So when we new grads were first hired everyone was excited to see us. Of course they were...night shift was WAAAY short staffed. We have a short class time each week and then we work with a preceptor for their 3 12s each week. That's our training for 16 weeks. Anyway, the upper management keeps saying "Noone expects you to be perfect. We want you to ask questions" yet when we do some nurses roll their eyes, talk smack behind our backs, and are just down right Rude. I was sitting beside a preceptor the other day, who was not mine, when one nurse came by and asked "Oh, are you on babysitting duty today?" The preceptor didn't hear her...but I sure did. I may be a new grad, but I do NOT need babysitting. I'm so tired of people being ridiculous and petty. I understand that many of these nurses have been in the ER forever, but they too were new once. Noone comes to a job knowing everything, but acting like we're bothering you may actually make us not want to ask questions....and then how will we learn? I don't ask tons of questions. I mostly try to look things up myself, but you get my point. The funny thing is is that most of the nasty nurses have never even spoken to me. I mean really..."If you are not going to speak TO me, then please don't speak ABOUT me." I feel like this is highschool drama/popularity contest, more than I feel like it's a job. The upper management seems oblivious and sometimes I feel like they just don't want to make waves with these seasoned nurses. I understand not wanting to lose those nurses, but a hostile work environment is not something anyone should have to come in to.
