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Abusing “religion” as an “excuse” for ignorance and selfishness is appalling. Any truly religious person would find it so.

You worked in a field based on SCIENCE. And you use your lack of ability to think logically to deny science and pretend that you have a valid point. You absolutely do not. Not even close, not even a little. None whatsoever.

I rather think the hospital might want to be careful about filing frivolous and malicious reports. ??‍♀️

I personally get little to nothing out of study groups because they are contrary to the ways I learn best. The only time in two years of nursing school I’ve actually benefited from a study group was when I was struggling with ACLS drugs and rhythms. This is prior to 9 years of primarily cardiac nursing. ? In this instance I did get together with a group including people that I’d been told “grow on you” (my response was “like a fungus?”) who were able to combine things in a way that helped. As long as doing your own thing works for you, keep doing it. There’s no point in trying to do things a certain way that other people think they should be. You’ll be required to collaborate on group projects and clinicals enough throughout school to have quite enough interaction with your peers, who probably more than you want. If something specific, in your clinical group for instance, is making you miserable speak to the teachers and see if you can switch it up. I HATED 90% of my 3rd semester group and their ***y, clicque-y dynamic but consoled myself that I could get out of it when we got through the semester. When they announced at the beginning of 4th semester that we’d be in the same groups I went to the instructor and told them I couldn’t do another semester like that and got moved. Generally instructors want you to succeed and will work with you to make it happen which includes sometimes navigating interpersonal issues.

I’d question the judgement of any healthcare professional taking care of myself or my family member that didn’t have the sense to be vaccinated. Vaccination isn’t foolproof and people can still get COVID and spread it but someone who doesn’t take that kind of basic precaution isn’t likely to take other common sense measures to protect themselves and their patients. I fully support mandatory vaccination and the right to refuse providers who don’t demonstrate good judgement.

The bottom line here is that you most likely were not put into your position at the request of the staff on the floor, no matter what you've been told. Even if they requested your presence for the good of their patients, they did not ask for you to be there for their benefit. They're at work to work and not to discuss personal matters with a stranger employed by hospital administration. These nurses don't have time or inclination to attend groups during their shifts because they are always going to be managing their time for the good of their patients. They're not going to be doing things during their break, if they even get one, because that is their time and is not to be infringed upon. They're not going to open up to you about their issues because anyone who has ever worked as a nurse knows how easily any and everything can be turned against you, no matter how high your opinion of your ability to keep things confidential is. Administration can be vicious, especially when things go wrong and they're looking for someone to blame. If the charge nurse is coming up with things for you to do I'm betting it's either because you're bugging her when she's working or because you look like you've got too much time on your hands. I find the entire idea that you're pushing for people to confide in anyone in their workplace things that could conceivably be used against them to be absurd and intrusive.

My concern here is that you may be coming off as cocky, what with your talk of jealousy and demotions, which will help you nowhere. I've been there with a bad fit with a preceptor. After the second day with the one I had at my last job, I had to go speak to my manager because I had never been spoken to in such a way and wasn't able to learn anything from being barked at nonstop, being undermined, being told I was doing something wrong when I'm absolutely positive I wasn't and was doing them exactly as I was told. This behavior drove my anxiety level way up and I was afraid to even breathe because I didn't want to be yelled at for doing that wrong. When I went to the manager, I was told I was being too sensitive. These things didn't stop, although they did decrease a little. I did the best I could until even she had to admit that I didn't suck. Unfortunately I was not allowed to succeed in this position as all this had driven my anxiety about doing the job so high that I didn't feel like I could continue. Sometimes that happens. Sometimes your preceptor isn't what you'd wish, but that's often a reflection on them instead of you. But sometimes it is you. This is where having solid collegial relationships are important, where you can ask someone outside the situation if it's her or you. You can gain insights from this about both your practice and how to get along with difficult people from those who have dealt with them for a longer period than you have.

This is not normal, nor should it be. It is not our job as healthcare workers to judge immigration status any more than any other way that people are classified. There is really no excuse for this question and yes, patient relations should be contacted if not going straight to hospital administraton.

My hospital system has had an annual survey. It's s/s of TB and whether you've been exposed. I left and came back, they ran the blood test. The job I left for did the PPD. The bottom line is that there are options and you're within your rights to ask if they're available to you.

Wow. This is one of the whinest and hardest to relate to posts I've ever seen here, but we're in the wrong for reading it as it is? I think not. From putting down the CNA, being ready to quit after LITERALLY ONE DAY, and finding the work "boring," no wonder people are finding your post absurd and childish. We have all seen whiners on the floor. The ones who complain about everything, expect help getting their work done but can't be found when anyone else needs help, the people who can pull down the most productive floor and who can completely ruin one that's less organized. We've seen your attitude before and know far too well how well it works (doesn't) at work. When people tell you to do yourself a favor and change your attitude, they're not just being ******. Nor am I when I tell you right now that if you refuse to change then nursing is not the place for you. No one needs this kind of negative black hole making a hard job harder.

This is simple jealousy. He will have a much harder time pretending he's superior to you when you are demonstrably better educated and probably make more money. This is a male pride issue. The fact that he is pretending that his schooling is more important but can't be bothered to start is simply trying to keep you down for his own selfish reasons.

Assault on a nurse is a felony in Utah. As this "law enforcement" officer had decided to attempt to break the law and attempt to force others to do so, he was most definitely acting outside of his job. Which makes his "arrest" nothing more than a felonious assault by a criminal. He needs to be arrested and charged appropriately.

I passed in 75 but instead of cramming and endless review I relied on the fact that I already had a base of knowledge. The morning of I reviewed lab values and cardiac drugs. I didn't allow myself time to second guess myself, took me about an hour. You can review all day every day and stress yourself out with the feeling that you don't know anything but if you got as far as the NCLEX then you're not without knowledge. You know what your weaknesses are, just brush up on those before you go in. There is literally no way to know what will be asked, there were questions both incredibly easy and those that were entirely outside my knowledge base (literally the only thing I retained that applied about HIV drugs is that they ended in -vir), but the important part is that I passed. Do what works for you, don't let others freak you out with their prep and how it's different from yours. There is no better or worse, only what works for each person as far as retaining what you need.

You must be a TREAT to work with! There is absolutely no excuse for your behavior. What you did is indefensible, as I would hope you could see from all the replies. Sadly, instead of learning from this I think you're the type that will continue to insist that your actions are correct and that so many people here simply don't know what they're talking about. Part of being a grown up and a professional is leaving this childishness and tattletale mentality behind.

Might it have been psychosomatic?