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I agree! There was one other NM that seemed like he was trying to step in but she talked over him until he gave up too! lol After the fact my cohorts couldn't believe it and told me to tell her to go bleep herself. It's just amazing (and scary) how she can get away with acting like that in public in front off all those nurses and 20 or so NMs. She definetly has built a reputation for herself, but I feel for my other coworkers on the floor that endure it all.

I know this post is old, but I just wanted to provide an update in case anyone from the future is reading. I decided to keep my head down and see if the attitude would pass since it was close to the holidays. In the meantime I focused on being professional and keeping a positive attitude at work. I had a review with my NM and she said I was meeting expectations, staff liked working with me, and patients were saying good things about me. Great, right?! Well fast forward to two weeks later, I was presenting a poster presentation on assistive devices to prevent injury as part of my new nurse residency "graduation". My NM showed up and absolutely tore it apart. I answered her questions and rebuttals, showing her my evidenced based research. She bullied me into the ground. The back and fourth was in front of my cohorts and other NMs. She constantly interrupted me and made every effort to find something to argue about. It was totally unnecessary and from what I could gather, was a full-blown power trip. I could not believe I was experiencing such treatment so publicly. It took a lot of effort to keep my cool, but it was in that moment I knew I had to leave. Despite liking my job, I could not work under someone who treated another person like that. I chose to go forward to persue a long time interest in OR nursing, and will be transferring in April! My recruiter told me my manager gave me a satisfactory reference (internal transfer), despite her trying to convince them to not hire me because they would be "short-staffed". Yeah, bye! í ½í±‹ In hindsight, if anyone is in a similar predicament, I'd say go with your gut. If you get a bad vibe, there's likely something wrong. Clear communication and respect should be expected no matter the circumstances. Mind games and power-tripping should not happen, especially by management. Your health and happiness is worth way more than that. ✌️

You make a good point. Talking things out would at least give me closure on whats going through his head. And if it goes poorly, I'll know leaving is the right call.

I've been working my first RN job for 14 months now. I'm on a med-surg floor in a large magnet hospital and for the most part, I've been loving it! I like most of my coworkers, I love my patients, and I'm motivated to be the best nurse I can be. I've gotten positive feedback from patients and families on comment cards, I've have interdisciplinary staff (social workers, residents) recognize and thank me. It's honestly been really rewarding and empowering. But in the last two months or so, I've been noticing some bad vibes.. For example, my ANM has been nothing but condescending to me lately, even in front of my peers. For example, one day I was eating my lunch and the ANM stops in and says "lelms, have you sat down and talked to your patients today?" "Yes, I have." "You better have." And walks away. I gave them the benefit of the doubt and thought maybe he was having a bad day or they're getting grief from upper management. The only thing is he remains passive aggressive to the point I feel targeted. This all seemed to have come out of nowhere. I'm starting to feel paranoid and I have anxiety just thinking about going into work. Whenever I'm berated by my ANM I hold back tears the rest of my shift. I scarf down my lunch in the locker room so no one can accuse me of having too much "down time". My schedule seems rougher than usual, I rotate nights/days every other week and sometimes only have one day off to switch. I know my attitude is shifting to be more cynical, but I try to hold it in for fear of being labeled a "bad attitude". My family notices a change in me. I've emailed my NM about possibly changing my schedule in the future so I don't rotate as often, and made a suggestion to possibly work day/evenings or straight nights. She simply responded with a " :) ". Like WHAT does that even MEAN?! I'm considering sitting down with my ANM so we can talk about the vibes I've been getting but I'm scared it will blow up in my face. I'm so confused because I was content a few months ago, now I'm working on an exit plan. Could this be my imagination or me overreacting? Should I approach someone about this or just leave?

I appreciate the input, especially since you're working float pool right now. I'm just curious, do you know of any new grads in your float pool? Also, how do you find you get along with the other nurses in general? Like do they "dump" patients on you or are they reluctant to help?

I really like the sound of what you did at your hospital. Having a regular resource person even after orientation would make me feel a lot better about the situation. I'll have to ask about their system works. And I'll add your questions to my list of what to cover.

I was thinking the same thing. I thought it was strange to offer this position to a new grad, maybe even irresponsible? I plan on asking the manager a ton of questions about their experience training new grads and how it usually plays out.

Hey all, I just interviewed with a recruiter for my first RN job. It was for a general Med/surg position, but after the interview she said I sounded like a great fit for the float pool! I was taken aback by this as I've never considered working in the float pool, let alone as a new grad. She said there was a position open in their big main hospital (1000+ beds) as well as one of their smaller community hospitals (~400 beds). Even after I told her I never considered float pool and I was concerned about not being able to build a relationship with a preceptor, she still convinced me to try speaking to the float manager at the smaller hospital. She told me I would be floating to various med/surg type units with different specialties (ortho, cardiac, GI, ICU, neuro, infectious disease etc...) and have a 12 week orientation to experience all the units with each unit having a different preceptor for me. On the one hand I like the idea of becoming a jack of all trades and avoiding drama in the workplace since I'd always be moving around. On the other hand I'm afraid I'll be overwhelmed with the unpredictability and that I may be taken advantage of (getting the difficult patients dumped on me). Plus maybe the nurses would be less willing to help or mentor me since I'm not "one of their own". Is this a bad idea? Should I insist on a different position? Or is this a great opportunity that will allow me to grow to my fullest potential? Thoughts?

Sounds like you had similar feelings to mine when you started out. Sounds cool, but very different. Can I ask what specifically you don't like about it?

New grad here thinking about working periop! I have a few questions if everyone or anyone wants to chime in. At what point did you know you wanted to work in the OR? Were you intimidated when you went for it? What do you like about working there?

Hello! Thanks in advance for taking the time to read! I am a new grad BSN in the Cleveland area. I have experience being a nurse intern and a nursing assistant on a peds floor in a large urban hospital (Cleveland Clinic). Right now, I have no idea what area I want to get into. A prospective OR position at University Hospitals sort of just fell into my lap. I said "why not" and applied. Now I have an interview scheduled. I've shadowed in the OR numerous times during my internship and through nursing school. Things I like about it include the structured roles, the fact that it's very team-oriented, participating in new and exciting procedures, the fast pace... However, It's very different from the traditional nursing we learned about in school. After reading some old threads about new grads being traumatized after starting in the OR, I'm conflicted if this is the best route to go down. The job description says there will be a 10-12 week training program with classroom time, simulations, mock surgeries, and preceptor experience. After that we will continue training into different specialties. Is that enough time to gain the knowledge I'll need to be successful? Am I in way over my head as a new grad? Do I need to be 200% committed to OR nursing or is it okay to consider this a "let's see where this takes me" sort of deal? What does it take to be a bada** periop nurse? Any input is appreciated! :)