Clinical drama-question about personal property

[chiasmus100]

Just wondering, I am in a clinical group for the summer for clinical 3 days. There is a clique of girls in this clinical group. I went into the break room at the end of clinical and one of them was hitting my bag. My bag is a trendy bag which a lot of ppl carry. When I saw the girl hitting it I picked up the bag and said "That's mine" then sat at the table. The girl said "Oh I thought it was Kate's" (Kate is her friend who is in the click and has a bag similar to mine, since it is a trendy bag. Kate was standing there however.

I am worried about the safety of my personal possessions at this time since I have clinical with this group 3 days a week (its only the third week of school). Should

I let this slide or bring it up to the course coordinator? I am graduating next semester and don't want to make any waves. But, there is palpable tension between me and this group, so I don't want to let it go then have it blow up.

Thank you.

[Heathierose]

Just passing through here. The topic post got me and I was hooked (is this real life?). I skimmed through the thread and my goodness this girl sounds like she is a sophomore in high school, it's insane. God bless you all for trying to give this girl advice but a tiger can change it's stripes, especially not one who thinks she's better than the rest. Such a shame some poor girl was wait-listed because a spot was wasted on her..

[BlueDevil, DNP]

There are bad actors no matter what you do in life. I have to say I've never come across anyone like the OP in 30 years of nursing. Never. Ever.

I've come across these types of personalities among my pts, not colleagues. People like this tend not to function well in work places, or society, and therefore we don't usually come across behavior this egregious among professional peers. Seriously, no snark, the OP needs help. I can't diagnose her on the internet and I cannot offer medical advice, but I would encourage her to seek a consult from a qualified behavioral health professional. This is beyond just being obnoxious or immature. This is a personality disorder and she needs treatment.

Good luck kiddo.

[RubySlippers06]

I feel like this thread just needs to die... I am so sick of seeing it, but I cannot stop myself from reading it! OP, I hate to see that you are getting reamed. I know how much words can hurt. Unfortunately, sometimes this just needs to happen so we can wake up and see the world and it's reality. Talking to someone could definitely help you get some more perspective on how to work better with people. Please know, I am saying this out of kindness. In nursing, I feel that you cannot survive without compassion. We get beat up a lot by stressed patients, tired doctors, and grumpy coworkers. Nurses tend to be the punching bag and you need to realize that most of these people do not mean it personally. In these circumstances, they are just really unhappy with their own situation or scared/stressed and you happen to be there. When it comes to colleagues, people usually tend to dish out what they receive.... I feel like that is the harsh reality and you just need to not let it get to you. Of course, I am in that pre-nursing student/nursing student limbo, but this is what my consensus has been. It is also what I have prepared myself for. It is your job to comfort and nurse your patients regardless of how ugly their personalities can be.

Please let this be your eye opener. There is absolutely no shame in admitting your fault and asking for help. Even if it is just a counselor's guidance.

[wooh, BSN, RN]

Ironically, the thread would die, and then someone would come back a day later posting on it how it should die, reviving it like CPR on a DNR patient.

[missmollie, ADN, BSN, RN]

Seriously...why isn't this thread dead yet!!

[RunBabyRN]

Ironically, the thread would die, and then someone would come back a day later posting on it how it should die, reviving it like CPR on a DNR patient.

*dying*

No pun intended.

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

I think this thread has run it's course and the OP has gotten her advice thread closed