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1. lateral violence in nursing school

   SugarPlumIce87 replied to SugarPlumIce87's topic in General Students

   Update: I have graduated despite the bullying/competitive environment! Thanks everyone for all the advice and support!

2. lateral violence in nursing school

   SugarPlumIce87 replied to SugarPlumIce87's topic in General Students

   Well said. I will def keep my sniffer to the ground this time! I feel like being aggressive in a healthy way in my studies and with others as needed is the only way to get through an environment like that. I plan to move back to the west coast after ...

3. lateral violence in nursing school

   SugarPlumIce87 replied to SugarPlumIce87's topic in General Students

   I was surprised too. But a huge part to this has to do with the location of the school in the east coast. I guess people get used to it if that's the place they were born and raised up in. Unfortunately, there was racism targeted against some student...

4. lateral violence in nursing school

   SugarPlumIce87 replied to SugarPlumIce87's topic in General Students

   Apple-core - yes, I would say the class was 85% segregated. It seemed to be a preference of choice to sit and stick around those who were from the same cultural background or race due to similarities even though everyone generally spoke to each other...

5. lateral violence in nursing school

   SugarPlumIce87 replied to SugarPlumIce87's topic in General Students

   wannabenny - I agree that students need to know the rules on how to treat their peers to create a better and more supportive nursing environment. Under title 9 policies, no person should be denied of educational involvement or discriminated against b...

6. lateral violence in nursing school

   SugarPlumIce87 replied to SugarPlumIce87's topic in General Students

   Orion81RN - I am very sorry you had to go through that. No one deserves to feel that way and I think its quite sad that those who bully are miserable themselves or have been bullied by others that they have to put down others in order for them to fee...

7. lateral violence in nursing school

   SugarPlumIce87 replied to SugarPlumIce87's topic in General Students

   AnLe - I'm very happy to hear that you have had a great experience as a newbie in nursing school!! That's how the ideal environment would be

8. lateral violence in nursing school

   SugarPlumIce87 replied to SugarPlumIce87's topic in General Students

   Lipoma - that's great advice, there's a few who are more wiling to help than others. It would be best to focus on working with people like them. I'm so glad that there are male nurses too in the profession because from my experience, I feel like guys...

9. lateral violence in nursing school

   SugarPlumIce87 replied to SugarPlumIce87's topic in General Students

   I agree sl035 that measures should be taken to prevent this stuff from happening in schools. But I think administration only takes it so far - in my case, only warnings were given to those students. I would not want others to experience the same thin...

10. lateral violence in nursing school

    SugarPlumIce87 replied to SugarPlumIce87's topic in General Students

    Thank you Castiela, its good to know that nurses who work aren't really like that and that there are helpful and nice nurses in the profession. I am from California and people are generally more supportive here, work together, and don't want to see t...

11. lateral violence in nursing school

    SugarPlumIce87 posted a topic in General Students

    Hi I am nursing student and I am sharing my lateral violence story and any advice would be greatly appreciated. I started a nursing program and was bullied by my peers for not being competent enough and having as much medical experience as them. The...