coolrndude

Sound like you are asking if you have "white privileged" after reading all of that and realized that you are well liked and have a job. The answer is yes. Anyone else even a white female would have been fired.

This is a simple one. I just let the phone ring and go to voicemail and never returns a call. No one has time to be in that toxic environment. I find it interesting that management can be so careless when it comes to us nurses, yet has the nerve to think that one wants to be there 7 days a week. I know they can't stand me for not ever wanting to work overtime, oh well, I have a life outside of work and that can also means just laying on my couch and watch my favorite tv shows on my day off.

I feel your pain guy because I'm also in your same predicament where I am being bullied at work by this charge nurse who feels that she can talk to me like I am a five years old child. She is a passive aggressive bully who does a good job covering her tracks and also put blinders over everyone's eyes. In my opinion she is the epitome of the wolf in sheep clothing. I've had her snatching my report sheet from my hands, aggressively confronted me, call me by other names and then say things like "what's your name again, I can never remember your name" or you don't look like a Brian to me you look more like some name that has an ethnic sound such as a Malik or whatever else she can think of at the time. Every time I open my mouth and question an unsafe assignment or something that concerns the safety of my patient, she is quick to snap at me and act as if I'm being the difficult nurse, it is almost as if I'm not allowed to have an opinion or exercise my free speech. I, like yourself actually find great pleasure in being a bedside nurse and also enjoy being an ICU nurse, but the politics, the sorority like environment have make the place where I work such a toxic environment that I'm experiencing all the symptoms that comes with being bullied such as insomnia, anxiety, loss of appetite and sometimes some suicidal thoughts. I just want her to leave me alone. Recently I made the decision to complain to management about safety issue where I was asked to pulled back on a picc line that was not in good position. I told the person that it was out of my scope of practice, so I reported the request to my charge right away and she got on the phone and spoke to the individual who turns out to be her friend and she got off the phone and said that " you misunderstood what he had said to you" I told her no, I did not. I read back the order twice to him to make sure that I heard him correctly and when he insisted, I told him that I would consult with my charge and get back to him since I believe that I'm not suppose to pull back on the PICC line. She said to me in a rude tone "I'm telling you that you misunderstood him and you are still here arguing with me" at that point I decided to reach out to the manager through email and recounted the incident. Well, let me tell you, since doing that my life at work has become a living hell. All the the bullying I mentioned above has intensified and they are coming from the leader of the pact, who feels that she needs to stand up for her fellow member. She took it to heart and I think that she wants to see me gone. She has done a lot of questionable things to me that would take too long write on here and I don't want to bore you guys. So, to conclude this my man, remain steadfast and put God first. I keep thinking it will get better, but I'm beginning to think that it just wishful thinking.

Thank you for posting this, at least I'm not alone in the burn out feelings. I am currently in the field experience and capstone course and I am feeling like I can't do it. Moreover, I also feel like that I don't have one more paper left in me. I started this the MSN -Ed in May of this year and it has been one lonely journey. I learn better on my own, but there are times I wish that wgu would be a bit more involved. Sigh