Babzuptown

Again, glad for the candid discussion. I think the push for BSNs was partly to dispell some of this. And now I'm going to get even more flack because, I have always thought that a 2 year trade school does not make for a well-rounded person. Most of t...

I brought in nice snacks every night and set them out for everyone. I sympathized when someone was having a rough night. I jumped into help. I am standoffish when it comes to clique stuff. I just started getting picked apart at work. I remember, conv...

Yes, there are so many in nursing who interpret kindness and stupidity. I've been cautioned, "don't bleed in a pool of sharks." It's crazy isn't it? Isn't nursing generally thought of as charitable. And nurses as Florence Nightengales. It's got me th...

It never takes more than a month for me to be questionable. And then by about month 3, I'm out. I don't do cliques well. I don't get women. I am friendly and helpful but I don't even know how to begin playing that game of fitting in. I can never figu...

Be careful. Please. I also thought like this. I trusted to go to work and do my best every night. What ended up happening was I was given the most challenging assignments. I had 5 patients where the rest had 3 or 4. I was told I could not delegate to...

Just off the top of my head, these women are probably of the heard mentality and would resent someone like you who was able to rise above it and move on. They are miserable and resentful that you bailed out of there. I know this will sound jaded, but...