I posted several weeks ago. I am a new LNA and managed to get a job on a critical care floor working nights. I was called, interviewed and hired despite having no experience. When I went in to start work my Nurse Educator expected that I would be available days to orientate; I was not and had made HR aware of this. Apparently, the message never got through. So I orientated 3rd shift-my normal shift.
Well the floor has been very quiet and the Nurse Educator is concerned that I will not be able to cope when it gets super busy. I caved and agreed to orientate some days this week so that (in her words) I could do things like a "bed bath". I am kind of surprised as I do not expect to be doing too many bed baths between 11pm and 7am, but I digress.
At first the complaint was that I did vitals too slowly. I managed to speed those up.Then I was speaking in too soft a voice for the patients (Sorry but I do not believe in yelling unless someone is hard of hearing) I have done everything asked of me with a smile on my face but I have to admit that I am getting irritated. Either these folks want me or they don't want me. I want to be a nurse and am now feeling like a loser....I mean, if I can't cut it as an LNA then can I make it as a nurse?
"I'm living a sheltered life in Home Health-- please don't tell me nurses wear cleavage showing scrub tops and supertight white scrub pants with a thong showing?!?!"
No. . .am I exhibiting a Gemini-like behavior? (I'm a Taurus)
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Yeah, kinda' sorta...Gemini's are known for being grammar and spelling natzi's! (they also are known to play with colloquialisms and playing with words and their double meanings, etc.......Maybe you're a Gemini ascendant?? (shrugs shoulders)
Your sun sign is Taurus, which is how you appear to others, or how your yard and the outside of your house appears to others....Ascendant is like the inside of your house, where who you are can really be seen....
Anyway, it was just a bit of an astrology joke......
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do not let these people make you feel like a loser!! in nursing, it is a dog eat dog, career at times. sounds like your kindness is your weakness. get alittle backbone about you, and show these folks that you can and will make it! the longer you work around nursing, you will see various attitudes.
sad but true the kind, reserved amongst us are the target of those who become the managers of tomorrow look after yourself, be determined if its really what you want & you'll survive in a cut throat world of nursing! caring profession! don't make me laugh
Specializes in Cardiology (ITU), Acute Renal/Dialysis.
I've been around in healthcare for 20 years and I've heard about it on this forum way more than I've actually seen.
Just because a subject is popular does not necessarily make it true.
'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder'.
believe me it is very true! maybe you're looking at it from the different side of the coin, but bullying & humiliation are a daily occurance in the nursing profession
Specializes in Cardiology (ITU), Acute Renal/Dialysis.
Waaaay off topic but beauty is far from universal, hence the phrase "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder". What's attractive to me, may not be attractive to you.[/quote']
whats attractiveness got to do with nursing? are you saying that someone you perceive as unattractive deserves to be bullied?mmmmmmmmmmmmm?
No. . .am I exhibiting a Gemini-like behavior? (I'm a Taurus)
I'm living a sheltered life in Home Health-- please don't tell me nurses wear cleavage showing scrub tops and supertight white scrub pants with a thong showing?!?!
heck yeah they do. Some of them. Disgraceful. And gross! Not just nurses, but nursing assistants. Like a bunch of peacocks showing off their feathers to each other - the paramedics, docs, etc. It's ridiculous.
"whats attractiveness got to do with nursing? are you saying that someone you perceive as unattractive deserves to be bullied?mmmmmmmmmmmmm?"
I was responding to a previous poster who stated that "beauty is universal and when you see someone attractive, you just have to look"
Attractiveness has absolutely nothing to do with nursing. Whether or not someone is considered attractive is subjective, which is what I meant when I said "What's attractive to me, may not be attractive to you." I'm also not really sure where in my post you got the idea that I think unattractive people deserved to be bullied.
While I think it's okay to have good self-esteem, I also think it can come off as a bit conceited when someone says "I'm quite attractive." It's a little like hearing someone say, "don't hate me because I'm beautiful!" I don't think it's the beauty that people are annoyed by, I think it's the fact that the person considers themself beautiful and needs to make sure people know it.
Was this nurse well-groomed and did she have good personal hygiene? To me, all that matters is a neat appearance and healthy habits like showering regularly, keeping hair brushed, dressing in clean scrubs or uniforms, etc. People come in all shapes and sizes, and most people have something beautiful about them, even if they are not conventionally attractive. It is possible not to be in your early 20's and a size six, and still be an attractive woman, but neatness and cleanliness are all that should matter among nurses, IMHO.
believe me it is very true! maybe you're looking at it from the different side of the coin, but bullying & humiliation are a daily occurance in the nursing profession
I'm not sure which side of the coin you're referring to but i've just picked the right places to work (when there was such a thing) where I've not seen the dark side of nursing. I just know about it from this site and I know it's human nature. No matter what type of job you're in (especially with women) there will always be gossip, pettiness, and backstabbing.
I've worked in several healthcare and medical settings, and I haven't seen a huge amount of outright bullying. I have seen a lot of nurses who are very supportive of each other, and most who are too focused on their jobs to worry about how attractive their fellow nurses are. I don't think I've ever seen people bullying a nurse because she was cuter than average. Of course, I am a firm believer in being supportive of other women and avoiding the cattiness. Maybe that has affected my experiences.
I also have usually found that when a nurse is perceived as "tough," it may be that she simply has high standards and expects those she is teaching or training to live up to them. I've also gotten good results from treating everyone (especially those with more experience and education than me) with a lot of respect and a readiness to learn from them.
For Blackheartednurse: No, a BSN isn't necessarily better than an ADN, but she may have had some different insights to share with you as a result of her extra years of learning.
I'm not an inexperienced nurse and I am very surprised by all this talk of nurses eating their young, backstabbing and cruelty. Maybe I am just extremely lucky with the places I've worked because I never had to experience such pettiness from fellow professionals.
I strongly believe in personal attitude to change things around. I hope the OP will persevere and keep optimistic.
Now, are you all serious that nurses mistreat attractive nurses out of jealousy? Wow, talk about immaturity. You sure it's not the attitude, maybe? If I had to work with a nurse with attitude or diva personality, I don't care how "beautiful" you are. I'll want nothing to do with you.
Blackheartednurse, are you sure that your alleged attractiveness was part of the cause of your troubles? Did it ever occur to you maybe, just maybe, your attitude rubbed people wrong way?
(I'm a Taurus)
(they also are known to play with colloquialisms and playing with words and their double meanings, etc.......Maybe you're a Gemini ascendant?? (shrugs shoulders)
the kind, reserved amongst us are the target of those who become the managers of tomorrow 
look after yourself, be determined if its really what you want & you'll survive in a cut throat world of nursing! caring profession! don't make me laugh 
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Boog'sCRRN246, RN
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"I'm living a sheltered life in Home Health-- please don't tell me nurses wear cleavage showing scrub tops and supertight white scrub pants with a thong showing?!?!"
Oh yes...yes they do. :barf01: