Why do nurses eat their young?

[frizzle]

I graduated with my BSN in August and immediately took a job in a critical care step-down unit. I passed my boards 2 weeks after beginning work and thought I was on my way!

WRONG! What is with this phenomenon that nurses eat their young?

I'm not threatening. I need their expertise and guidance. Boy did I find out that a preceptor and a mentor are 2 very different things!

Any advice???

Thanks!

[CaLLaCoDe, BSN, RN]

what i look at as these heartless, loveless, mean fools don't understand what they're missing: a chance to mentor someone and be remembered for that special little tip that you remember forever is so and so's.

you be the great mentor/teacher nurse parent to your "kids" who enter this rocky field of endeavor.

you can and will be motivated to forgive and forget these ugly warts that point to the bitter path...!

you can show others how compassionate a nurse you can be not only to patients but to your fellow coworkers who sometimes more than often need it more than the patients!:smilecoffeecup: we need to nurture one another simply said.