elysRN

I am am seeing a trend. That's why I asked. Colleges are offering classes to teach hope to cope. Google it

A new grad, young nurse landed her DREAM job. Or what she thought would be her dream job in ICU. After orientation and on her own, she quit and said she thought she was dangerous and could kill a patient. The training was poor and the bullying was second to worst I have seen. That day she went home and gave up her life. Later, her parents notified the floor/ unit. Now, obviously not every nurse under these circumstances has the same outcome. But, what can be done to change the (mean-girl- middle school) culture on floor? Who do you complain to? Who recognizes this as an issue with not just that nurse but many whom have left the floor for the same reasons? How do you cope, who should be there to help nurses cope? Has this happened where you work?

Hang in there. First I was told that after orientation it would take me a year to be competent. Someone else said 2 years. Another said after 4 years I would be able to to a good job. HA! Then there are the nurses doing this 25 years and we have a trauma that they have never seen before and don't really know everything going on. Keep your eyes and ears pealed. Stay confident, continue to learn, and be careful whom you trust. Learn to accept constructive criticism and separate it from comments that are only said to make you feel small said by incompetent or insecure staff (doesn't have to be nurses doing the bullying). Be yourself. Walk into work with a smile and love your job. You have earned it.

Hi! So long story short I took a periop course and paid out of pocket and never really landed an OR job with no experience. So after two years on the floor, I applied to an internship at my hospital. Finally, Im in the OR. So, Im new to the OR with 4 brand new grads RN (interns) and 2 other newly hired nurses. There seems to be static and bullying going on from more experienced nurses. I try to have an open mind and tell the new nurses that we can make a change and make it pleasant. We have a really new intern program, but amazing amount of time for orientation. Anyway, two of those new nurses who didn't sign a contract (the interns did) are letting the bullying get to them among other complaints (call, poor planning, scheduling). Two of them are applying elsewhere. I'm strong but I know everyone has their own limits. The floor I left had a new grad quit her job and commit suicide. She quit saying, "poor training and bullying" which I also experienced. I want to stay positive not only for me but to keep the other newbies safe from harm and satisfied with the job. Any advice? How can we change the culture?

my experience as an echo tech... looking for ASD or VSD we would routinely agitate 5 cc of air with 5cc saline and inject several times with and without Valsalva. Sometimes we would push it 5 times. (5x 5= 25 cc of air) I did that over 5 years to so many patients. I never worry about air bubbles, it hurts the pumps more than the pts. I still prime all of my tubing and eliminate bubbles when necessary.