The nurse who answered the prank call from the Australian DJs...

i've heard some really embarrasing ones on REAL RADIO tbf and they have ended up with some unintended private info being shared. people get duped in telephone conversations regularly often with dire circumstances and financial losses a line has to be drawn.but tbf on this occasion they shouldn't be made scapegoats the most important thing nowis to respect that poor family of the nurse.

 

I see your point, although Nmc wouldn't have struck her off, but I suppose that's not really at issue.

 

So a line has to be drawn, but not on this occasion when someone kills themselves? Look, there is a somewhat grey area about where the share of the blame lies, but it goes to show that if you're intent on a 'prank' you should really firstly consider the possible effects on the person on whom it is being played. If you dont know jack **** about them and their 'ability to take a joke' and you're also putting their personal and professional reputation/job on the line - then you should consider your actions a little more carefully.

 

You put in all the hard work to become a nurse, the training and hours spent on wards treating patients. You're proud of the job you do and the reputation and respect of your colleagues. Then some Australian radio station plays this prank on you, and although people are nice to you about what happened and the management have a gentle word in your ear about what you did, you feel embarrassed to have 'let down the Royal family' and distraught to see your actions played out across the media, on newspaper front pages and tv and radio headlines.

You fear that your name being exposed will stop you getting another job because it will stick with people and whatever you do you will be remembered as 'one of the nurses who was involved in that Australian radio hoax'. The sensitivity that makes you a good nurse works the other way when you make a serious mistake and you feel like you've let down your friend and family.

It's not difficult to imagine that for some certain individuals this kind of jape for the benefit of a quick laugh could cause some serious issues - even if the result is not suicide.

 

no not at all, your misunderstanding my reason.
you can't have this sort of thing going on and do nothing about it untill something tragic, as on this occasion happens.
it should havbe been stopped years ago not (wait while a tragic event then bring it up) you can't say these dj's were responsible thats a big accusation to point at someone in these type of events.
if their guilty so are the people who listen to these programmes for amusement.(and a lot of radio stations and listeners are guilty of this plus the radio bosses p0lus listeners,sponsors,advertisers etc,etc to make scapegoats out of something thats been practised for years is totally unjustified,a debate to stop it maybe a good thing but scapegoating never.

 

I'm unsure what this has got to do with my point, that the Nmc wouldn't have struck her off.

I do disagree with you though; these djs shouldn't be chastised, no reasonable person would have contemplated that their joke would have resulted in suicide. Its all very sad but finding someone to blame for her tragic death is both futile and unfair in my opinion. Whats the answer, live in a world in which no jokes are made in case someone is offended? That doesn't seem right to me.

 

I thought it was a disgusting prank when I first heard about, this just compounds it.

I really dislike prank calls like this.