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True story from this morning---

I'm in break room , reading document student comes in to use computer to preview pts for clinical tomorrow

Hi I'm Sally student

Me - still intent on document--mumbles hi

*silence *

Student --I guess you don't like students I've heard about nurses eating their young

Me: still reading--huhh?

Really? Give me a break

Specializes in CDI Supervisor; Formerly NICU.
I think this whole scenario is being blown out of proportion. I wouldn't have given a second thought to her remark if what you were working on was so involved. Truth be told she will meet the new grad experience soon enough & inevitably meet someone who does "eat their young". Chances are it will be an eye opener!
The thing I find most telling (and annoying) is the image I have of the OP. I can just see her being an AH to this student, then gleefully running home and jumping on AN so that she could post here bragging about how she put this dumb student in her "place". And, as usual, several others couldn't wait to pile on and loan out their cane for the beating this person apparently deserves.
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The thing I find most telling (and annoying) is the image I have of the OP. I can just see her being an AH to this student, then gleefully running home and jumping on AN so that she could post here bragging about how she put this dumb student in her "place". And, as usual, several others couldn't wait to pile on and loan out their cane for the beating this person apparently deserves.

This.

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Specializes in Oncology, Rehab, Public Health, Med Surg.

I posted because I thought it was ironic how fast the assumption was made that a nurse was eating her young. I haven't "gleefully" gloated

I'm done with this you either get it ... Or you don't

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Why yes, OP is the AH here. After all, she was paying attention to her patients. And we all know in the hospital, it's not about the patients, it's about the students.

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After all, she was paying attention to her patients.

Wooh, I'm a big fan - but did you read the post? She was in the break room reading an undisclosed document.

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Wooh, I'm a big fan - but did you read the post? She was in the break room reading an undisclosed document.

That required her attention. Likely about a patient.

Even if not, it was still something important to her that she was giving her full attention. Point being, the student is NOT the center of OP's universe. And unless OP recently gave birth to this student, there's no reason she should be.

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The OP was in the breakroom intently reading a document which commanded her full attention (we can derive that this was an urgent document). She was a not preceptor, nor was she awaiting a student to enter on that non-clinical day. The student just abruptly entered the room. I fail to see how mumbling a pleasant but distracted "hi" in response to the student's cheery but ill-timed greeting could be remotely considered as "eating young" or being an AH. Also, if the OP had intended on "putting the student in her place", she could have come up with something much more severe than mumbling "hi". I did not detect any gloating, gleeful or otherwise, in the OP's post. I am generally considered to be super nice; however, if someone suddenly speaks to me while I am completely focused on an urgent matter, I am lucky to even notice that I have been addressed. A mumbled "hi" was more than sufficient in this situation.

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Specializes in CDI Supervisor; Formerly NICU.

EDIT: Already stated

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Specializes in Critical Care, Capacity/Bed Management.

As a current nursing student in clinical rotations I am very careful to not interrupt the primary nurse at all costs. However my instructor wants us to interact often with the primary nurse. My biggest pet peeve is when I am trying to report off my assessment and findings and the nurse just walks away from me.

Come on guys we were all students at one point, we all started off at the bottom. When we get students in the ICU we do not ignore them we bring them in we talk to them, we offer them a cup of coffee. Being in an unfamiliar setting makes people anxious. I have been in OB for the past 4 weeks and I have been a tech for 7 years and I was scared ****less. While some of the nurses were great others left much to be desired.

I mean honestly if i report a blood pressure of 158/88 taken three times manually in multiple positions on a post-op c/s day 2 you would think you would be nicer than say "it's 1845 tell the next shift."

So yes I have issues with nurses who do not acknowledge students. A simple "Hey I'm Susie RN, give me a sec while I finish reading this over" would have been nice.

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The one thing about this is she was in the breakroom reading a document. I gather that it is very important, but we all should take a little time out of our day to make others feel welcomed, even if its a few words.

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With all due respect, OP, you were in the break room--not at the desk. So really would have little way of knowing you were engaged in work.

Not that you necessarily needed to get up and throw confetti around the room and blow a party horn, however, "Hi, how are you I am _____, welcome to work!" or some other hey, how are you thing.

With all the ins and outs, comings and goings in the break room, that is the last place I would want to be engrossed in something work related that I needed to concentrate on and/or complete.

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The one thing about this is she was in the breakroom reading a document. I gather that it is very important, but we all should take a little time out of our day to make others feel welcomed, even if its a few words.

And we should all be considerate enough not to interrupt people who are obviously engrossed in what they are doing.

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