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1. How to deal with the old/experienced nurses?!

   portcl replied to Anna-s's topic in Relations

   They don't need to be emotionally attached and it's not my emotions they need to be mindful of, it's the environment that we are in. They don't need to come to work and try playing practical jokes in the hallway of a patient who just learned she has...

2. How to deal with the old/experienced nurses?!

   portcl replied to Anna-s's topic in Relations

   90 days is how long you need to be there before you can transfer to another area. I have seen MANY newbies crying every shift because they can't handle the emotional aspect of what we do. We are also the unit to handle all fetal demises in the hos...

3. How to deal with the old/experienced nurses?!

   portcl replied to Anna-s's topic in Relations

   I work on an oncology unit and we get very attached to our patients and doctors. It is hard when new nurses come in and think they know everything and show no humbleness or respect for the environment that we have built. It is also true that most n...