Clinical drama-question about personal property

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · May 18, 2014

Why bring a bag to clinical that you must leave unattended? Bring only what you can keep on you and problem solved.

chiasmus100 · May 18, 2014

Because I need to eat lunch???? What the hell kind of advice is that.

missmollie, ADN, BSN, RN · May 18, 2014

It's the advice that you asked for, but obviously didn't want.

Rockrose · May 18, 2014

Um, wow, JustBeachyNurse was trying to be helpful. Her advice is pretty sound. If your lunch is in the bag can you stick your lunch in a fridge or something and just not bring the bag? Or, if there's lunch money in your bag maybe put it in your pocket and then you won't need the bag? I don't see a lot more options available if you're concerned about your stuff. If you still want to bring a bag, perhaps you could bring a less trendy bag that you won't be as concerned about.

Backwardo · May 18, 2014

Because I need to eat lunch???? What the hell kind of advice is that.

Seriously, no need for that. Sheesh. :no:

And I agree, bring only what's necessary. Brown bag your lunch and write your name on it. If it gets harmed or smashed, then talk to them directly. The beautiful thing about scrubs is they have plenty of pockets for keys, change for a soda, and other stuff you'll need while you're on the floor.

Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN · May 18, 2014

Because I need to eat lunch???? What the hell kind of advice is that.

Personally...I think it was good advice. Just because we hear things we didn't want to hear doesn't mean it's bad advice. Nor is it necessary to be rude.

I have trendy bags, which I am sure you mean expensive. My daughter has them as well and I tel her...If you can't lock it up or replace it without financial hardship (we are all not Paris Hilton)....don't carry it....period.

I would get a cheap paper/cloth bag from your local grocery store and carry that to clinical with your lunch in it. Problem solved.

Staging a war with these girls when you will probably never see them again frankly is NOT worth the effort nor it is worth giving them the satisfaction they bothered you.

Choose your battles wisely.

ellaballet · May 18, 2014

I'm sorry your classmate hit your purse, but bringing it up to your clinical coordinator will just make the "palpable tension" between you and your classmates worse. However, if you're worried about the safety of your personal possessions, anyone could have gone into the break room while you were on the floor and stolen your purse. I used to work at a nursing home and one of the more confused patients grabbed my bag from the nurses station one day and ate all the snacks I kept with me haha. Visitors of the hospital could spot the trendy bag and snatch it up. I agree with everyone elses' advice, leave expensive stuff at home. Or get a lock. But you can get a pack of brown paper bags for much cheaper than replacing a fancy purse.

krisiepoo · May 18, 2014

Don't bring anything to a clinical setting that you don't want to lose. I brought my lunches in a plastic grocery bag. I didn't bring a purse at all because we didn't have access to lockers. I kept some pocket change on my person.

I think it's obvious they knew this was your purse so don't bring it again.

Don't talk to your clinical coordinator unless something happens that you can prove. It's best to fly as far under the radar as possible in nursing school

and if you react in person as you react on here, it might not be a "clique" problem, but a "chiasmus100" problem

Pink Magnolia, BSN, RN · May 18, 2014

Because I need to eat lunch???? What the hell kind of advice is that.

If you want to survive the Hunger Games, you're going to need an attitude adjustment. Good luck in school!

chiasmus100 · May 18, 2014

I did not have anything expensive in the bag. I will bring a cheap bag next week. It is that she was hitting it which is of concern to me. Who is to say she won't go into the cheap bag and do something like break a pen or something of this kind? I also bring textbooks to study during break, who is to say she won't decide to throw the textbooks out.

We actually began arguing in the break room, me and 5 other girls (they are younger than I am). I realize if someone overhead this it would make our school and ourselves look really bad to the hospital. Since one girl said she was getting up to close the door and another girl left the room (the girl that left the room is not in the clique). I actually stopped saying anything out of concern for this. I then said something in the elevator (where noone would hear) when we were leaving. After we got out of the elevator one of the clique said something really loud in the lobby. It makes us look bad.

But, how am I supposed to handle catty comments, rudeness, and someone hitting my bag? Am I supposed to just ignore it? I am very close to graduating.

ellaballet · May 18, 2014

I don't think I really understand about the bag hitting, like was she winding up and punching it over and over? Strange. Even if you bring it up to your clinical program any of the hundreds of people that could walk into the break room and throw out your textbooks or whatever. Keep them in a locked car and your keys in your pocket! If you only have a few weeks left it personally wouldn't be worth the issue to me, just keep your head down and get ready to graduate!