Obnoxious classmates that turn into great nurses

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Hello all, since I graduated eight months ago, I have worked in two different facilities and ended up working the same shifts with several of my former classmates as coworkers. While in nursing school and clinical, these classmates were obnoxious and childlike, doing poorly in class and barely completing assignments or passing. Now they are licensed and on the job. I was real happy to see that they matured up and have become very good, responsible fantastic nurses. A complete 360. Have you seen this too? :yeah:

Lol it is strange to see in nursing school that some students end up acting just like they were back in highschool. Many of them do change though and become really good nurses,they do not have a choice, they get out into the big bad world and have to take the job seriously, in nursing there is no room for stuffing around and certainly no room or tolerance for screw ups, they have to either shape up and get their act into gear or not work at all, most of them realise this and turn out to be great nurses, some however prefer to be lazy and somehow get away with it, doing not a single thing their whole shift, being somehow out of sight the whole time, and only actually doing stuff when the bosses are around, these people frustrate me to no end and yet never get caught.

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Haha, I think you're talking about me~:cool: I was the student everybody loved to hate. I worked harder and longer and made other students feel bad, aced my tests, always had an answer for EVERYTHING, graduated #2 in my class, and acted pretty snotty about it too. Not very nice at all. Here's a shout-out to all my classmates: I'M SORRY. I WAS AN IDIOT. PLEASE FORGIVE ME.

I did turn out to be a great nurse, though.:nurse:

Did I write this?

I know I was annoying, too. I worked hard, was a great student, learning came easily to me, and I had a lot of experience. I was angry if I didn't get 100% on everything, and I argued many points--not because I wanted the points (I didn't need them) but because I honestly felt I was right. If I wasn't right, I wanted someone to explain to me exactly why. I did not suffer fools well, and I didn't want to sit in class listening to people tell their stories or repeatedly cover easy points. I was a very serious student who was grumpy when our breaks went long or when we got out of clinicals early. I figured, I paid for it, I want my money's worth. I'm sure I made that all well known.

I'm a great nurse. I'm fairly certain I'm not nearly as annoying as I was. I'm much more laid back than in school. I've learned quite a bit about myself and others, I've grown and matured, and I'm comfortable and happy in my skin now.

I think most of us discover that it takes all kinds. My strengths play well to the nursing field I've chosen. I graduated with people about whom I was convinced they wouldn't pass boards. I really just didn't think they were smart enough to pass boards or be nurses. When they did, I was convinced they wouldn't last in any job. Many of them are thriving in great positions as fantastic nurses. I'm very happy for them, and I wish them all well.

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Specializes in PICU/Pedi.
Did I write this?

I know I was annoying, too. I worked hard, was a great student, learning came easily to me, and I had a lot of experience. I was angry if I didn't get 100% on everything, and I argued many points--not because I wanted the points (I didn't need them) but because I honestly felt I was right. If I wasn't right, I wanted someone to explain to me exactly why. I did not suffer fools well, and I didn't want to sit in class listening to people tell their stories or repeatedly cover easy points. I was a very serious student who was grumpy when our breaks went long or when we got out of clinicals early. I figured, I paid for it, I want my money's worth. I'm sure I made that all well known.

I'm a great nurse. I'm fairly certain I'm not nearly as annoying as I was. I'm much more laid back than in school. I've learned quite a bit about myself and others, I've grown and matured, and I'm comfortable and happy in my skin now.

I think most of us discover that it takes all kinds. My strengths play well to the nursing field I've chosen. I graduated with people about whom I was convinced they wouldn't pass boards. I really just didn't think they were smart enough to pass boards or be nurses. When they did, I was convinced they wouldn't last in any job. Many of them are thriving in great positions as fantastic nurses. I'm very happy for them, and I wish them all well.

I could have written this post, except for all the stuff post-graduation (not there yet). I feel like I'm fairly obnoxious, although I try not to be. This semester, I am learning that silence is golden, and am trying to just shut up and listen, and definitely not complain about getting a high 80 when most everybody else is getting 60s or less. I just have a big mouth, and like to talk, and am naturally loud, in addition to being an overachiever. I'm working on it, though. This thread is inspiring - I hope I turn out to be an awesome, although slightly obnoxious, nurse!

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I could have written this post, except for all the stuff post-graduation (not there yet). I feel like I'm fairly obnoxious, although I try not to be. This semester, I am learning that silence is golden, and am trying to just shut up and listen, and definitely not complain about getting a high 80 when most everybody else is getting 60s or less. I just have a big mouth, and like to talk, and am naturally loud, in addition to being an overachiever. I'm working on it, though. This thread is inspiring - I hope I turn out to be an awesome, although slightly obnoxious, nurse!

Awww...see? I could have written your post! Like you, I have a big mouth, love to talk and am naturally loud. I learn very easily and quickly. Study about half as much as others do! One of my instructors said I will make a great advocate for my patients! (but admittedly at work, I am decidedly more political than I am at school!)

Also, like the poster above, I lacked patience as a young woman but one of my bosses back in the day took me aside and taught me to slow down and go for quality, not quantity of work!

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Specializes in med surg ltc psych.

COOL!

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Specializes in OB/GYN, Peds, School Nurse, DD.
Did I write this?

I know I was annoying, too. I worked hard, was a great student, learning came easily to me, and I had a lot of experience. I was angry if I didn't get 100% on everything, and I argued many points--not because I wanted the points (I didn't need them) but because I honestly felt I was right. If I wasn't right, I wanted someone to explain to me exactly why. I did not suffer fools well, and I didn't want to sit in class listening to people tell their stories or repeatedly cover easy points. I was a very serious student who was grumpy when our breaks went long or when we got out of clinicals early. I figured, I paid for it, I want my money's worth. I'm sure I made that all well known.

:lol2: I think we're twins separated at birth.

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Specializes in LTC.

Heh. Some of my former classmates would think that *I* was one of those obnoxious ones (I've got a touch of ADHD, m'kay?) based on my classroom behavior (cracking jokes, mostly...sorrrrrrrrr-Y! Sheesh, just trying to liven things up). As a matter of fact, there was one instructor who totally had it in for me (maybe b/c she thought I was stealing her spotlight? Or maybe she really did have a problem with me speaking up in class. :p). After clinicals started, a classmate of mine overheard her saying "I'm surprised at how great her bedside is; she's fantastic with the patients!"

So yeah, you never know. :)

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