NURSES! NURSES! Stop eating your young!!!

There are scores of threads on this subject; I can point you to many.

Meantime, respect is a two-way street. The young eat the old, old eat the young, strong the weak.

Anyone feeling "eaten" would benefit from assertiveness training and books. I can point you to those, too, if you want. Meantime, remember, you are no one's doormat, and give respect, if you want it in kind.

No one eats me; my shell is too tough, skin too rough, like a rhino. Not any fun to pick on me for anyone. Assertion (not aggression), is my skin.

Not a nurse but I would have to say that this is the same situation in every career not just in nursing.

In the corporate world it is the same. Your tongue is your best defense. If you feel like you are being abused or treated inferior then speak up and have your voice heard.

" A person will only get as far as you allow them too".

Respectfully, if you feel this way then do something about the situation and move on. No one deserves this kind of treatment. There will always be others trying to "eat whomever they can".

Just don't let it be you and don't do the same. IMO, go in do your job, treat everyone how you wish to be treated, and go home and on with your life.

I have been through this many times outside of nursing and believe me, I am not afraid to speak my mind and put anyone who wishes to mistreat me to shame.

Best wishes to you. :)

You can not be eaten unless you allow yourself to be eaten. Either you get tired and show your own fangs, or become burned out because people run all over you. Experienced nurses also have a "knack" for reading new nurses and have a tendency to form biased opinions upon brief, informal meetings. Nursing is a profession where you must constantly prove yourself; the drive is fueled by competition. You must have patience and roll with the punches!:) Good luck to you

There are scores of threads on this subject; I can point you to many.

Meantime, respect is a two-way street. The young eat the old, old eat the young, strong the weak.

Anyone feeling "eaten" would benefit from assertiveness training and books. I can point you to those, too, if you want. Meantime, remember, you are no one's doormat, and give respect, if you want it in kind.

No one eats me; my shell is too tough, skin too rough, like a rhino. Not any fun to pick on me for anyone. Assertion (not aggression), is my skin.

:yeahthat: :yelclap:

We are one of the biggest voices in healthcare but yet we cannot all be together on one accord and this is a very sad situation. I have witness and been a victim in this sad charade throughout my 5yrs as an LPN. I have seen nurses leave this field simply because of the treatment they receive from their fellow nurses despite the drama of everyday life from physicians, family, patients, etc...I am once again in nursing school RN/BSN and I am praying that a change will be reached in our profession. Please feel free to share your experience....

Dropping the phrase "nurses eat their young" would be a HUGE step.

Dropping the phrase "nurses eat their young" would be a HUGE step.

But some of them are so downright tasty

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at least the low calorie ones:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Wouldn't know, never done it myself.

trying to be good, so......

just how many calories are in a new nurse? alot of carbs? or is it mainly protein?

need to lose a few pounds!

We are one of the biggest voices in healthcare but yet we cannot all be together on one accord and this is a very sad situation. I have witness and been a victim in this sad charade throughout my 5yrs as an LPN. I have seen nurses leave this field simply because of the treatment they receive from their fellow nurses despite the drama of everyday life from physicians, family, patients, etc...I am once again in nursing school RN/BSN and I am praying that a change will be reached in our profession. Please feel free to share your experience....

Hi Ms. Lisa Well I for one hear you loud & clear. I feel like the phrase eat their young is pretty appropriate. Never the less, no matter how you word it, it is sooo elementary. I have seen it and experienced it as well. I'm not a mousy little lady. I'm very opinionated and have no problem defending myself (probably a little more than I should). The point remains nurses eating their young (or bullying one of their own) is ridiculous. We aren't competeing for one anothers jobs. We are working together doing the same job. How can people that go into a feild that require you to have a nurturing, caring, & compassionate personality (not saying that all nurses possess these qualities:rotfl: ) readily attack someone that they have so much in common with? I've also been a hairdresser and at times found it to be less cut throat (and trust me that is a cut throat business. ) But don't get me wrong I've worked with and met many more good nurses than I have bitter. ones.