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@jadelpn and @ libby1987 WOW! thank you....i know i need to keep that in mind...so I WILL!!

Thanks to all that commented. I get great reviews from patient satisfaction questionnaires as well as a few kind words from random physicians...I did well in orientation and am always looking for new experiences...my coworkers like me okay.i do everything by the book, they call me SGT Strack! This is funny cuz I'm quite chill but not with my practice...I see others short cut all the time but know if I do or other nurses of color.. we will be on the watch list..all I'm saying is that it sucks to alwaysnbe looking over ones shoulder...doubting oneself while being fabulous nurse I was hired to be and my patients deserve...

I consider myself to be an adept professional who delivers high quality care. Now I'm not perfect and will be the first to admit it but I learn and move on. That said..it is difficult to always be on. I can never do anything wrong no matter what. Nurses of color are scrutinized more closely than white nurses. I have witnessed sloppy nursing practice almost every day.But as soon as one of my nurse peers of color leaves her computer on in the well concealed nurses station, or if another document's his cares an hour after he completes it, they are quickly and almost vehemently admonished. Demerits add up come review time. One crazy day, an agency nurse ( who's been on this floor several times) was asked to pass a medication he wasn't familiar with..he spoke with the charge who explained the process to him. She seemed okay with it until I heard her call the agency expressing concerns about this nurse's practice. This was her first time working with him, so I was surprised that she would say this. I have observed her giving helping white agency nurses with relatively simple tasks..but they seem to be held to a different standard...this sucks! We love what we to and love caring for patients....we work hard and are available to help...so why are we being squeezed out by silliness? What are we supposed to do?