chrisclark

chrisclark has 6 years experience.

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1. Burnout!

   chrisclark replied to krwrnbsn's topic in Operating Room

   You probably already know this: It will never change and will only get worse as your current OR condition is a result of management tolerating the negative social cancer that permeates many operating rooms. There is no profit to be made by addressi...

2. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   chrisclark replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   Thats a good theory, Tweety... regarding the teaching of independence as an explanation for the lack of social support for new nurses. I pondered that too, however, I cant help but think that most new grads would still become independent in the sam...

3. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   chrisclark replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   I'll be a new grad nurse in a few weeks and have had experience in 8 different areas of my hospital, from OR to Medsurg to Oncology. I've had many encounters with seasoned nurses, several in each area (from Medsurg, to OR, to ICU). I had no experi...

4. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   chrisclark replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   As a nursing student doing classroom and clinical assignments, AND being an older male, I have a unique opportunity to watch the Survivor Island-type cattyness of female nursing students. Male nursing students do not act this way. While its obvious...