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I am 100% being bullied by management at my job. I have had enough of the BS, and I’m looking to get out.
My job makes me feel so uncomfortable. My manager is nit-picking everything I do along with making things up trying to get rid of me. I wor...
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This past Friday November 3rd, I had an experience with a member of my upper management team that left me in tears, and questioning whether or not I want to stay in my hospital system or leave the career altogether.
I was about to take my lunch...
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The protracted tension a bully creates takes a physical toll. Adrenalin ramps up. Muscles tighten. The mind races long after the shift ends. The longer a targeted employee is exposed to abuse, the more likely they are to suffer at least one disorder ...
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It's a sad and indisputable fact that our society is becoming increasingly rude and narcissistic. The emphasis now is on an individual's "rights," but not taking personal responsibility or accepting the consequences for one's actions and decisions. (...
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Cindy was an older new grad. She went back to school after a long and successful career as a chemist, deciding that she wanted to be a nurse and explore other avenues of service for her “second half” of life. Capable and efficient in her first line o...
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This poster wished to remain anonymous to remove any chance of backlash. However, AN feels this is a story that many of us have experienced and it deserves to be told.
Double checking the equipment we had laid out, I felt satisfied that anything...
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This is not an attention-seeking post, something I see a lot of people here accusing others of doing. I am not even asking for advice. Just venting.
I am ganged up against, by a certain background of staff (certain native country) who make up ...
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Though I may not consider myself as highly experienced certified nursing assistant, but my three-years of working have taught me a lot about the other side of this occupation. In this short span of career, I have faced many problems. Maybe, there are...
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So long story short without giving too many specific details, I provided a doctor's excuse to cover a certain amount of days but was told by the nurse supervisor that doctor excuses are not acceptable to cover absences. Only COVID related illnesses a...
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Hey nursing family, I am conducting a small study on how nurses and nursing students have experienced and dealt with nurse bullying. It's something I have unfortunately had to deal with in a clinical setting. I'd love to have a discussion about every...
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Nursing has never been easy. Any student or practicing nurse can testify to the rigor of nursing school. Any nurse with experience of more than 6 months has seen or experienced bullying. Addressing individual behaviors and self-care absolutely have a...
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Hi guys! So background... I have been nursing for almost 10 years but new to ER nursing. It was a big learning curve but I’ve felt like I’ve found my groove and everyone has been giving me great feedback (I had no concerns on how I was reforming). We...
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I am in an RN-BSN program and am having difficulties with an instructor. My instructor makes rude comments to me and talks about me to other students when I am out of the room.
I overheard her telling the other students that I do not know what I...
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Dealing with a bully is a challenge for members of both sexes, but women are especially bad at it. In an article in the New York Times, Mickey Meece says male bullies outnumber females sixty percent to forty percent. But when it comes to their victim...
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Hi! I’m wondering if anyone has changed specialties and encountered passive aggressiveness / bullying from other nurses?
I’ve been a medsurg/Tele nurse for 3 years. I also have some experience in outpatient same day procedures. I recently made ...
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Cliques and bullying are usually something that is generally reserved for the adolescent years. But unfortunately, you’ll find yourself dealing with cliques during Pre-reqs. I’ve dealt with them, from being bullied, childish rumors, and lies. As a pr...
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Nursing Incivility and Leadership: A Missing Link?The American Nurses Association Code of Ethics implores nurses to maintain caring and professional relationships with colleagues as well as with patients and their families. Provision 1.5 of this code...
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What should you do if you get bullied constantly at your job and are even feeling abused? I was hired in a small hospital, and since the first week, the manager and director of care started bullying me and even abusing me by changing my assignment t...
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I never thought I would be bullied by my own instructor. I did not pay for this!
The instructor called me derogatory names on the unit and even got the other nurses on the unit to bully me.
Then, she made up stuff about me so that she cou...
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Dear Beth,
It's me, 'Sick to my Stomach', I'm back looking for advice regarding the same manager who I felt was sabotaging me last year in February (I believe). I am now unemployed and I believe the manager played a part in my decision to resign...
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Hello fellow nurses! One of my last projects for my RN-BSN program will be on lateral violence in nursing. I have a few questions for those who have been involved in bullying just so I can gain perspective. Questions for the bullies (you know who you...
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Do a google search for any myriad of statements related to nurses, their bosses, coworkers, and conflict and you will be bombarded with stories. These stories are your stories. It may be a nurse manager who challenges everything you do. A coworker wh...
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Not long ago if another nurse rolled her eyes when you gave report, cut you off while you were asking a question, or ignored you when said you needed help wasting a narcotic, she would have been called the "b" word that rhymes with "itch," (hereafter...
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Hello fellow nurses, I am studying nurse well-being in the context of the work environment. I'm conducting a research survey that asks about experiences of bullying, organizational response to bullying (i.e. actions your took organization do before/a...
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You go to the ED with chest pain. The medical team puts you on oxygen, draws blood for labs and gives you aspirin, Plavix and morphine. And then you get a battery of tests ranging from an EKG to a trip to the cath lab. Why? Because it's crucial to de...
