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I believe that happiness is not in what someone else can give a person. If I waited around for someone else to MAKE me happy, I'd probably be miserable too.

I think it was pretty clear that the OP didn't mean that ONLY nurses are miserable....She was just identifying the context of this forum....This NURSING forum. Miserable nurses are easy to...

I think at least part of the reason why what is widely considered as abuse is changing is because with the passage of time we are beginning to more fully understand the real physiological and...

Nursing is not an easy job. There are a lot of knocks to take when you're first starting out. The trick is to learn to take your knocks, reflect, and move on. This too shall pass.

It's as simple as the laws of physics which dictate that a person cannot be in two places at once. Unless each nurse cares for one patient and one patient only, SOMEONE is going to have to wait...

"I'm going to need a bigger tongue depressor..."

I wouldn't necessarily blame the medic student for distracting you... But he/she should have been quick to supply you with a mask if he/she were actually paying any attention to what the hell was...

SarahLeeRN, You are a gifted writer and it impresses me that you would use that gift to express this particular point of view. I have engaged in many discussions here on AN reflecting this topic...

Wage inequality does exist. Maybe not everywhere. Maybe not in every profession. But it does exist. My second job out of college (about 7 years ago now), the company had two identical positions...

It seems that some of the folks who are talking down nursing programs that don't give their students opportunities to take on more realistic patient loads are lacking in scope a bit. When I was a...

I've got a better question... Why do organizations, co-workers, managers, and other spectators and members of a team working toward a common goal continue to let bullying go unchallenged and...

Yes, there was a pervasive "everybody wins" indoctrination of children at one time. Some of this still exists in varying degrees. However, so seldom do the people who rally cry against the...

Hmmm.... Perhaps it truly is a very rare nurse indeed (or person in general) who is skilled at not only prioritizing their patient's needs, but also managing the rigors of mentorship with grace...

I don't remember ever saying that anyone had to be overly friendly or hand-holding. I do remember saying that I can see how having to contend with that expectation could be frustrating. When more...

Let's not try to cast too many generational stones... I'm old enough and learned enough to know that the Boomers were termed the "Me Generation," characterized by self-involvement and a "me first"...

That can't possibly be true. I'm fairly certain that what each is describing is the exact same behavior. The difference is not the behavior, or the definition of it, but the perspective. ...

I couldn't agree more.

It's all a matter of perspective. There are plenty who would say that this line of thinking is just a cop out that experienced nurses fall back on to excuse their bad behavior. Which, logically...

That may be true. But that's no excuse for bad behavior. The only thing a person can control is their own reaction. If someone chooses to react poorly when other options exist, they can and should be...

While I happen to quite like crusty old bats, I do agree with you about this really being about basic principles of respect and that it needs to flow both ways. When a person decides to chuck...

*chuckle* And in the real world, the guy says whatever he thinks she wants to hear so that he can get laid because he knows that they have only known each other 3 weeks and her expectations are...

I agree. I think this also goes for those who paint themselves as victimized by the preceptor role.

Very well said, PatMac. I agree that it is tiring to have to feel impeded or inconvenienced by the preceptor role. But it is equally tiring for an orientee to have to continually bear the...

I see your point and I don't have problems with trainwrecks even while being an orientee. I thrive under pressure and genuinely enjoy being busy. I prefer to work independently and don't require...

I'm sure there are some new grads working with experienced nurses who would just as easily expect to dump every unfavorable or challenging assignment onto the new nurse in the name of "gaining...