How do you deal with the conflict in nursing school?

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I graduate in 3 1/2 months and for the past year +. Its this one student that is like a bully. She walks around all day in class and clinical, saying and these are her exact words. " I don't like anybody in this (f'ing word) class? I only like so and so and just rude this girl had to have said this over 500 times since I've been in this program plus she's rude and evil. I asked her why do she say that she said " I don't give a f, because I don't" mind you it was two teachers that went to the DON about her and she did nothing. A few classmates and nothing gets done. I swear its taking all of me not to literally go off. She does this all day every day and the teachers doesn't do anything about it. Its so hard to have a positive atmosphere in the class because of her. Its like high school all over again. I'm so stressed out as is and just to put up with it is really annoying me. How should I handle this? Have you ever dealt with something similar before? Thanks in advance!

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Specializes in ICU.

Let it go, let it goooooooo

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Since you only have a few months left I would try to ignore it.

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I graduate in 3 1/2 months and for the past year +. Its this one student that is like a bully. She walks around all day in class and clinical, saying and these are her exact words. " I don't like anybody in this (f'ing word) class? I only like so and so and just rude this girl had to have said this over 500 times since I've been in this program plus she's rude and evil. I asked her why do she say that she said " I don't give a f, because I don't" mind you it was two teachers that went to the DON about her and she did nothing. A few classmates and nothing gets done. I swear its taking all of me not to literally go off. She does this all day every day and the teachers doesn't do anything about it. Its so hard to have a positive atmosphere in the class because of her. Its like high school all over again. I'm so stressed out as is and just to put up with it is really annoying me. How should I handle this? Have you ever dealt with something similar before? Thanks in advance!

I agree with the others. Ignore it. I'm scared for the people who will end up working with her, though!

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Letting her behavior get to you is simply giving her power over you. Ignore her.

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Since you only have a few months left I would try to ignore it.

Trust me I have but Its like every SINGLE day. I thought if I ignore her she;ll stop but she keeps right at it.

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Exactly! she was kicked out of a nursing program before. What upsets me is the instructors let her get away with it. They clearly hear her repeatedly saying this constantly.

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Specializes in Palliative, Onc, Med-Surg, Home Hospice.
Trust me I have but Its like every SINGLE day. I thought if I ignore her she;ll stop but she keeps right at it.

You won't be able to change her behavior but you can change the way you react to her. Just keep focused on your studies, you and take a deep breath whenever necessary. I know how hard it is to work with a jerk but seriously, you need to just keep reminding yourself that she ain't worth the stress! You have 3.5 months to go? You can do it.

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Letting her behavior get to you is simply giving her power over you. Ignore her.

You're so right! I'm just stressed!

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You won't be able to change her behavior but you can change the way you react to her. Just keep focused on your studies, you and take a deep breath whenever necessary. I know how hard it is to work with a jerk but seriously, you need to just keep reminding yourself that she ain't worth the stress! You have 3.5 months to go? You can do it.

Thanks for the prep talk I need it. I will do just that!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

Your administration is not doing her any favors by allowing her behaviour to go unchecked. Should this classmate actually graduate and pass NCLEX, she will soon experience the real world reaction to her unsociable behaviour.

Keep that day of reckoning in your mind as you are forced to witness the daily shenanigans.

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Specializes in Palliative, Onc, Med-Surg, Home Hospice.
Exactly! she was kicked out of a nursing program before. What upsets me is the instructors let her get away with it. They clearly hear her repeatedly saying this constantly.

You really can't know what the instructors and/or the dean *(or head of the nursing program) is doing about this. They can't discuss it with you. (Nor should they). You might run into this as a nurse. Keep this in mind, just because you don't see them doing something does not mean they aren't. It just means that you don't see it. As I said before, focus on you. It's so much healthier.

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