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Sadly, I have to say that I, too, had horrible experiences with some of the hospital nurses during clinical rotations. I had one running away from me all day, walk away and ignore questions; by the end of the rotation I was so intimidated I was blin...

I know there is an online program at the University of California, Riverside. I don't know much else though. Illinois? Can't help you there! Try doing a google search. Good luck!

Not any more. There was a raid by 8 different law enforcement agencies making up a group called "MAGNET" and about 15 people were arrested about two weeks ago. The local paper (kingman daily miner) reported that none of them were cooking, all of th...

Agreed. I wear my shoulder length hair up and most of the time in a clip, but once in a while I do a pony since my pony is only about 6" long. I think it looks more professional to have your hair up and sets an example for the ltc wing where I work...

You may also want to consider Northern Arizona University. www.nau.edu. They have a distance FNP and I believe it is all online. Plus, they are pretty cheap. They are in Flagstaff and cater to rural northern Arizona, so the distance thing is not ...

When I was in school, I consulted a friend with 20+ years experience as an RN about stethoscopes, particularly name brand ones and she said in her experience it did not have to be Littman to be good. I have a little hearing deficit so I first purch...

I work staff at ltc and I have had from 17-34 patients. After handling 34, 17 feels like a vacation! :) But I really like having a long term relationship with my patients.

Is this independent nurse thing only in Ohio??

As a student I got a lot of that selective hearing from nurses who were supposed to be teaching me during my externship. It was very discouraging.

I actually bought the book online! It was pretty cheap. I thought it would come in handy...if I like it I may recommend it to my ADN program. We were not given assertiveness training. I did not fully comprehend what the nursing world was like, tha...

Thanks! That is a good idea. When something like this happened to me, I really didn't understand what was going on, I was still in school and I was unsure of myself and I got to the point I was so flustered that it was hard to do what I was supposed ...

Understood. Thanks for the input. Truth to tell I read that and my mouth just hung open. It seemed like he was hovering around denying everyone's experience. I didn't get the point. You've been a nurse for a long time, you've seen this kind of t...

OK, ouch. Well if you don't believe any of it and have never seen any of it then what would be the point of reading threads about mobbing? Just poking people with a sharp stick (verbally) and see what happens? No golf today to amuse you? (ok couldn...

Yes she will! And when she is older she will always remember the nurse that took the time to mentor her. I have had a couple of those and I am so grateful to them! It's so nice to get a hand up rather than a kick in the teeth!

That was a great example of doing the right thing! You saw potential and looked past the immature behavior. You did this employee a huge favor but I'm sure she didn't know it. I think the mobbing thing is stuff like going after someone for persona...

I know, it absolutely blows my mind that there are people out there who have nothing better to do than to sabotage people. As a teenager (a long time ago!) I got a job clerking in a small pharmacy. The other girls were eating chips out of packages a...

I think that may be true, however who's to say that one's personal opinion should be the arbiter of this person's career/education? Why not encourage this person and try to help them? If they are unsafe, then it will be come evident and steps can b...

There is something called hostile work environment. Read up on your state's labor laws. If it is happening to you then it may fall under harassment and there ARE laws against that.

I have a friend who graduated RN school with me and she was routed out of a department as a new grad. She just took it, but was back in the facility some time later to pick up her check and she ran into the CEO of the facility--who was a personal fr...

I think it's a good idea for nursing students to talk about this issue and to make a pact to be kind to novice nurses and support those who will be paying for your social security when you retire (grin) BUT sometimes units are so highly politicized t...

I'm afraid your advice to ignore it and it will go away does not work. I was mobbed as a new nurse and I didn't know what was going on. This represents a change in career to me and I was pretty focused upon not making a mistake and in my own world. ...

You are a lucky RN. I have a supportive environment too, in LTC. I do want to get more experience elsewhere though. But now I'm kind of afraid to leave! L

That is sage advice. I was pretty caught up in my own private stuff at the time, burying my parents, going back to school after way too long, moved many miles to get there, etc. For a while I was buying into it thinking it was me. It's been too l...

I just read this whole thread, I know I am late to the game and all but thanks everyone for these stories! I had never before heard of mobbing. I changed careers and graduated my RN last year and I have experienced these things. I am known to have a...

Whoa whoa whoa there, cowboy. Firing someone and telling them they "could be" unsafe says to me that this is a euphemism for something else. If the person was unsafe, that would be documented and the evidence given. Either there is a real reason or n...