Yep. Nurses do "eat their young"

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Having started posting here after I graduated, I've seen it first hand. Its not just a "say". Its the truth.

Maybe it's a blessing in disguise, to know what awaits us on the floor. But neverthelsss, extremely unprofessional of some, who think GNs or new floor nurses deserve "no respect" or that "the respect should be earned".

On edit: do patients need to "earn your respect" as well???

SMH!

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Specializes in Hospice.

Just as the "recycled topics" thread gets shut down - priceless! :roflmao:

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Specializes in Hospice.

If you start your career with a premeditated idea that you will not be respected by experienced nurses, then believe me, you will not be. People usually find what they are looking for whether it is good or bad.

You really shouldn't worry so much about staff not respecting, worry more about your patients not respecting you.

Now with that all said, can someone pass me a knife and fork, and don't forget the hot sauce. :bored:

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Specializes in geriatrics.

Hopefully, the moderators will soon close this thread. We do not need yet another of these discussions. It's overdone.

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If you start your career with a premeditated idea that you will not be respected by experienced nurses, then believe me, you will not be. People usually find what they are looking for whether it is good or bad.

You really shouldn't worry so much about staff not respecting, worry more about your patients not respecting you.

Now with that all said, can someone pass me a knife and fork, and don't forget the hot sauce. :bored:

I wont worry about my "patients disrespecting" me . They're not there to respect anyone. They're in distress, and I wouldn't expect or demand that from them.

Now, nurses who should be our mentors should mentor" us instead of telling us how "little we know" and that "respect is earned".

PS: If you have a problem with what they say, address their threads. It's all out in the open.

Are you saying they will behave differently to GNs on a hospital floor?

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Hopefully, the moderators will soon close this thread. We do not need yet another of these discussions. It's overdone.

No it is not. It's a real situation. Why would mods close the topic?? Because you don't like it?

I want to feel respected and guided as a new GN, not told I know nothing, and shouldn't participate in certain topics , even though I've spent months hands on in clinicals and practicum :(

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Home Health.
Hopefully, the moderators will soon close this thread. We do not need yet another of these discussions. It's overdone.

This is why horizontal violence continues, despite decades of studies on the subject.

If the OP was an older nurse who felt disrespected by her colleagues, there would be a virtual "amen corner" of responses.

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You are correct on both counts. And yes, I acknowledge my own remark above. :)

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Not sure whether I should engage or not, but I do ageee that we should stop saying "respect is earned." I have seen it as a recurring theme, especially in critical care settings.

No, admiration is earned. Respect to fellow coworkers should be an expectation for professional behavior.

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Whispers amen

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Not sure whether I should engage or not, but I do ageee that we should stop saying "respect is earned." I have seen it as a recurring theme, especially in critical care settings.

No, admiration is earned. Respect to fellow coworkers should be an expectation for professional behavior.

I agree. Respect should be given unconditionally - although once lost it's hard to get back.

Treating one another like crap does nothing for the one central player: THE PATIENT.

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Specializes in ED; Med Surg.

In the wisdom of age, I have learned that there are not as often victims as there are only volunteers.

When I became a nurse (later in life I might add), did I lean on and tell everyone about my "months hands on in clinicals and practicum "? No, I kept my mouth shut, sat back and learned from people who had years of experience. You know what happened? I earned the respect of nurses I worked with and gave it back. Know who benefited? The patients.

There are *******s and mean people in every profession, not just nursing. This is not a nursing problem so much as it is a people problem.

So add me to the list of people who are tired of hearing about nurses eating their young. It's not a holy war.

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