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they should do something about the bullying.

its childish for students to exclude, laugh at and ridicule other students.

if I punch them in the face I will get in trouble but they are allowed to bully and ****

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

We have great sympathy for your situation which you have mentioned in other posts. Perhaps seeing a counselor to get thru this situation? Please take care of yourself.

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Specializes in ER, Trauma ICU, CVICU.

Hello! I just wanted to reach out to you and tell you that you are not alone. It is so hard to feel bullied or alone while in a nursing program. My advice to you is to continually remind yourself that your self-worth is not built on what others think of you.

You are worthwhile. You are smart or you wouldn't be here. I'm sure because of your experiences you are also compassionate and sensitive.

Here is the thing... You can't depend on the program (or later your job for that matter) to completely control social situations. The best you can do is to get through the day and realize that (just like the horrible Jr. High or High School years) it is a limited amount of time. This is not your life forever. You won't have to deal with those people again once you graduate and move on to bigger and better things. Study hard, work hard, prove yourself to YOURSELF!

Do you have a support system outside nursing school?

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Specializes in Education, research, neuro.

Hey... it's not new. I graduated 43 years ago and haven't seen my classmates since. They were snots.

I don't know your situation but I know what it's like to be tormented by peers. (Try growing 5 inches in 9 months time in 7th grade without gaining weight or secondary sexual characteristics. It's a fool proof way of becoming the source of endless amusement to everyone in the school.)

I don't know how I survived. I think by God's grace I had great parents. But I hung on to the hurt and let it live rent free in my mind for years (blossoming anew when I went to nursing school.)

Here's when I started to get over it a little. I realized that every time I thought about how I'd been hurt, every time I relived it, those people who were long-gone from my life were still controlling me. I was letting them enslave me.

I'm not telling you what to do. I'm just telling you a story about survival. It sucked. But that was then and this is now. Success is the best revenge.

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Seriously? Come on, "bullying" is a joke! I was bullied upon, and maybe even did some a few times. We are getting to be too soft of a society. I bet your in favor of the "everybody is a winner" mentality. Yea, that will get you far. There ARE winners and their ARE loosers, there are more that are in the middle but we strive to be better. Bullying? If you can't take care of yourself then maybe you should learn and build some caracter. Besides, who gives a crap what some "bully" thinks, he or she probably is a moron who has low self esteem.

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Seriously? Come on, "bullying" is a joke! I was bullied upon, and maybe even did some a few times. We are getting to be too soft of a society. I bet your in favor of the "everybody is a winner" mentality. Yea, that will get you far. There ARE winners and their ARE loosers, there are more that are in the middle but we strive to be better. Bullying? If you can't take care of yourself then maybe you should learn and build some caracter. Besides, who gives a crap what some "bully" thinks, he or she probably is a moron who has low self esteem.
Some of us needed to learn how to STOP a bully. It is NOT OK to threaten or intimidate a fellow worker or student. Period.

I think a nursing school that allows bullying should be reported to the Board of Nursing. Have the facts with dates, times, location, and witnesses.

... Rude language and hostile behavior among health care professionals goes beyond being unpleasant and poses a serious threat to patient safety and the overall quality of care.

Health care leaders and caregivers have known for years that intimidating and disruptive behaviors are a serious problem.

Verbal outbursts, condescending attitudes, refusing to take part in assigned duties and physical threats all create breakdowns in the teamwork, communication and collaboration necessary to deliver patient care. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices found that 40 percent of clinicians have kept quiet or remained passive during patient care events rather than question a known intimidator.

To help put an end to once-accepted behaviors that put patients at risk, The Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert urges health care organizations to take action...

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Look, I am not in favor of "bullying" but it's just the latest buzz word. With exceptions most people that complain of bullying don't stand up for themselves. As kids they need to learn it so they won't be harassed or can learn to be independent and strong for the future. The adults that can't take a little ribbing or yes, even more need to stick up for themselves or they will be targets all through life, their nursing career included. I don't advocate violence but there are a million ways to stick up for yourself other than violence. Let’s not forget, we're talking about adults in nursing school, a profession that, HELLO should be geared around compassion and kindness, if you have some jackass that’s doing this then they shouldn't be in this profession. Then again I think Danlee needs to man up, really? "Excluded, laughing, and ridiculing (which could mean anything from making fun of you for having toilet paper stuck to your shoe to saying you such for getting a D on a test)". Really? We're not talking about ACTUAL bullying which used to mean physical violence, which is funny that DanLee's automatic instinct is to consider punching someone. Honestly, it looks like he is the one with a slight problem and needs to consider if what he's seeing is "bullying" or if he's a little too thin skinned and just needs to laugh it off.

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Hello, you are not alone. I am really concerned about this as well as my children grow. Bullying is a big problem not only for students but also for vulnerable groups. Today I saw a video an autistic child being bullied and caught on camera.

( Two Maryland girls accused of bullying and torturing autistic boy ) Video there.

But it's equally concerning when it comes to students. Students who experienced chronic bullying were also found to have more problems with physical activities, such as playing sports, walking and running. Bullied students health scores are greatly lowered as well.

Bullying can cause long-term damage to child's health - EmaxHealth

I teach my children about this and teach them to be very attentive to those who are alone at school. A very simple action can go a long way, such as going and sitting next to them during school lunch break or something like that. We can end bullying if we raise better children, teaching them to be heroes not leaders.

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, Transport, L&D, Hospice.

Bullying has been an identified behavior pattern and term longer than the term "buzzword".

Some hear would seem to disregard and dismiss and irrelevant the bully behavior and focus, instead, upon the behavior of the victim.

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Bullying has been an identified behavior pattern and term longer than the term "buzzword".

Some hear would seem to disregard and dismiss and irrelevant the bully behavior and focus, instead, upon the behavior of the victim.

However, the OP is a poster with numerous interpersonal issues going on; and has a history of posts that have issues and behaviors that have raised red flags; hopefully the OP has stepped back and started going through the process of preparing for their own personal success, whether it be nursing or not.

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Who wouldn't be angry after being bullied by students and teachers of a nursing program ..bullying is nor acceptable

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Specializes in ER.

As my mother used to say, "Two wrongs don't make a right". Mind your own, continue on...these types of people have a tendency to weed themselves out of programs/jobs by their attitudes and actions.

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