We need to lift eachother up!

[Abigail25]

During school, I would see instructors tear students down and classmates gossip behind ones back. It was a rare occasion my classmates would actually support eachothers endeavors. Even here on allnurses, I remember when I first started school and was curious about what steth to purchase...a member told me to hold off on buying anything decent because I may fail out my first semester. :icon_roll

I do see some excellant support on this board but it doesn't mean anything unless you take that mentality to the floor with you. I was very fortunate to have an excellant preceptor but I observed other preceptors, doing everything they could, to make life hell for the orientee.

I'm challenging myself and others to offer support to those who look lost, or those that tore us down in the past. IMO, those that tried to tear us down, are generally the weakest anyway. In the end, the team is strengthened :pumpiron: and the patient benefits.:w00t:

It's really time to change the mentality of nurses eating their young.

[nursemike, ASN, RN]

The challenge, I think, is going to be maintaining this attitude on shifts when you have the assignment from hell and the wheels come off every time you turn around and what you really want to do most is run out the door, screaming. I agree that it's possible to do that. I agree that we're better able to handle such times as a team. I don't think we'll ever achieve perfect success at it, but I agree that it's worth trying. I commend your commitment to make things better.

[pheobes718]

Testify!