I'm really amazed to find so many grouchy nurses on the floor I'm a "student" on. These aren't long time nurses, but fairly new nurses with only one and two years of experience. I can only imagine if they can be so bitchy at only 23-25 years old, what will they be like in the future?! Nearly half of the nurses are this way; the others are either nice or at least reasonable. Our instructor told us today they are like that because they are overworked and underpaid!! Is that really our problem? After all, we're not making a dime, are paying them to be there, and are very nice to all of them!! The treatment is so bad I don't know even one student who wants to work in this hospital. A couple nurses report every tiny mistake to our instructor. I realize some thing should be reported, but not to the extent it is being done. It makes for a troubling environment and doesn't help others to learn. I'd love to say they are great nurses regardless of this, but one overdosed my 80 year old patient on pain meds the other day. It was crazy what she did. All you hear about is the nursing shortage and how those working as nurses are often very unhappy. Isn't it time, we treat others with respect and work as a team?? Maybe if we could be good to one another we'd be happier. Shame on those who want to be in a field in which you help others, yet treat those you work with so terribly. For those who deal with students/ coworkers, they appreciate your treating them fairly. I'm so blown away people can be so cruel who are being so nice to them!!! WOW!!
One way of coming together to solve this issue would be to leave out the generalized questions that might offend people. To me, that's just as prejudiced as anything.
One way to solve the problem is to flat out ask the question that I asked. I respect your comment but, you still didn't answer the question. Nothing will ever be solved when dealing with the war against racism if a simple question can't be asked or answered, which further lets me now that some people are just plain ole ignorant. (not you) But like i said, it's not a competition, everybody can get a piece of the pie, and since some PEOPLE are stereotyped more than others, it should be a pleasure to want to change your outlook on that individual, because once again, they rose up to the occasion. everybody wants to enjoy the pleasures of life: they have every right to. so next time you see a sister being the best that she can be and do the best that she can do , congradulate, don't player hate (as they would say in the ghetto) cause, regardless of the circumstances and ugly glances..................STILL I RISE. Thanks for your response.
What's sad to me is not only the environment you're in, but your attitude is already so negative and judgemental and you're not even out of school yet.
Tweety, I can understand the overall statement you have written, however, I feel she should be encouraged to express her attitude here, especially now, with others who can relate to her.
We all have negative and judgmental days (even hours) and this occurs in school too!
Also try to remember you are not doing them a favor;I picked that up in your attitude. You are at clinicals to learn, not help them out. I'm sorry that you are having a bad experience but being judgmental is just as bad as crabbiness.
Was this really necessary, pointing out what you perceive her attitude to be? Is this how we "eat our young?"
In school, I only had one clinical rotation (NICU) where I met no cranky/burned-out nurses. My co-assigned nurse in the NICU had actually applied to the neuro ICU where I was working as a CNA when she'd moved to the area- her specialty was neuro trauma/ICU, and she absolutely loved the field. I asked why she'd chosen neonatal ICU instead this time, and she said, 'when I went for my interview in the neuro ICU, I spent about an hour in the unit, talking to the nurses. all but 2 were unpleasant, snappy, and seemed generally miserable. I'd rather go out of my comfort zone and have to learn a lot of new stuff than work with a lot of people who hate their jobs.'
I thought that was pretty idealistic, especially since the burnout seemed so pervasive in most places, but I remembered what she said when I started interviewing for jobs. I applied for a PICU job at the hospital where I worked as a tech, and shadowed for a day before I had my interview. EVERY SINGLE NURSE in that unit said they loved working there, and they couldn't have been more helpful and friendly. I asked about management, staffing, scheduling, advancement opportunities, training/precepting, nursing/medical staff respect...consistently, they had positive things to say. From the newest staff member (six months out of school) to nurses who'd been there twenty years, everyone loved it. Turnover was very low, and they had a much lower percentage of travel nurses than other ICU's in the same hospital. I was positive I wanted to work there after that day, and I'll be starting on June 27th.
I'm sure there will be *some* unhappy nurses and/or problems on this unit, but probably far fewer than in many places. In my former career, I learned the hard way that nothing will make you miserable faster than working in a miserable environment with miserable coworkers.
This is exhilerating, motivating and highly encouraging. I wish you true happiness!
One way to solve the problem is to flat out ask the question that I asked. I respect your comment but, you still didn't answer the question. Nothing will ever be solved when dealing with the war against racism if a simple question can't be asked or answered, which further lets me now that some people are just plain ole ignorant. (not you) But like i said, it's not a competition, everybody can get a piece of the pie, and since some PEOPLE are stereotyped more than others, it should be a pleasure to want to change your outlook on that individual, because once again, they rose up to the occasion. everybody wants to enjoy the pleasures of life: they have every right to. so next time you see a sister being the best that she can be and do the best that she can do , congradulate, don't player hate (as they would say in the ghetto) cause, regardless of the circumstances and ugly glances..................STILL I RISE. Thanks for your response.
Quite honestly, with the question you'd asked, i felt like you were stereotyping just a bit, which is why i replied with what i said.
Was this really necessary, pointing out what you perceive her attitude to be? Is this how we "eat our young?"
Perhaps "eating our young" begins with the students going to clinicals developing attitudes right away about nurses being crabby and not rolling down the red carpet for them.
Tweety, I can understand the overall statement you have written, however, I feel she should be encouraged to express her attitude here, especially now, with others who can relate to her.
We all have negative and judgmental days (even hours) and this occurs in school too!
This is true. People should feel free to ventilate their concerns and we all have days.
I'm just a bit concerned that negative attitudes about nursing and horizontal generationalizations about nurses starts so soon.
with all due respect, you are "new" to the field and profession, nursing is hard! I have been a nurse since 1974, yes, it is inappropriate to complain all the time and some people never do anything to make changes or to help make it better. But cut them some slack, the profession has gone downhill over the years and the staff nurse has little power to make changes, over worked, mandated overtime, there is little time for family, vacation, socializing, etc. You, too, will start to complain, just wait and see.[/Q
Perhaps "eating our young" begins with the students going to clinicals developing attitudes right away about nurses being crabby and not rolling down the red carpet for them.
This is true. People should feel free to ventilate their concerns and we all have days.
I'm just a bit concerned that negative attitudes about nursing and horizontal generationalizations about nurses starts so soon.
Tweety, I couldn't agree with you more. However, let me also say I have dealt with many non-nurses (patients, families, etc. ) who really have negative attitudes and generalizations (stereotypes) of nurses and nursing. This can destroy our profession faster than students perceptions and negativities.
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One way to solve the problem is to flat out ask the question that I asked. I respect your comment but, you still didn't answer the question. Nothing will ever be solved when dealing with the war against racism if a simple question can't be asked or answered, which further lets me now that some people are just plain ole ignorant. (not you) But like i said, it's not a competition, everybody can get a piece of the pie, and since some PEOPLE are stereotyped more than others, it should be a pleasure to want to change your outlook on that individual, because once again, they rose up to the occasion. everybody wants to enjoy the pleasures of life: they have every right to. so next time you see a sister being the best that she can be and do the best that she can do , congradulate, don't player hate (as they would say in the ghetto) cause, regardless of the circumstances and ugly glances..................STILL I RISE. Thanks for your response.