are there alot of cliques on your nursing floor?

[johnnyDoGood]

i always wondered do nurses get into cliques like high school on nursing floors whereas they single outsiders out and give them the harder assignments. does that go on at your hospital?

[blueyesue]

I think it is natural to have "cliques." People are often more comfortable being in smaller groups. Plus, you can't get along with everyone. I think people merge with those they are comfortable with and those who share similar interests or viewpoints. Don't sweat it, and find those whom you enjoy being around. Of course don't be a jerk to those outside your group. Try inviting those who are a bit different into your group. They may add a great dynamic to it.

[ohmeowzer RN, RN]

you betcha !!! they run the floor !!!

[flashpoint]

Of course...and I am glad that I am not a part of some of them. I work in LTC, so it is way different than a hospital. I also don't work in the town that I live in...that makes it sort of nice!

We have a group that likes to party...I've never called one of them when they were off that they weren't either at a bar, at someone's house drinking, at the lake drinking, or recovering from drinking. I've also heard that they do a little spouse/partner swapping, so I'm pretty glad that I am not welcome in their little group. (A couple of them are "fans" of a group for swingers on Facebook). I've been told that the people who are not in their "group" are jealous...I am not!

We have a group that has kids that are always in trouble. They discuss it at work and on break and every where else. If my kids ever do something stupid, I can go to one of them for advice on how to handle it and which lawyer to get to defend them. Their kids have literally done it all. Everyone is this group is actually pretty "normal." They do their job and do it well....they just seem to have kids who aren't very good at following the rules.

Then we have the "old farts" (as the party group refers to us). We are the boring ones who show up, do out jobs, and go home. If any of our kids are in trouble, the people at work don't know about it. We brag about our kids, but I try not to talk about anything that would bother the residents. We don't socialize much with the people from work because we live too far away and are busy with other things. My kids are involved in so much that we spend a lot of time watching their concerts, performances, and things like that.

Overall, everyone I work with is great at work. No matter what, we seem to work together and get the job done. That is far more important to me that being popular putside of work. Once we are on the clock, everyone is equal.

[Katie5]

My advice to you- look for the dominant of the clique. You don't have to be buddy-buddy, but develop a communicatop rapport with her, and you'll have someone unconsciously giveing you a say.

It's hard to hate on someone you have a rrapport with...(most times).

[lisamc1RN, LPN]

Not really sure that we have cliques at my work place. We have people who get along better with each other because of personalities and interests, but it definitely doesn't effect an outsider coming in. We don't give the prn nurse, or the nurse who is just helping out the harder assignment. And it is pretty standard that when one person has finished his/her assignment at the moment, to go find the other nurse and see is she needs any help with anything. I really like where I work. :)

Now the last place I work is another story. LOL.

[nursel56]

Yes, there are cliques (thank you so much for not spelling it "c l i c k" : )), but not much cross-clique hostility. Mostly simply based on commonalities. I've never had a supervisor blatantly hand out better assignments to his or her clique members, though.