We had a different teacher come teach for one of our lectures today, she is an amazing women and nurse, super smart, she didn't start working as an actual teacher at our school (she is a CI though) until after we got done with the classes she is teaching. BUMMER because she is such an amazing teacher. Anyway, we got a really crappy EKG class last semester so she came in to refresh us on that today since she is now covering that class. Cardiac ICU is her specialty. She was so engaging and FUNNY, OMG we were crying from laughing to hard. She is very real world and has hilarious stories.
SO ANYWAY! She was giving us tips and advice as new grads, she said to stay away from the BM'ers and DG'ers. (we have them in real life and even on these boards) That is her nick name for "itchers and moaners" (not really itchers but you get the point) and "Doom and Gloomers"
So true, she said for every 5 mins of negativity you are around, it can suck up about an hour of your energy. Just her own theory and observation. But seriously, how true is this?
So to any new students now joining this section, if you want to have a positive experience, STAY AWAY FROM THESE PEOPLE! They seriously will suck the life out of you if you let them. They will make you start focusing on the negative things and all of that. They will drag you down so they have someone to be miserable with. Don't let it happen.
Nursing school is what you make of it. It doesn't have to be a terrible experience that takes all of your time and energy and you are miserable and super stressed for the next few years. Surround yourself with positive people that have a good energy. Allow yourself a few hrs to feel sorry for yourself if something negative comes and then pick yourself up and move on.
Don't be one of those people that only ever has something negative to say.
I mean really, who wants the nick name of a BM'er
Good luck to all the new grads and all the new students!