Do nurses eat their young?

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Specializes in LTC, Hospice, Case Management.

Just the title made me want a sandwich.

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

Yes, yes they do.

Corn fed and tender.

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Specializes in Med Surg, Ortho.

Yes, and it's unfortunate. However, being a target myself, at one time, has made me stronger, so it just comes with the territory.

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No. "Nurses" do not eat their young.

Some nurses were jerks before they became nurses.

Nurses are not a monolith.

And the complaint that it is always older nurses who "eat" the newer nurses . . doesn't pan out when you read complaints.

So, no . . that stereotype is wrong and frustrating.

Here ya go . . . .a long long thread about it.

Do Nurses Eat Their Young? - Nursing for Nurses

steph

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Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.

Ignoring for a moment that your study leaves out LPNs, the cover letter with it's assumption of a nursing shortage is likely to be off-putting to many people despite the fact that the AACN is still insistent that we're still in "crisis" from the nursing shortage.

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Specializes in Med Surg, Ortho.
No. "Nurses" do not eat their young.

Some nurses were jerks before they became nurses.

And the complaint that it is always older nurses who "eat" the newer nurses . . doesn't pan out when you read complaints.

So, no . . that stereotype is wrong and frustrating.

Here ya go . . . .a long long thread about it.

Do Nurses Eat Their Young? - Nursing for Nurses

steph

I'll agree they're jerks alright.

Also, I had a couple or so older nurses try to eat me up a few times.

There were also some nurses very supportive and nice.

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Specializes in ER, Trauma.

They're more tender when they're young.

My impression is that sometimes an experienced nurse feels the need to establish a pecking order by beating up on newly licensed nurses. IMHO

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They're more tender when they're young.

My impression is that sometimes an experienced nurse feels the need to establish a pecking order by beating up on newly licensed nurses. IMHO

That experienced nurse would most likely do the same thing if she was an experienced engineer and a new and younger engineer started working with her.

Again - this has more to do with what kind of PERSON you are/were. Not that you became a nurse.

steph

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Specializes in PCCN.

do nurses eat their young?

do bears poop in the woods??

lol.

although i agree with above poster- doesnt have to be a nurse;could be other professions too. nursing's the only one we hear about on this site:D

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