Giving back to your profession at allnurses®

[Julie]

Let's prove it.  Let's show the internet world that allnurses® is the place for all nurse professionals to ask and get nursing questions answered.   If a new member starts a discussion, lets provide guidance and a welcome message before our new member loses interest.

You may have noticed the new Unanswered Button at the top of many topics.  Please share your experience, knowledge, guidance and take the time to help a fellow colleague. You will be doing a great service for your profession.  What a great feeling especially during this challenging time.  Thank you, we appreciate YOU.

allnurses® cares for the nurse.

[PugMafia, PhD, RN]

Julie,

I appreciate the sentiment.  Quite honestly, I joined AN to support students and new nurses with questions.  However, there are quite a few members who are unable to post without some sort of snarky, salty response.  But isn’t that they way nurses are? When I was a floor nurse and as a professor, I see the bullying that occurs among nurses.  It happens on these boards too.  There are many who post negative generalizations about specialties who have never worked in those specialties.  If someone posts an opinion or suggestion that one of the members/admins do not like, they break out the claws.  What is even more funny is that they continue with the arguing until someone finally gives up.  It is almost like they have their phone next to them waiting for a response so they can quickly log on and respond back.  It makes me wonder if they have any kind of life. 

So, I respect and agree with your post.  However, if members/admin continue to communicate in a way that is defensive and many times offensive, what’s the point? AN really should begin working a culture that fosters and supports one another and discourages negativity.  If not, then the website is nothing more than a typical nursing unit. 

[Julie]

Thank you @PugMafia for your heart-felt opinion and feedback.  allnurses® appreciates your participation and assistance given to members on the site.  Your responses not only helps the original poster, but every other nursing professional with the same question reading the post. We appreciate YOU.

allnurses® strives to make students and new nurses feel welcome and help them along in their professional journey.  At the same time,  allnurses®  provides a place where all nursing professionals can share stories of triumph, celebration, struggles, frustrations, and hardships in hopes of finding kinship and connection among those that understand. 

The community at allnurses® does represent a cross section of nursing professionals across the globe with varying opinions and beliefs.  The majority of our participants are ........ friendly, caring, sensitive, kind and trying to spread sunshine.  Unfortunately, just like in the real world, a handful are here for their own agenda and can darken the space in a millisecond. 

We will continue to work toward a positive culture of support and helping the nursing profession. allnurses® cares for the nurse.