Nursing is an applied science. People can be taught all kinds of things and be actually quite bright and still lack the ability to apply what they know. Some of the best places to work have clear...
I also have witnessed the clique effect as described by brandy1017, sometimes with the goal of getting a job for a friend. With a bad economy and limited nursing jobs, there seems to be an increase...
I have been a nurse for over 25 years and it wasn't until I started working in clinics that I noticed bullying, mostly of the covert type. I had one manager who even commented that a long term...