents died in one of these hospitals? Then you see videos circulating of nurses dancing and having a good time while your mom/dad/grandma/grandpa/whatever was off dying in the background. Nurses are only human, but I don't think this is a good look.

In every case I've seen they've made sure the patients are tended to first before any do the videos.

---

Wife's a pharmacy tech. Many hospitals in the country actually have a staggeringly low workload right now, and aren't busy at all in places where the virus isn't rampant. They're only doing emergency surgeries and Covid preparation to make room in the event of it blowing up in the area.

Some hospitals in the country have actually had to furlough their employees.

---

it's a fair question to ask.

i really don't think it is. anyone can say what they would and wouldn't do. you're not in there dealing with it, so keep it to yourself if you don't like how they're handling it.

the question you should be asking is if it is interfering with patient care. if the answer is no, you shouldn't have any more questions. if you do, you know where to stick them.
---

Hayame Zero posted...

Many hospitals in the country actually have a staggeringly low workload right now, and aren't busy at all in places where the virus isn't rampant.

So maybe most of these dance videos came from hospitals where they werent really in the front lines dealing with COVID 19 yet, but were more so the ones where workload slowed down because they were prepping for it and cancelling less urgent appointment and cases or outpatients were cancelling their own appointments and stuff? I know my dad had a whole lot of his regular check ups cancelled by the hospital he visits.

Pancake posted...

i really don't think it is. anyone can say what they would and wouldn't do.

Anything is a fair question to ask.

Pancake posted...

the question you should be asking is if it is interfering with patient care.

Regardless, its not very professional. How would you feel if you had a family member in ICU then while you are peeking in from the waiting area you see the the staff practising a tiktok twerking dance to blow off some stress because they just managed to get code blue under control? i mean they got everything under control so it should be ok to goof off a bit and destress right?

Tbqh it seems a little tonedeaf when so many people are being told to stay home or you'll die, and then the people who are dealing with all the death and disease are dancing on tiktok.

But then you also have to consider the teambuilding benefits they get from stuff like this, it seems silly but is effective

---

because working professionals can take breaks

---

Ive been told in my particular area we have like two COVID patients tops at our hospital by my friend that works there. I know this isnt the case everywhere but I dont it is an accurate statement to say all hospitals worldwide are blasted right now.

---

Not all hospitals are working under the same circumstances. Some will definately have a much bigger work load than others. Also nurses are not gonna to be able to perform the same tasks as say a doctor, sometimes there is going to be down time. Some nurses or workers find that doing tik tok crap helps them with dealing with stress. Im just hoping people asking this question is only out of ignorance and not the "virus is a hoax".

---

Even some of the busy hospitals have units that slow down at certain parts of the day. On weekends some units were closed so long term patients didn't have any procedures and traffic was low.

---

With elective services largely not going on, staff in hospitals that aren't hard hit have a lot more free time. It's the same reason why some of the rural hospitals are doing layoffs.

---

Anything is a fair question to ask.

nah that's a bullshit platitude. if you have so much time to complain about what they're doing, why aren't you out there helping instead?

see how that works? don't be such a weasel.

Regardless, its not very professional.

does it interfere with patient care? yes or no?

you see the the staff practising a tiktok twerking dance to blow off some stress because they just managed to get code blue under control

argue things that are actually happening, alright? don't strawman. thanks.
---

Imagine dancing in a hospital, very unprofessional

---

I really don't understand the blatant hostility for the topic's existence as if some posters ITT are taking great personal offense. It makes no sense.

---

If you type "Covid-19 Nurse" on YouTube the first suggestions are breakdown and dance

---

Sure, maybe some of these hospital staff had good intentions with the dance videos, but it's really just inappropriate. People's entire lives have been destroyed for the sake of hospital staff not being completely overwhelmed by patient care, these silly dances happening in hospitals across the country are an insult.

---

Perascamin posted...

I really don't understand the blatant hostility for the topic's existence as if some posters ITT are taking great personal offense. It makes no sense.

Same. Its an honest question. Seriously it must be just the hospitals/wards who arent actually dealing with an influx of coronavirus patients that are doing this. The ones where things have slowed down temporarily to prepare in anticipation of a COVID 19 rush. You literally didnt see italy doing these tiktok videos when their corona situation was getting really bad. I more so saw pics of nurses showing their faces with all marks and bruises after having PPE on for 14+ hours straight and telling people to take it seriously when jackasses here still were all like 'its just the flu bro, the regular flu kills more people'

So I finally got a response from my cousin in Seattle who works as a nurse in a busy ass public hospital, on why she made a tik tok dancing video and when does she (and her colleages) do it. She says because it's stressful as their workload double while the hospital had to cut back on employees as well. She answered my second question that she made the video when she (and co-workers) clocked out.

I don't know if I should even ask the question if she feels it's at all appropriate to be dancing like this, especially when she works at a hospital with an overwhelming cases of Covid19. If she and her other nurses made the video, I think that would answer itself.

---

I don't know if I should even ask the question if she feels it's at all appropriate to be dancing like this, especially when she works at a hospital with an overwhelming cases of Covid19. If she and her other nurses made the video, I think that would answer itself.

Do you know how stressful working in healthcare is? I led 2 codes last night and both ended up dying after CPR. Who cares. If it is a way to de-stress, let them.

---