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They choose to "compete," because they lack social skills and feel inferior.
This is a defensive response and quite frankly, the behavior exhibited only makes it appear more obvious they are lacking in this area.
If they were confident about themselves in their social abilities and academic achievements, there would be no need, or any desire for that matter, to appear competitive to their colleagues around them while attending these conferences.
What they are doing exactly is they are seeking to validate themselves in the company of others by becoming their resume if you will.
Does that make sense?
They choose to "compete," because they lack social skills and feel inferior.This is a defensive response and quite frankly, the behavior exhibited only makes it appear more obvious they are lacking in this area.
If they were confident about themselves in their social abilities and academic achievements, there would be no need, or any desire for that matter, to appear competitive to their colleagues around them while attending these conferences.
What they are doing exactly is they are seeking to validate themselves in the company of others by becoming their resume if you will.
Does that make sense?
Very well said, and I couldn't agree with you more.
I'm guessing you've seen this too, lol
I am going to defend nurses here that do that...........Not because, I think rolling out your resume is the way to start a friendship, but I think nurses are judged constantly and Always trying to gain trust with their patients, families, doctors, social workers, co-workers, etc..... Some of us may tell about our experience as a defense mechanism due to years of constant judgement. I remember one family member told me I could not start on IV on their Mother unless I could name every vein he pointed to on his mother's arm.........We get defensive and we should not, but it is soooo hard not to. Everyone just needs to be more supportive and try to remember most of us got into this profession to help others and do some good. Some of us are better at math and some of us are better at starting IVs.............Maybe we need to develop better social skills or maybe we just need to forgive each other for being human.........
I am going to defend nurses here that do that...........Not because, I think rolling out your resume is the way to start a friendship, but I think nurses are judged constantly and Always trying to gain trust with their patients, families, doctors, social workers, co-workers, etc..... Some of us may tell about our experience as a defense mechanism due to years of constant judgement. I remember one family member told me I could not start on IV on their Mother unless I could name every vein he pointed to on his mother's arm.........We get defensive and we should not, but it is soooo hard not to. Everyone just needs to be more supportive and try to remember most of us got into this profession to help others and do some good. Some of us are better at math and some of us are better at starting IVs.............Maybe we need to develop better social skills or maybe we just need to forgive each other for being human.........
Better social skills....hmmm, resume reciting is just a huge turn off. When nurses do that to me, I usually tune off everything else that comes after that and move on to speaking to someone who doesn't have to show off - respectfully of course. Sometimes the people who are humble and low keyed about their 'resume' are usually the ones that have so much class and even more initials behind their names, it catches you by surprise and yet you can respect how down to earth they are
MrsCrypes
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Every now and then, I attend nursing conferences, nursing fairs and have always noticed that there is this constant competition between nurses. I attended a PRI certification course and some nurses were so great to speak with and I actually got to network with. Then there were others who "knew it all" and could not carry a conversation with because they would somehow mention their degrees, years of specialty / being a nurse and i just want to yell, "This is not a competition!"
I sometimes just want to have a down to earth conversation with a nurse and not a conversation in which they are reciting their resume to me....
What are your thoughts, stories or experiences with this?