aspeicher

"This might be a bit of a hijack and not at all directed at the OP but exactly how do you determine what makes for a hostile environment/lateral violence compared to an employee that isn't fulfilling the expectations? This post probably could have been written by one of my new grad coworkers but the reality in this case is that he is just not picking up the skills and doesn't have the insight needed to be a competent member of our team so we are all frustrated. " If a new nurse isn't competent, that should be discussed with them. There's no need for an adult to treat another adult like a dog.

I think you must be leaving out part of this story. How did this person obtain your presonal information? Maybe you said and I missed it.... However, DO NOT MENTION THIS TO YOUR DIRECTOR. IT'S NONE OF HER BUSINESS. I understand that in a chat, when someone irritates you it's easy to say something as rude as possible. Learn from this mistake. Maintain your professionalism at all times. There will be an instance when a patient or patient family member will challenge you so don't take the bait. Smile....keep an even tone....and be respectful. I think the BON could, in fact, prevent you from obtaining a license but they'd have to prove this even happened meaning a costly investigation on their end. So keep chugging away.

I would speak to the clinical director or whoever is truly the manager of the floor. If that doesn't work keep going up the chain of command. What you are experiencing is called lateral violence. You will have to stick up for yourself eventually, so start now. Good luck!

My husband is in the Navy...he's already had to transfer to CA. I'll be going this summer once the kids are out of school. I live in Oklahoma but my state of residence is New York since I'm a military spouse and that's my hubby's state of residence. We'll be living near Fresno for the next several years...so if I don't like it I'm stuck.

I will be transferring to Fresno, CA this summer. Should I accept a staff position or take a travel assignment? Does anyone have experience at Community Hospital? Are the people there fun to work with? How are the benefits and pay? Thanks for your help!

I don't think nurses and lawyers are polar opposites. There are good and bad nurses just as there are good and bad of any profession. Lawyers advocate for their clients, as do nurses. I will tell you, it's easy to become disenchanted in nursing and often I leave work not feeling as anything has been accomplished. You encounter the criminal, drug-addict, noncompliant, and generally unappreciative person daily. Think this one out long and hard. Good luck, my friend.