The problem is that lots of doctors feel this way too and it hinders the kind of care patients receive. In my wife's unit, resident MDs frequently second-guess or outright ignore the nurses' suggestions, even though the nurses are the ones who spend all day with the patients and understand their condition better. On more than one occasion it has led to the administration of a procedure that has made the patient worse.
I'm sure a lot of the nurses' frustration on social media is fueled in part by this.
A lot of doctors should listen more to nurses, no argument there. But there's a need to second guess any suggestion too - including from other doctors and nurses - because at the end of the day the doctor is responsible for the decision and the one who's going to pay if it goes wrong, not the person making the suggestion. This sometimes leads to worse outcomes because they would rather stick to "safe" decisions that might not be as effective, but it's rather unavoidable.
I worked as medical secretary during a summer break in med school. A doctor had made an error when filling out a form for a patient's insurance claim and then disappeared off on vacation with no way of reaching him. I spent almost a month trying to find a doctor willing to just make the small correction and sign off on the form but everyone refused because they couldn't sign off on a patient they'd never met in case the doctor had made more errors. Doctors don't even trust other doctors when it comes to stuff like that, they're a very cautious bunch. Eventually I did find one willing to take the risk but he wasn't happy about it and planned to make sure the vacationing doctor knew it once he got back.
I remember researching a paper for college and every statistic telling me nurses are among the most respected professions in the US. I find that fact difficult to reconcile with reality.
This is just another example for that.
People love the idealized character of the nurse, not the actual profession. They adore the image of the young (usually pretty), idealistic woman for whom helping others is a calling and who will do everything for the patient and never once complain. They don't understand the reality of the profession: the far from glamorous tasks, the grueling hours, the low pay despite high education and responsibility, the reality of being the one patients take to task for anything they're dissatisfied with because they - unlike most specialist physicians - are actually around for the patient to call on.
Nurses are even denigrated for not living up to that caricature from time to time. Like in wage negotiations and strikes where common people accuse them of being selfish for thinking about their pay when "saving lives is what should matter". Or the assumption with some patients that they should always have a smile on their face and immediately see to the patient's every need, no matter how trivial or time-wasting.
