Nursing is toxic | Nurse Bullying | ICU nurses can be mean

[@kellyharper367]

Retired R.N. here: I was utilized as a preceptor due to my years of experience and background in adult education. My preceptor style was similar to yours. I have the following beliefs: 1. Knowledge replaces fear. 2. If you want competent successful co-workers and staff, you must be willing to invest time and energy into providing proper preceptorship. 3. No one has the right to lessen the dignity of another person.

[@KendraRN]

Kelly, I thank you so much for this. God bless you and thank you for your contributions to the profession.

[@mpat100]

@@KendraRN Blessings for you; I bet you are a great nurse. get the bullies out of nursing now.

[@christosegkos]

I am a nursing student, and I have already been shocked by the toxicity I have in my class. I am shocked that these manipulative, conniving, narcissistic, uncompassionate people, will be nurses. As you said a 4.0 GPA and a BSN or MSN from a fancy school don't make you a good nurse. I feel the good-hearted, true healers that go into nursing are the minority. And that saddens me so much!

[@cassandra2968]

I am not in the medical field, but my sister has worked with doctors and nurses and the stories she tells me are atrocious. I can never understand how toxic and biased people can work in a profession that is meant to care for and be compassionate. I guess it's the money that brings them in :/ I was told I should be a nurse but sadly I hate the sight of blood. Good luck with your studies!!

[@tiahnarodriguez3809]

I feel you. The nursing director of the program I was interested in exposed herself and the nursing field, so I dipped before the program even started. Too much bs for me, but what really gets me is how much these people love being cruel to others. I mean, the nursing director was reveling in telling us the cruelty she used to inflict on her co-workers and how she treats students in the program. Truly sickening.

[@matthewdarnell3535]

AMEN! 💯

[@anitaknight3915]

Soooooo true!!!! I really think there's many narcissists & sociopaths attracted to healthcare and in leadership roles. It's disgusting how many dont have true care, empathy, or compassion for their patients and co-workers. There's few minority in it as healers for the right reasons and mainly for money or ego. Now I'm a therapist and have many nursing students as clients under extreme anxiety and depression from the bullying and high stress demands.

[@bfree4830]

All the best to you!

[@sjtv1000]

The whole so called “health care” industry is beyond despicable.

[@rjivory783]

Agreed.

[@karas.6438]

Some aspects of it truly are!

[@anitaknight3915]

Absolutely correct because there is NO CARE in healthcare. It's ALL a business and doesn't care about its employees or patients

[@karas.6438]

@@anitaknight3915 I think the nurses are the only ones that do care ! But there isn’t enough Nurse:patient ratio. They expect us to do more & more to the point you’re LUCKY to be able to stop & talk with your patients for a few mins anymore .

[@zerogravity4008]

From the top to the bottom

[@pamelaferreira4594]

I’m a retired RN and can attest to bullying, back stabbing , gossip and a toxic atmosphere . It’s a shame .

[@Twiddledup]

Me too! I’m retired now, but bullying has been around since as I’ve known the 80’s!!!!

[@dawnwilkie1365]

This has been true of my entire nursing career.. The nursing organizational systems are absolutely toxic. The abuse of nurses is expected, from other nurses, doctors, and patients, and it is tolerated. It's brutal.

[@msmegification]

...hence the saying "nurses eat their young", it's not untrue, imo.

[@lainy7740]

​@@dawnwilkie1365same, retired after 32 years

[@Dandelionhopes]

I retired after 40 years. I realized while in school how mean nurses were. I thought I could make a difference. The culture meanness seems to thrived.

[@Marcondesbeauty]

At my local hospital there was so much bullying to one male nurse that he committed suicide. Never forgot that

[@Lady_Leo8577]

omg !!! that is so sad:(

[@grace.4481]

😢

[@moritz2840]

That’s crazy I am here out in germany (male nurse) and I mean I can handle that but it’s constantly the same bs with some nurses iam glad to have some really great colleges as well but I’ll say it’s 50/50 and that’s real sad……

[@alexischavez3238]

Which college did you go to? That happened at mine at RCC in riverside CA

[@fionadimond8283]

I did too. Rip Jeremy

[@heavensent7852]

This is happening in all workplaces and in all professions. Exclusion, bullying, false narratives is a reflection of insecurity and jealousy.

[@asiablackgrl6482]

Im a teacher and bullying definitely happens. Too many cliques. Feels like high school 🤦🏿‍♀️

[@samgaines1580]

Yeah Mary was showing her up and she couldn't handle it so she went to bully mode and won.

[@SevenHunnid]

I do food reviews while I’m highh on my KZbin channel

[@antwanwilson7228]

@@asiablackgrl6482 💯agree.

[@themulti-coloredcanary5795]

I am a massage therapist that works for myself. I never experience bullying, and all of my clients are happier leaving than they were arriving. I say all of this to let you know there are careers out there that allow you to help people and are fulfilling and monetarily rewarding. Don't give up your love to help people because your current career beats you down. ❤️

[@julisa1988]

Jealousy is so real and it’s pathetic

[@aimeebee3093]

Been a nurse for 16 years... I'm so burnt out on a field I used to LOVE. Toxic, immature, hateful, unkind, women hating on each other. I used to love my job, getting to help heal my patients/their families, learning new skills etc. Now, it's an influx of mean girls who think they know more than I do.

[@jacknickolstine3355]

People getting in it for money and not helping people. I'm not in the medical field but my wife is so I get all the decompression stories. We have noticed that hospitals well get "clicky". It's disgusting to me. The favoritism is bull shit.

[@jennSalvate]

These young nurses came from the Obama+ administration. Started in the elementary middle and high schools to warped and brainwashed their minds. Not just speaking on nurses, either. I'm sorry this is happening

[@Uchihasasuk5]

I have to say that this is one field that I will be very happy to see automated away to machines and AI. I do not want my patient care, my life, and health to be placed in the hand of highschool mean girls who pop out a vendetta because someone wore something they thought was ugly or infringed on their territory somehow. I don't want my patient care to be in the hand of an arrogant doctor who think they can't possibly be wrong about something they said. The more medical care can turn into telehealth (AI) and automation the better this world will be imo. Some people will miss that personal touch from having a nurse around, but I was built in a way where I think it's nice but I don't need it.

[@deidrekoehler2882]

I have had this happen many times to me as a patient! It’s horrible and I felt so powerless and scared. Thank God, I have also had great care, if I wasn’t a friend of my Primary Care Doctor, I would be dead, I am serious!

[@deidrekoehler2882]

I totally agree! This is the same a a Black Doctor, or Surgeon, or any Black Professional, it is so sad! Yet, until people realize that cultural and historical prejudices exists and well as learned prejudices exists as well as so many others, media, governmental and I could go on and on, nothing will change.

[@bonniecormier6733]

As a nurse of 23 years, I have seen so many scenarios involving bullying, nurses eat their young. It is supposed to be a field of healing and helping but its the opposite. I have grown tired and exhausted in nursing, it has changed so much. Good nurses are hard to find, if you have 20 nurses......probably 2 will be good......the rest are looking for the paycheck. There needs to be a massive over haul in the profession. Thank you for shedding light on this issue.

[@KendraRN]

Thank you Bonnie for watching and thank you for taking the time to comment ❤️

[@chinaarlene7035]

You can be there for the paycheck and still be a good nurse.

[@Emily_CM]

She was jealous that she recognized this young nurse was capable. Smh.

[@karenn993]

The nursing profession needs more nurses like you.

[@AdamMM-hq3gv]

The supervisors may act like they need us, but when asking the Nursing Director for more staff she just said, "Well then I guess nursing isn't for you.". Wish I left at a moment they needed me most rather than putting in my 2 weeks, but 🤷...

[@AdamMM-hq3gv]

The supervisors may act like they need us, but when asking the Nursing Director for more staff she just said, "Well then I guess nursing isn't for you.". Wish I left at a moment they needed me most rather than putting in my 2 weeks, but 🤷...

[@kimlittleton4943]

Absolutely !!! Agree 100%. I loved this explanation. 16 year nurse. Seen this....been there....been bullied. Even as a 10 year seasoned nurse....my first experience being bullied just freaked me out by a much less seasoned nurse, but she was a charge nurse. In the end, I quit. It is not worth my license. It doesn't matter if you are black or white, you need your documentation....on the record....and off the record. I went so far as to put an app on my phone and record some conversations. I went to the corporate HR, but nothing was happening. I left a job that I felt needed some really strong nurses for positive patient outcomes. It broke my heart. Still bothers me actually. Really sad situations out there. Have to be very aware.

[@sillygo0oser]

I am going to school to be a non nurse medical professional bc I currently work at a hospital (non healthcare) and would never go into nursing because of how cliquey and just mean some of the other nurses can be in certain wards. I have patients tell me I’m so nice but I literally just do the bare minimum to make them comfortable 🫡 Nurses need to remember this isn’t retail. The patients aren’t entitled people who don’t understand coupons and policies. They’re people in pain. You’re not inconvenienced by their needs because this is literally your job you get a high salary to do. Suck it up, get therapy, and learn empathy

[@tcr5241]

I work in a very large well know hospital in NYC, and I know what you're talking about, I've overheard conversations, I've witnessed this behavior with my own two eyes. I am not a nurse, just a housekeeper on one of the ICU's in this particular hospital. The criticizing of young new nurses, the mean girl cliques, the running to the nurse managers office to complain about something that a nurse new to the ICU isn't either doing, or not doing correctly. I've witnessed a new nurse cry her eyes out from nurse bullying, I've witnessed a nurse quit right on the unit mid shift. Some of them even bully the housekeepers. Try to make us feel less than because we don't have degrees. They will eat their breakfast or lunch in the nurses lounge and purposely leave their garbage and crumbs on the table, then turn around and complain and send emails to upper management that the break room is a mess 😩

[@KendraRN]

First of, you’re not just a housekeeper!!!! I and many other nurses have the utmost respect for you and how clean you all keep our surroundings. I love the housekeeping staff because they look out for me. When you all are swamped, I’ll pull my trash and place the other bag (I always ask for extra bags in my room). You all keep the break room clean, I can use the bathrooms comfortably because of you all. I don’t have enough THANKS for you and all of the housekeeping staff in hospitals across the nation. 🌟🌟🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 God bless you!!!!

[@nalaamour]

@@KendraRN well said!!! I was like NO! You ARE NOT just a housekeeper. Way more than that! 🤍

[@youtubeuser8849]

Omg ! You’re not just a housekeeper!! You are a team member of what makes the hospital function!!! And I’m from nyc I work in a well known hospital & I feel like it’s the same you’re talking about 😩 stay strong! Thank you for all you do! 💜

[@31284502]

😱 that's truly horrible and I'm so sorry to hear that. They should be ashamed of themselves. Who do they think they are? They don't realize that they're nothing special. Also I'm pretty sure that these heifers don't even know that a very smart and wealthy millionaire had lived as a janitor for all his career. It doesn't matter how much you make or your title, but how much you keep. They need to think about how much dysentery there would be without what you do so you are surely not just a housekeeper you have a very important job. I think a very wise man named Warren Buffett said that it's not how much you make but how much you keep. A lot of self-made millionaires don't have college degrees because they're smart enough to not get into debt like that or spend unnecessary funds unless they were rewarded scholarships. They can go sit down and take a thousand seats, and they are no fellow nurse to me. They need to have some respect. They think that having a job is the greatest thing in the world just because they have a profession, but in reality there are many housekeepers who are business owners that will crush these nurses when it comes to success. I'm not trying to come down on those nurses because I'm a nurse myself, but I know some of the most successful people do not have college degrees. They are smarter than that. These nurses work for the man just like the rest of us unless they have side hustles or businesses. I can never stand how much a nurse or even a doctor could be on such a high horse. It has always pissed me off, but I wanted to become a nurse from the very beginning, and it had to do with my upbringing. It's okay to be proud to be a nurse or someone of a different profession, but it's not okay to get ahead of yourself and think so highly of yourself above others. You should have an identity outside of your career anyway so don't worry about these stupid idiots.

[@dentfortune7271]

I decided against nursing career because I could tolerate the vindictiveness of these type nurses. Today I’m a Cardiovascular Technologist Senior student and I don’t plan on looking back. Working in a dark room will bring enough peace for me to carry on without the toxicity.

[@starrystarrynight6281]

I was an RN for 23 years but retired 4 years ago because of the catty, sarcastic, manipulative behavior I had to put up with the nursing staff. Many of the professional, old school nurses have retired or left the field because of them.

[@KendraRN]

Sometimes you have to choose your mental well being.

[@KathieCash-s8z]

I’m now an old nurse. If I could retire tomorrow I would and never look back

[@Val-tb8xq]

We need more nurses like you. Nursing comes from the heart, and as you said, education alone doesn't make someone a nurse.

[@a.jbrowne8072]

And I think this is the breakdown. Folks are not entering the profession because of their passion for not on the service but for people. People are now entering the profession to make money or because their family members were in the profession. This mentality ruins new nurses coming into the profession because of their passion. As an LPN I precept new RN'S. I prepare them for success however when they rotate other with preceptors that are Are Rn's they feel intimidated by new nurses so they set out to run them off before they can get started.

[@antoniagaines6611]

I was raised in an environment that was very toxic. My father was an emotionally verbally abusive alcoholic. I was bullied and harassed at school. I never learned to stand up for myself. I graduated college, got bullied in the early childhood education field. I left that field and became a home health LPN. I ❤️ my job. I plan to take classes in the martial arts and boxing. I’m 49 years old and I’m JUST starting to do something about my willingness to allow people to treat me how they want to treat me, and not how I want them to treat me.

[@sunshinesunflowerz1647]

​@@antoniagaines6611 I say this with gladness: Good for you!!! As a incoming nursing student, sometimes I have a hard time recognizing when others are bullying me, to where I need to check it and set the person straight. However, my dad taught me how to box at 14 so here I am at 39 years old retooling the very things I shouldve made priority, instead of just "having a scarcity mindset" that I grew up with at my mom's. God has been working on me, and allowing me to be the sweet, confidence, straight forward person I am to shine through.

[@prettiestbaddie4194]

@@a.jbrowne8072 this so sad I’ve known nurse who were so nice I hope they never went through this but it probably happened it happens everywhere 😢

[@a.jbrowne8072]

@@prettiestbaddie4194 it does

[@Mary-od4gi]

I am a retired nurse from the 70's. I have recently been hospitalized for several things and I am shocked to see the very poor work ethics of many nurses who cared for me both in ICU and the floor. I am grateful for my knowledge as I no longer trust the ability and knowledge of this new breed of nurses.

[@truthseeker3031]

I am also a retired nurse who worked from the late 70's to 2005, and it's very disappointing to see this new generation of nurses that seem so different from us, especially their decreased empathy -- but that seems to be the trend in all areas, not only nursing.

[@slcRN1971]

Another 1970s retired hospital RN here, your presentation is excellent. Talking about the ‘toxic’ work environment that just seemed to get worse over my decades long career and very much saddened me. The effective preceptor role is a critical skill that is lacking in far too many. Having experienced ‘bullies’ in the very beginning of my career, I made a promise to myself that I would not ever be like that. I kept that promise and even was informed by a local RN college instructor, that older students would tell the newbies to ask for me as their preceptor (then I was designated as a college approved preceptor). (To me) if a nurse wants effective coworkers, then be a great preceptor who helps newbies (both new grads and new experienced employees) to reach their full potential.

[@Irishlass999]

This happened to my grandmother who was a nurse in the 60s/70s and had a long stay over Christmas. I cried for her after hearing how traumatized she was from the poor and apathetic care she received in the hospital. It's so scary!

[@AttorneyC.L.Swisher]

Yes, my goodness, my dad was hospitalized recently, there were a lot of good nurses, but the ones that were bad, were really bad. Family had to be there.

[@MizzKru]

This is so true and scary. People are scared to go to the hospitals nowadays, these nurses are clueless

[@lesliehasenkampf7088]

It’s not just that ICU nurses CAN be mean, they ARE mean.

[@vell2994]

They are also very aggressive with the patients family

[@xxchellabellaxx6186]

"Just because you went to some top notch college & graduated with a 4.0, does 𝙉𝙊𝙏 make you a good nurse." #Facts💯👍

[@KendraRN]

Yes ma’am!!!

[@user-lu6yg3vk9z]

Very true. Just because you got straight As in book learning. When you are on the job is totally different beast.

[@ruhmiraa]

I’m currently 18, working as a CNA on the path to getting my RN. I recently went home crying my eyes out because of how toxic nurses treated me. This video really helped me and showed me that I am not alone.

[@tiffanyisaacson1407]

Hang in their don't join them, though.

[@Drews549]

Do you need a hug 😢

[@mayrareyes145]

Keep going. Don't give up. Situations like this just make you stronger. You will find this type of situation everywhere

[@twannawilliams5420]

Nope, I used to be a CNA when I was young. Nurses would try to make me do their work. Congregate with their friends. Always on lunch. They were lazy, sleeping with residents and condescending. I never wanted to be a nurse, I have my BA in Business, but I would never encourage anyone to go into this industry. It's worth not it.

[@goldfishglass]

You have to stand up to the bullies and don't give up your goal to attain your RN license. Good luck.

[@melscorner4598]

I am glad you talked about this. I started in ICU as a new grad. The other nurses tried me. Although l look younger than my actual age, the nurses did not realize that l don't have a filter. Being bullied was Never an option. I quickly got some understanding with the other nursing staff. I had to let them know l retired from the military after 21 year, nursing is a second career, HR was my specialty. I told them what l expected, what l needed, and what l refuse to put up with. Needless to say none of them tired me. Don't let people block you from your goals. Stay on your gRiNd

[@MrsLady-ip3tg]

❤ 🤗 to you queen

[@handsomesquidward5160]

Let's gooo

[@prospectnails]

I was so glad to hear this because I've been reconsidering starting nursing school because of all the bullying. But I'm going to be like you and stand firm to be there for the ppl who will need me! 😊

[@leixmoon]

You go queen! I’m getting out of the military next month and starting nursing school this fall!

[@poeticprincee9750]

I need a mentor like you who can teach me to be as assertive as you.

[@Hamlet12341]

Something I have noticed about nursing as a profession is that it seems to attract a particular type of people. The entitled, cheer leader, beauty queen, Richish, attention seeking people in high school seem to make up a lot of the nursing population. A lot of them are bullies, and Karens. I can’t say that the whole population of nurses is that way but more than I can count that I have encountered is like that

[@KendraRN]

There is definitely a lot of that going on.

[@dangit459]

Sadly

[@darlynnlyons742]

Interesting and funny but true

[@tonbun8337]

I agree! Most of the nurses I know outside of their nursing profession seem to be some of the most toxic people I know. I guess they can’t handle working in a healthcare profession and the toll it takes on you mentally. I believe you are onto something maybe it’s something similar to Münchausen syndrome by proxy in that they pick a noble profession so they can get attention and praise for “appearing” to help others.

[@cartt9373]

The KARENS YESSS!!!

[@yvonnemartin5772]

This reminds me of an incident I witnessed many years ago when my husband was a patient in the ICU. I had to leave the shared room to allow the doctor to work on a patient. He needed something urgently . The black nurse came rushing out to a cart but could not find it. She asked another nurse nearby, and the response shook me. She proceeded to lecture the nurse. How long have you been here. It's long enough for you to know where to find stuff. Do you expect me to do your work. Finally, she pointed out where it was kept. And with a smirk, she began to turn around to leave. And I'm standing outside in the corridor watching, and it made no difference. The fact that a sick patient was being worked on made no difference. Well, I lit into her azz on behalf of that nurse. She was four weeks into her new position. But that wasn't all. The very next day, she's asking the ENT resident what to look for when dealing with my husband's wounds. And he too dismissed her. Once again, I had to jump in. Her questions were valid. A male nurse had shown me what he was supposed to look for in treating his extensive surgical wounds. Obviously, no one had told her. And it was deliberate. Now you've shown me that was not an isolated case.

[@KendraRN]

I’m so happy people like you exist. I’m the same way. I cannot stand to see mistreatment of others. We can all work together to provide the best care for the patient, why make it hostile? 🙏🏾❤️

[@Lydia-vz6uc]

Thanks, there are wicked nurses.

[@dianasimeon1386]

God bless you

[@ohnoyoudint1407]

The whole hospital environment in America is down the drain. As a costumer let alone as a staff. You can see an evil spirit on some of these staff. One doctor who was bug eyed who tried to talk down to me looked like he was higher than a kite.

[@contralilozi50]

Those nurses forget what it was like to be a new nurse & sadly by not helping/training them.. leads to sub par nurses & the good ones leave.

[@jackimiller8511]

I worked with a nurse who was a frequent target. One day after a particularly hard shift she asked me to help her change one last dressing. I stood across the bed from her and watched the silent tears fall down her face. But she didn't miss a beat and finished the dressing like a boss.

[@adiyah2587]

Do you feel like you did anything to help her ? Or do you feel like you wish you would’ve done more ?

[@svirgo1224]

@@adiyah2587 great question because I'm confused. Did you help her or just watch those tears fall? @jackimiller because changing the dressing like a boss is "cool," but what did YOU do to help her? Did you watch her get bullied? I hope she is in a better job with better coworkers.

[@jackimiller8511]

@@adiyah2587 Yes. No. It was complicated.

[@jackimiller8511]

@@svirgo1224 Its just an anecdote; not a novel. It meant something to me at the time and that memory stayed with me. I don't expect everyone to get it.

[@svirgo1224]

@@jackimiller8511 I understand but it kind of left us wondering, "what happened?". It wasn't a good feeling reading it tbh. I was going to reply like "well you should of helped her" but not everyone has that type of courage. For me, I would of helped. I just couldn't see anyone go through that. I was bullied in the beginning of my career but no one really came to my defense. Now, I don't take that shit. Anyway, I hope this video is a reminder to people to be kinder to one another or even be that shining light someone needs.

[@virsapiensfortisest922]

I’m white (so I’m sure it’s worse for you) and this is exactly why I quit nursing school in my last year. Every single one of the nurses I did clinicals with were the most bitter, horrible, hateful people I had ever met. 3 hospitals, 3 different shifts- they were all the same. I did some soul searching and decided I didn’t want this to be my future. I ended up going into insurance and everyone I work with is happy as a lark. Glad I made the decision I did.

[@elizawilson5981]

Was this during Covid?

[@adijatsholaja4805]

God bless you

[@virsapiensfortisest922]

@@elizawilson5981 No. It was 20 years ago. I can’t even imagine what it’s like today.

[@elizawilson5981]

3 shifts? It is best you quit. Nursing was not for you.

[@michaelreinhart562]

@@elizawilson5981 Disagree. This person just was not feeling it. Does not mean they wouldn't be cut out for it.

[@dcrenshaw11]

As a new grad, I was mistreated horribly and thrown under the bus by management. The toxicity and horizontal violence is ridiculous. We desperately need nurses and the nurse to patient ratios are bad enough without our fellow nurses running each other off!! I’ve now been a nurse for 15 years and still don’t know how I didn’t give up. I’m glad you made this video and you helped this baby nurse out.

[@angelaford2544]

minated against as a

[@charityshearin2078]

This is very therapeutic Lol thank you!!!

[@ThatGirl-tg7wd]

Only jib I ever had where I had no friends in the profession in my workplace. Everyone was like a hungry wolf mean girl plotting and planning the demise of anyone eeho I ti.idated them in class by grades or performance And the toxic poor performer outlasts the gifted ones everytime which drags the whole profession down as far as patient care and outcomes Poor Very poor

[@lesliehasenkampf7088]

I really wish the term “baby nurse” would go away. Recent graduate nurses are new members of a profession that requires a high level of expertise and tremendous responsibility. There is nothing “baby” about that.

[@LittleRedRidingPole]

Yup. Management is complicit

[@EmpathicVibez]

I just wish we had more black nurses like you…. Some nurses look the other way, and just pretend this doesn’t exist. I pray to god, when I’m done with school, I get to work with nurses like you.

[@brittneysharp1329]

Me too ❤

[@1spun716]

Why does it matter what color you are if your a good nurse..🤷‍♀️

[@RealResponce]

I just wanted u2 know:) I've been sick a lot and I think there is equal race representations in most hospitals I e been through :)Doctors to!! Fair is 60%white 10% brown and 30%black (basic average #s) Because in the world there is 60% of people are white 10%are brown 30% are Black Basically I'm not accurate but u know what I'm sayin¿ So you will always see more whites. I think We really are a great country (not our government but the people good and most not racist even if they say they are ) I personally know many black /white people who dislike black/whites but they would help them Feed them & not ignore their sufferings! We do the right thing, cuz we hold people accountable so we respect ourselves our jobs and our neighbors cuz we are Americans (not Italians Irishmen or African and we all try give back cuz it right thing to do . I do not know why I'm going so deep but I assume our race issues & recent division bugs me deeply! GOD Bless!

[@RolagLondevert2563]

My sister is studying to become a doctor I hope the same for her. she's always had issues with finding other black people in medicine that she can rely on and it's a shame there aren't more.

[@joanne_ie]

@@1spun716that’s all you took from the comment 🤦‍♀️

[@Frugal_fitchic]

My mother was a certified nurses aide and worked in a nursing home for over 30 years. She said she really enjoyed it except for the last five years. she said a lot of the younger nurses that were coming in didn’t want to get off their phone and get up and help the residents . She also told me they made fun of her for being older. I wanted to go kick their a$$. She worked in that nursing home up until she had to retire because her legs hurt. No one ever came to visit her and they didn’t even throw her a retirement party. It broke my heart and she deserved better.

[@l.a7710]

Your mom is an ANGEL, she made a Difference in her patients and that is what matters. Toxicity is at its highest right now. People are miserable and hurt people hurt others. You mom was too much Light for those poor souls. GOD BLESS HER>

[@nr1785]

Working in a nursing home is even worse than hospitals, in regards to the toxic culture. The work is hard and there are many there just for a job and they resent it, and so take it out on others. The job attracts bullies. I’m sure you Mom is glad to be out of there now.

[@Frugal_fitchic]

@@l.a7710 Thank you so much for your kind words. She passed away just two years after she retired. I wish she would’ve had more time to enjoy her life

[@Frugal_fitchic]

@@nr1785 I’m glad she worked there in the early 80s and 90s as well. She said it was pretty good during that time. She said that she knew she always loved helping old people. She knew that from when she was even a kid and did what she loved until she retired.

[@GenX7119]

@@Frugal_fitchic so she worked at a nursing home for over 30yrs and never decided to become a visiting nurse making more money; doing the exact same thing?!! My mother went from CNA to working for the original VNA Visiting Nurses Association and got pd both milage and regular pay .she was bringing home 500 just for traveling..and this was in the late 70's!!🤦🏾‍♂️

[@indigobeauty1]

Adult bullying is real!! I'm not a nurse, I'm a Bartender/server... I can't count how many times new hires get bullied and it goes unnoticed... I'm kind until i witness bullying, it's unacceptable!! Thank you for sharing this 🥰

[@chenanigans]

Girl and it seems to be the worst with females and effeminate men. I'm a flight attendant and same here. I will say my field isn't as toxic as I've heard about nursing however, we definitely have our own brand of toxicity in the air. Almost every junior flight attendant can easily tell you at least one story where a senior flight attendant made them cry due to bullying in the workplace. Myself had a senior flight attendant yelling at me front of passengers and literally pushing the drink cart into me cuz I was going to slow for her. I was so new and it was my very first international flight/service ever (which is a very involved and detailed service). Anyway and i have a friend who similar situation worked and international flight as a junior and had a senior mama ask if she was slow aka retarded because she didn't do something the specific way senior mama wanted it done. Made my very bright and sweet friend cry in the galley as she continued to push through her work. I'm almost convinced sadly to say that a female dominated work place is trash. We are our own worst enemy. Whether it's jealousy from older to younger women or what Idk. But we friggin suck like so much for female empowerment and sticking together. We are so quick to get snappy and rude and nasty. Like im legit looking into getting my pilots licence simply due to the fact that it's a male dominated field. I can't stand the way we don't know how to act like mature adults with each other and simply confront things professionally and not do that yik yak shit behind the back or just straight bully each other. It's wack AF!

[@FineFemFit]

Hazing culture

[@lauragreaser3461]

You are so right! Adult bullying is awful.

[@thaniya0201]

Yes 🙌🏾 ❤ preach.

[@ahhwe-any7434]

This threw me off what I was thinking :/. But I'm already cringing at my over sharing prego application. Females being catty is nothing new to me. But I hope higher ups r original enough to think on their own & not get as easily distracted by the grapevine. If I was a higher up, idc about nada other than if I think u got good enough worth ethic. That's my entire staffs purpose. Everything extra is uncalled for & I wouldnt even want to hear it. Like ppl r dying, stfu. Is there ever a time yall don't get over yourselves?!

[@melaninandaura9713]

As an aide for 15 years the way nurses treat each other, the way managers treat nurses has been one of the biggest reasons I haven’t taken that next step. I would JUMP into school though if a nurse like you worked at a hospital near me. You’re a gem!

[@strawberrysyrup13]

Saaame!!I have the desire to do LPN but is the stress of how ill be treated worth it? Idk. I am big on my inner peace

[@rickcolbert3102]

As a lead Nurse.I always made a point of taking care of the Nursing Assistants on Friday I would provide with pizza parties on my shift. Nursing Assistants are the hardest working people in any type of medical facility. Thanks for your hard and Dedication!

[@Esther_Yamagigi]

My mother's first official job was as a RN in the 90s. The amount of bullying she indured from fellow black nurses and lead nurses/supervisors because she is African was disgusting. They hated the fact that she refused to engage in the weird, oversexualized, perverted conversations and rude, unprofessional gossip about the patients and other staff members that they would have in their little mean girl group. Constantly sabotaged her work and were jealous that the patients lovingly referred to her as the "little African doctor". It also got under their skin that she treated patients with kindness and didn't make them wait for no reason or belittle them. They eventually banned togther and got her fired and before leaving she cussed out all of them, which was surprising because my mama was extremely introverted at the time. Thankfully she meet my father shortly after and karma ate all them old hoes up.

[@maryhunter-7774]

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[@jamaicangurle1]

Tell us more.... Wat do u mean, ur dad came along nd it ate em hoes up....plzzz do tell.... I love a gud clap baq, in ur face story

[@Esther_Yamagigi]

@@jamaicangurle1 So when my mom was fired, she had a lawyer from the union. This lawyer was the worst on the planet. He was late everyday and when he showed up he had no idea what the case was about or what was going on so far. Then he would be rushing to leave early for his next case. The judge wasn't interested in the whole thing and ruled in favor of the hospital to fire my mama. The next day she went back there and cussed all of them out. She told the head nurse (who was the main bully) that she was going to drop dead. Then she let all them other hoes know that nothing good will come in their lives and that they will all suffer. About 2 months later my mama got a job at a daycare center. There was this 2 year old little Japanese boy that loved her so much and always followed her around. The boy's uncle (who is my dad) came to pick him up since his dad was working late. To make a long story short, they fell in love and got married. A year later, the head bully dropped dead from a heart attack. Alone in her apartment and nobody know until she started stinking. The other nurses ended up eventually getting fired themselves after a while. Some even had the nerve to contact my mom to apologize then turn around and beg for money. Meanwhile my mom was (and still is) living comfortably as a house wife 🥰✌🏽

[@sylviareta6697]

Sorry your mama had to endure that. God bless her and you for telling her story. I met two African women that were coworkers, one from Ghana and one from Ethiopia. They were RNs like me, and I was happy to learn from them.

[@Esther_Yamagigi]

@@sylviareta6697 Thank you so much for your kind words and God send many blessings to you as well. My mom is Nigerian and was new to the country at time and she was extremely shy and they of course bullied her for her accent. What they did to her was straight up harassment. But that was in the late 80s, early 90s and my mother didn't know her rights. Now you can't tell my mama nothin' 🤣

[@SimplyaLady92]

I'm a new black dietitian and a department head for the culinary department in a long term care facility. I'm the only dietitian in a building with nurses. These are some of the most bitter women I've ever experienced. They're threatened by everything

[@pheeuh]

Wow 😳 they weren’t joking when they said mean girls in high school become nurses

[@februaryschild0216]

I used to be a paramedic and I witnessed it all the time. Especially on nights. Not only were they mean to each other, but they were really mean to us. To the point where they would dismiss our report about our pre-hospital interventions. That cost a few of my cardiac patients dearly. At that hospital, for that reason, the doctors started accepting report from us. It just made them more angry. Like you said, threatened by everything.

[@s_r566]

Wow! Interesting. This is the reason why I decided not to pursue nursing. I was a nutrition student in undergrad taking similar classes (organic chem, anatomy, biology) with the nursing students and they were so bitter and threatened by each other. As soon as they knew I wasn't a nursing student they backed off, but they were so cut throat with each other. It is not a lie! Now I work in federal policy and science research in D.C. and may one day go to a hospital to work but I'm good for now. 😅 Don't want to get eaten alive. 🤣

[@Cathleen861]

I am a retired RN. When I was brand new, one of the first things told to me by my first preceptor was "Nurses eat their young.". I heard that repeated many times over the course of my career and it always sickened me. I made it a point to always look out for new nurses and to treat them the way I would have wanted to be treated and taught.

[@dianasimeon1386]

I did the same thing also.

[@olguiq1013]

😳 .... OMG.

[@karenabrams8986]

I watched them do that from the lab, then I watched Christian ladies in microbiology gang up on a good blood bank supervisor and do a long campaign to drive her out. It was horrifying. The worst people I’ve ever met in my life got rewarded for their heinous behavior. I haven’t worked in ten years since then. If I go back it’ll be through a temp agency in order to work just enough for an extra bathroom remodel or vacation. If I had a redo, I’d steer clear of hospital careers.

[@pern1121ep]

Florence Nightingale never ment for nursing to be about prestige and competition. The medical industry is a paradigm of pathology and budget cutting. Market economies destroyed it like every other sector. It's predator vs prey.

[@Sandy-pg9ew]

That was also told to me when I was just starting out, I found it to be very true.

[@teihoakaris924]

I've been a nurse in the ICU for four months now. New grad, coming into the field from another career. Within the several months, I already detected and experienced the level of toxicity on both day shift and night shift. It feels like a massive high school with the cliques and if you're not part of those cliques, you're outcast from assistance. I experienced a little less of it on nights so I opted to stay on that shift. Out of the six preceptors I had, two were extremely beneficial and cared about the growth of new nurses. Ironically, they were also the ones that were not assigned to a lot of new nurses. The ones that did micromanage, were passive-aggressive, and outright rude to not only me, but other orientees in front of other orientees, nurses, and even patients. Hearing your experience really hits the nail on the head with what I've experienced so far. I'm a male and a person of color that has experience in the public service field not related to healthcare and one of the other new grads I was hired with is an extremely smart woman of color with 20+ years of experience in healthcare. We're both constantly on guard and both of our experiences came down to us feeling the discrimination because of our background. Our group of new hires were even told by the educators that there WILL be nurses that we meet that we will want to keep on guard around and advocate for ourselves should a situation arise. You're right Kendra, keeping a record of events is necessary but it is extremely unfortunate that we have to do that among the stress of the job already. The ones that I found to be the most helpful are the travel nurses that float to our unit. Sorry for the long post, I needed to vent as well. Thank you very very much for sharing your experiences.

[@KendraRN]

Thank you for sharing your experience. I actually pinned your comment because you explained your experience so well. Stay strong, I appreciate you.

[@bobbiesticker6281]

I got to witness the Nurses during my relatives surgery talk trash and clown on the ICU doctor (who I knew yrs prior-another story) as well as someone who was neurotic from surgery and in pain, lets be real..and I was appalled. Toxic is a kind word for these types of miserable people.

[@mightymommom5888]

Nurses she help each other not bully each other. They are back stabbers too.

[@dgeneeknapp3168]

I'm going to say the unspeakable..... heavily female and estrogen rich environment. I've worked with, for, and managed men and women in both the military and civilian sectors and found that EVERY work relationship is harder with women.

[@pameladotson2503]

Yes even that I no longer work as a nurse I can tell you from years of experience.That when nurses respect other nurses,get along together as a team things go so much more smoothly.If a extreme emergency happens you rely on all those co workers to have your back and all work together.The well fair of the patients is the most important.Having good leaders with communication skills are what makes it all work.When I first started as a 21 yr old out of school.I was lucky to have very good experienced nurses to guide me and teach me the ropes.I started on the night shift in the cardiac and CCU intensive care,sometimes the I CU patients.But,if it wasn't for the good nurses who is to know if I would have stayed in that field.Some are gone now but,I will never forget there excellent knowledge and leadership qualities.So the right job and ppl you work with make the real difference! Never be discouraged if the ppl do not click,go find another area or other place to work!

[@Spirit-Survival365]

I'm a social worker that worked in the hospital to complete patient discharge planning. I saw so many nurses with a bad attitude, back stabbing other nurses, oh and they talk dirty about the doctors AND the patients too. It was a real eye opener to see how disgusting nurses can truly be. Many nurses hate their jobs and really need to quit but they form a gang and stick together to belittle good loving and caring nurses and doctors. I decided to stop doing hospital social work because the hospital is a toxic place to work. Even the chaplain at the last hospital I worked at was a devil.

[@angelaspringfield5584]

WOW. The chaplain? Unbelieveable.

[@Cheirosa81]

Not the chaplain.

[@rhondae8222]

Agreed! In 2021, I was a patient at a hospital, and I experienced some of that toxicity from a couple of nurses and one Asian doctor. Also, this White Chaplain paid a visit to my room and began to virtue signal me. Smh

[@rhondae8222]

@@angelaspringfield5584 On the contrary, many of those hospital chaplains are only there for the money, the same as most pastors and other religious leaders in these false churches. TBT

[@Msboochie2]

I concur as a patient who has spent a good portion of my lifetime in the hospital. There are wonderful compassionate nurses and doctors who are bullied and maligned by evil nurses. Nurses are unarguably the biggest part of a patient’s experience at hospitals. My worst experiences were night shift and ICU nurses. As a child in a Catholic hospital I had some truly angelic nurses, but most were evil. The chaplain would offer to pray with me, a 7 year old and proceed to tell me I was sick because I had sinned. I was there suffering with a painful blood disorder, I was born with. So, I definitely believe you.

[@surgeonstableministry1968]

I’m a novice nurse and I feel like I’ve been hoodwinked getting into this field. I was a teacher 20 yrs. prior to this and I have never seen so much pride and ruthlessness in my life. I work for my patients only now. I come in, say hello to everyone and go straight to my patients. It’s so sad. Can’t we just do it out of love for another person? Nurses need to do better and be better people.

[@labellecongolaise]

You went from teaching to nursing. I’m also a former teacher and have thought about nursing. How was the transition? And how long did it take you to study to become a nurse, if you don’t mind me asking?

[@surgeonstableministry1968]

@@labellecongolaise The transition wasn’t easy but it wasn’t super hard either. You just have to seriously want it bad enough because it’s no joke. I have my Associates, not bachelors or Masters because it’s a totally different field from what I was used to. There’s an entrance exam called a HESI, The studying makes your head hurt (literally at times). It’s worth it though. Go for it!! You will be surprised at some of the things you learn 😊I hope this helps.

[@aubreybryan5332]

Tell that to the Yt nurses especially!

[@labellecongolaise]

@@surgeonstableministry1968 Thanks for your response. Yes, this was helpful.🙏🏾

[@zanyaespeaks]

Mental Healthcare is "ruthless " and unnecessarily unkind to be in the helping field!

[@girlingreenscarf7766]

there’s actually a statement i hear “those who become nurses were bullies back in school” i thought this wasn’t true but it did somehow

[@KendraRN]

Apparently.

[@angiep10]

I see this when a bunch of girls work together in an environment. It is everywhere.

[@baconbits229]

what are some examples?(genuinely curious)

[@honajiumen]

I've only been a nurse for 3 years. I transferred to the ICU 8 months ago, and let me tell u, it's been so hard. Not only are you learning a whole new specialty, but the nastiness from the other nurses is just too much. I had this 25 year old male nurse go off on me the other day, and I had to tell him to watch how he talks to me and to lower his tone. Let's just say I left in tears because that was something that should have never happened. 3 days later and it's still bothering me. Some people are just disgusting.

[@Val-x9n]

I see you. We see you. You are heard. I know it was uncomfortable to stand up for yourself but thank God you did. You shouldn’t have to even do that unfortunately. Stay you cause you are not alone. We are the minority.

[@realphillystreets]

Men and women are equal 😂. He had the right to scream at you like a man

[@paulinegauthier1867]

@@realphillystreets - What a stupid comment.

[@Val-x9n]

@@realphillystreets you need a hug fr, you having fun ain’tchu 😂. I see you floating round in this comment section. But when you plug your phone up to charge, rest your thumbs and lay your head on your pillow, you will see.. you really just need a hug

[@realphillystreets]

@@Val-x9n Need a hug 😂.Y’all Black H insults are so lame. You need a man instead of that vibrator

[@lillianelenacepeda9808]

Kendra, just listening to you broke my heart. I am a Retired Nurse/ fifty years experience. I am an American Puerto Rican Citizen. Back in 1981 after ten years of ICU, Open Heart specialist, I was hired to work for VA Hospitals/TN. I was severely bullied by the administration. But you What, I was a fighter, Never gave up. I was was #1 Nurse in that Unit. I pushed forward, I went all the way to the top... racism, hatred, and jealousy was the problems there. I did survive with God's help. Twenty years later, I was able to open my own business as a Case Manager working with Catastrophic Cases with Injured Workers, until I retired in 2013. I will tell the New Nurses, Don't Let anyone Bully you from your professional standards. Believe some of those "pitiful" nurses are Good for Nothing! Don't Give Up....Fight Hard!😊

[@papastummyfuzz9281]

🙏🏻

[@aylex1974]

Congratulations and thank you for the encouragement

[@emilyau8023]

Is it true that all the mean girls who bullied us became nurses?

[@petronellamulilo6467]

And don’t become like them! The empathy is going too

[@untouchblz]

My mom is a retired VA nurse, proud 🇵🇷 as well. She had to deal with a toxic environment as well.

[@daynab33]

As a seasoned nurse who loves to teach I can say that not everyone is cut out to teach. The desire to bring up the next generation of nurses is critical.

[@kimberlysevastyanenko3798]

Not everyone is suited to teach and not everyone will allow someone who is a good teacher to do their job effectively. I was a supervisor in Central Processing at a hospital for a while. I'd been training new staff members for several years and had a solid system down. I even wrote training manuals. I was transferred to a different hospital and had a new boss. She hated me and tried to pick apart everything I did. She pulled me into her office told me "we don't train like that". The stupid thing is, she had very little experience in the department and had no idea how to run in. It was so frustrating.

[@daynab33]

@@kimberlysevastyanenko3798 Why people have to be so insecure I'll never know. Better she should have let you do your thing and made her department look great. But noooooo, must prove I'm better than you. So frustrating indeed.

[@kimberlysevastyanenko3798]

@@daynab33 Exactly

[@flowerchild777]

@mingfoster8861 lol, "nurses eat their young" I could probably attest to this, except I exited the relationship. But I was definitely her target.

[@veronalipka3597]

Not being able to teach and being a bully and working to push a fellow colleague out of a position are two (2) different things. If a person, in obedience, does or not do something and then is scandalized as not being able to do something, that is wickedness! PVEL.

[@annamichelle_]

It is so pleasing to see a seasoned black nurse help a new black nurse when the seasoned nurse knows how to navigate through the toxicity to help and guide and vouch for the new nurse - THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING HER! I hope and pray you both succeed wonderfully in your profession 🙏🏾👏🏽👍🏽❤️

[@authoragnesvaronaoquendo6002]

I am a retired RN with 45 years under my belt. Sadly, I agree with you. The saying back then was that, "Nurses eat their young." I never belonged to that ridiculous group. Teamwork was my belief. Thank you for sharing this

[@patbest8593]

Sad

[@taylorxsalas]

This is so true, right out of nursing school I was bullied by nurses that had 10+ years experience if I made a mistake I was “incompetent” rather than “learning” I’ve now been a nurse 10 years and I try my best to be patient and guide new grads because it was a terrible feeling being thrown to the wolves

[@anonymouslyconcerned]

@@patbest8593 It is sad, hate being in the hands of catty barbiedolls with empty souls. The good nurses are overworked and have to put up with malicious coworkers who should not even be allowed near sick people who need care much less precious babies!

[@karleenjohnson2174]

I hear you. I was trained by some real nasties back in the day. Old Battle Axes is what I called them. I knew that these nurses existed and mentally prepared for them. I refused to give up because I always knew that nursing is my calling. Twenty years later I am seasoned and try to take newbies under my wing. I try to give them my knowledge and usually I get their knowledge as well. Team work is always a win win.

[@annmarie4794]

Great, now we’ll have less qualified nurses who could care less about the patients. God bless you for advocating for her. No one should be bullies or hated at all, never mind in the health field.

[@Gourami_x]

Not a nurse but I was a surgical technologist previously.... obviously not anymore. The people in the industry are so childish and unprofessional when it comes to their peers. I don't get it. I just wanted to focus on work, but they make it a point to dramatize everything and be nasty for literally no reason. Mean girls love to enter this career field, it's a shame.

[@emilyau8023]

Why do you think mean girls go into the field? Is it the money? It's crazy cause nurses are supposed to be caring..

[@lishalanee6916]

@@emilyau8023It’s definitely the money. I’ve seen nurses bully the patients and laugh at them and they kept their jobs which was crazy. 🤦🏽‍♀️ I quit that crappy job

[@terricochran2181]

It's the younger generation who have no guidance or respect. NO COMPASSION.

[@terricochran2181]

​@@emilyau8023exactly:🤑

[@MileenaIsBack]

@@terricochran2181 you mean millennials? cause most nurses are over 24, and gen z ranges from 8 yrs old, to 24 yrs old.

[@kmabraful]

I have witnessed a lot of young nurses who have absolutely NO COMPASSION for the patients. I've also witnessed them talking negatively about the patient's regarding weight, body odor, etc.

[@KendraRN]

It’s because the art of nursing is becoming lost. Nursing is an art and a science, unfortunately some only care about the science part.

[@rubina1868]

Nursing shortages created a high wage profession with scholarships and loan firgiveness etc. and people like wearing scrubs and stethescope to prance around. It is a gruelling job and a calling. Not everyone is cut out for it

[@tryphenarose384]

How horrible. But I'm sure they'd cry their eyes out if they were confined to a hospital bed with a nurse who treated them in such a degrading way. Hypocrisy at its finest and is why they're called mean girls. They'll act that way, all high and mighty, as long as they have their little gossip buddies. Sad.

[@robertcamble3543]

​@@KendraRN Worked as a Maintenance tech for years noticed Nurses dirty behaviors towards housekeeping & maintenance staff . They always talk down to those people & many don't show compassion to the Patients ,especially the ones that can't talk ,confused, can't help themselves . I also heard nurses & cna's say they only here for a paycheck . It's sooo sad these women lack empathy & compassion nowadays .

[@laurendaryani4893]

That is my concern more than anything. Poor patient outcomes, as well as the degradation of the integrity of the profession, are huge risks when there is that kind of sabotage that takes place. I'm not a nurse, nor could I ever have the stamina to be one, but there was some toxicity throughout my clinical rotation as a student sonographer that either I myself experienced or that my classmates/colleagues had. I recognize the stress nursing can put one under--as much as I can without being a nurse myself--but it's a shame that such petty, hostile personalities exist in these professions of compassion and care, particularly when they occupy positions of power of some kind. With what I've seen and heard in my experiences as a student, it's pretty much become my goal to always treat any students or trainees with respect and with enthusiasm to teach them what I know... if ever I were to be in a position to train within my profession, that is. We should feel pride in and celebrate the respectability of our professions. Therefore we should feel duty enough to ensure that those we guide--traintees, orientees, students, etc--maintain that respectability ALONG WITH us. And that means recognizing and building on their value and potential and showing basic humanity to them as fellow colleagues ❤❤

[@KendraRN]

Lauren, your message is beautiful. Thank you!

[@jnone2515]

Blah blah Lauren. There is toxucity in every profession. Quit knocking on nurses. MD's, therapists, teachers, police officers, bankers, and so on have bad apples among them. Then quit now while you have the chance, then miss Lauren

[@kaplingnag7267]

sounds like youre the type of bully the video and lauren are talking about@@jnone2515

[@willtroy1986]

@@jnone2515are you angry?

[@rockthecasba16]

​@jnone2515 are you one of the nurses this video is about? 🤔

[@baalmolech]

I was a nurse for four years. I loved my job. Then Covid came along and we had a huge turnover of nurses due to the mandatory vaccination policy, so suddenly we got a lot of young, brand new nurses. I kept getting reported for every little thing you can think of. Eventually my mental health couldn’t take it anymore and I had to leave the profession. I left nursing for housekeeping and it’s the best decision I’ve ever made. I can work on my own, listen to music all day, and not dread coming in to work the next shift.

[@geminilove7634]

It’s so very sad to hear of this type of behavior in the ICU. I’m a person who is admitted into the hospital a lot for my chronic illness. My foster daughter just completed her first year of nursing in the ICU. I was happily for her when she got that job because as a patient who has spent an average of 4 weeks per year in the hospital I’ve seen my share of nurses being bullied. I assumed it was different in the ICU because tending to seriously ill patients leaves no time for such foolishness. Boy was I wrong. My daughter recently confided to me that she’s ready to quit. It’s so sad to see these evil hearted nurses treat good nurses so wrong. I’m glad to hear that you’re happy where you are in life but I hope you can find a place back where you belong. Caring for those who really need you.

[@GieCampbel-ug9jl]

Must be the jab that's turning humans into devils.

[@Arbysroastbeefjuice]

@@GieCampbel-ug9jlIts also bad parenting and internet culture. It’s amazing how many stupid tik toks of nurses just showing off, while they should be working.

[@idarivera7831]

It's sad that you only were trying to do good, only to have the people you work with and the industry you were in spit in your face.

[@LindseyPalmer-jx9hw]

I hope she doesn't quit if the bullies make the good nurses quit the hospitals will just be horrible

[@christinawilson6940]

I've been a nurse for 24 years and this is a VERY real thing. Well said and well spoken. Black or white it happens to everyone, but I can definitely see how it's worse for black nurses. Make no mistake though, it happens to all nurses, especially if you are timid and cant stand up for yourself. There is truth to nurses eat their young......it's gotta stop.

[@Beautyroom300]

🙄

[@user-vm5ud4xw6n]

I agree it has to stop but as long as it’s a female dominated profession it won’t. I told one of my bosses one time that it was the thing I hated most about being a nurse. That it was full of women!!

[@kdooley41]

@@user-vm5ud4xw6n I totally agree.. it's sad but when working around majority women the cattiness and bullying is insane.. you definitely have to take up for yourself

[@thatbeaatcch9884]

@@Beautyroom300 what are you rolling your at? Cause I know it’s not OP

[@eavenente9078]

Nurses eat their young, their old and everything in between! I have been a nurse for 47 years. I have tried all ways to approach situations. I have tried addressing the issue with the person involved but all you get is her and her nurse friends now increasing the bullying. You then have to watch your back at all times. They will tag team you if you go to supervisors, give you the absolute worst patient load, nit pick you to death and make your life miserable. I am afraid the orientee was probably right getting out of the hateful work situation. Leaving feedback as you leave and once in awhile something gets addressed if enough leaving staff leave the same complaints. Being black as well as hispanic will get you treated differently. I have been told to go get a mop and clean up, make coffee for your coworkers, etc. I worked too hard for my BSN and certifications to be treated as the unit or personal housekeeper. Working on today's specialty units feels like high school clique behavior. I have frequently experienced much less experienced nurses acting as if they know it all and you know little. I just chuckle in my head because they have no idea how much more you do know. It's refreshing when someone asks for help or suggestions when they tap into your vast knowledge. Hospitals are trying to make nurses a cookie cutter profession. Its more of an art when you get to use all you have learned to get the outcomes that excel. I know things that are not even mentioned in nursing school texts or seminars. I have learned so much through experience along with further formal education. If you get injured on the job don't expect an sympathy. You are now the enemy trying to milk the system. It is much easier to work than live with the conditions of workman's comp. Once you are trying to live on 50% of your previous income there is no money left to fight with a lawyer to get what you deserve. Hospitals have teams of lawyers and deep pockets to fight you in a court. Nursing is in a dismal place these days with much less benefits and respect than in days gone by. Today you are viewed as though you are just a daily worker. You get cancelled within two hours of your shift start and expected to be "on call" with no on call pay. Or you can start your shift and be sent home on call a couple of hours in to your shift with no on call pay. Long ago you had a set schedule and you worked that schedule. Nurses just can't get it together to unionize to get the help they need to get the system to help them to get appropriate workloads. I loved my patients but through the years some came to hospital with an entitled attitude that made things tougher. Thank god most patients appreciated you and that made it all worthwhile. I feel so bad for the new nurses coming into the system. I would have chosen another profession if I had known of all the abuse I would receive through all those years. If more nurses were like you then nursing would be a whole lot better. You are smart and have common sense to go with your education. Keep up the good work!

[@ClamorDiGilgamesh]

She was tearing up when she said the girl said she wasn't coming back. This is so sad, it's terrible people get away with that catty behavior. Glad videos like this are coming out, bring awareness and shame to the bullies.

[@shellegriffin]

Toxic environments are also in the pharmacy as well. I work with a group of “mean girls” that include the pharmacist, lead tech, tech manager and a few male techs. I have just recently began voicing my negative experiences to the store manager. The behavior has changed to being more subtle in the bullying. But it has made it easier for me to change my focus of where I want to work.

[@ERRNCJ]

Your compassion and insight isn't just for young nurses! I went from decades of ICU and ER nursing into case management. I was bullied by the lead nurse, who not only lied to others about me, but failed to give me the tools for a sucessful orientation. I couldn't even articulate what had been going on as I was constantly shocked and humiliated. One day during my shift I was pulled into Personnel and accused of the most outrageous things. I was "lazy, unmotivated, and a liar!" 40 years of awards and excellent reviews from staff, managers, and patients suddenly meant NOTHING. I apparently went bad within 2 months?! GREAT advice on keeping a journal, as while you're being falsely accused it is extremely difficult to recall events. It's absolutely devastating how staff members in a caring career treat one another. I went back to 12 hour shifts in a trauma center, and despite starting back at age 60, that has been a cake walk by comparison! 1 more year until retirement, and I will dearly miss my patients. Keep up your fantastic work, and thank you for this video. ❤

[@FreemanFamilyFarm1986]

I went through a similar situation. Lazy coworkers who blameshifted their actions and neglifence on me, e en though the timing showed I was not even duty when it happened, I worked M-F, they had weekends Sat-Sun. When I came nack Monday mirni g, found one of my patients Short of Breath, I lustened to his lungs with scope, heard bubbling, daw bruising on ribcage? I alerted charge nurse. He went to E.R., found broken ribs, one pierced his lung. The HR manager and click nurses used constructive discharge to make me quit as thanks for exposing them and theur negligence. The patient's family, his daughter, personally thanked me for whistleblowing. They sued HCR Manorcare. And I was fired through nefarious constructive discharge. I was injured at my next job when some idiot left a patients urine bag ubclamped, causing it to puddle all over. I worked 11pm-7am, it was night, didn't see the puddle in the dimly lit room. I fell and fractured my tailbone. I also hot a tirn rotstor cuff from lifting fat. Heavy patients alone, becayse the click nurses refused to do assist lifts fir my patients with me, even though I wojld help them with their patients. I stopped doing that. Got sick of me being late finishing my rounds while they zipped through theirs because they worked 2 and sometimrs 3 to each patient. The HR managers are such clueless a**holes too. All they care about are profits.

[@TheMazinoz]

Yes, and toxic nurses even belittle junior doctors and patients as well. Give genuine nurses a bad name.

[@mol588]

You are right Kendra, sadly the Mean Girls, from our school days, are now in workplaces, creating the same toxic environments, causing misery, simply because it's what they do best, as they feel threatened, or maybe envious . It's the same in U.K. hospitals, cliques of nasty women bullying other females who aren't strong enough advocating for themselves . Come on ladies try find the courage to confront bad behaviour when you encounter it ❤

[@bethhivley2633]

So sorry you went through that. I wanted to be a nurse but growing up with a father that was a double board certified gastroenterologist, and working for him and doing rounds as a medical assistant with him. I am so glad that I never became a nurse. It’s really pathetic and this was 20 years ago so I can only imagine how it is now it’s just really a shame, and until somebody wants to do something about it, it will always remain the same and most likely get worse.

[@mirellawentz4688]

I gladly retired at 62 last year , they need a total reset in the medical field and it start at the top… as long as they turn a blind eye to what’s going on I doubt things will change… management needs better people in place, who don’t get bonuses for keeping this madness going

[@Moriningland]

I’ve been a nurse for 11 years and even as a male, I’ve been bullied. I almost left the field over it but I decided to keep trying and I finally got out a toxic environment into a hospital that treats me better. It took me five years of practice until I felt confident in myself as a nurse but you still learn every day

[@rationalirrationality5691]

Man i feel you haha, but I’ve never been the victim of bullying from women nurses, I just perform and tell them no if they’re being bitches when they need help lol.

[@SouthernArtist77]

If you have to take off sick, you’re treated like the worst person in the world.

[@princessmarlena1359]

A male nurse friend of mine was S.H.’d, and yet when he reported them nothing was done because they claimed men couldn’t be the victims of S.H.

[@lymarie1974]

I thank you for all you do. Love from Texas ❤

[@Mona-oh2fq]

@@SouthernArtist77 and when you can't come in on your day off!

[@nicolep.a.9566]

Thank you for posting this. I was an ICU (only black nurse). I stuck it out in that atmosphere for 2 years. Please new nurses keep a document of everything you experience. Because you will be pulled into a managers office and having that documentation protects you. Document, document, document.

[@ahavayahyisrael2361]

Not if the HR manager is friends with the manager who is friends with the employees who are causing the issue. I’m seeing it done personally and to individuals close to me. If I didn’t have a relationship and an understanding with our Creator I would be jobless.

[@neesiexneedsxblunts]

Do you want me to report them? I'll do what you need me to do if it helps. I'm so sorry about your experience. Black nurses were the ones who protected me during my pregnancy and I would love to return the favor.

[@AllAboutAndrew444]

Lord we got to be our own lawyer too 😭😭😭

[@GoldKingsMan]

Never liked the Managers at hospitals, there are way too many of them on hire.. With fancy cars too..

[@triciat1025]

Hi Kendra- I applaud your efforts at sharing this story, such a BOLD initiative. I can tell that nursing is not only your profession but your passion. Your fight for this young RN is beyond commendable. Keep advocating- there is a generation of future nurses who are depending on heroes like you to fight for, and alongside them. Blessings to you

[@KendraRN]

I’m trying, thank you!

[@JamaicanMillionaire]

I'm a nurse of 20 years and I have quit several jobs early in my career because of these toxic behavior. Thank you for standing up for this nurse.

[@TamaraGarrettAlpha]

One thing, they won't run out of jobs

[@sibylmoore6232]

Nursing is very stressful, but these individuals have mental issues. 36 years and still going.

[@patriciamorrison187]

Wickedness and jealousy from blk women on the workplace hospitals companies most institutions omg she is right for quitting they will get theirs. The toxicity is so wicked from blk women worse than crabs opression verbal violence gossipping character assination its so much lies too much disaster

[@EricaInTokyo]

I’m a veterinary technician and the bullying in our profession is real. I’ve been in the position of “Mary” before, and I wish I had someone like you to guide me.

[@silencedxdesire]

Same.. I’ve been thru 9 vet hospitals and have had SO many bad experiences. Other techs, management, vets… it’s crazy and sad

[@albertagrady5649]

😢

[@victorlopez-eq3yl]

This needs to be covered more I wish there was an undercover program where they sneak in places that are reported and hold these people accountable take away their ability to work in any kind of human care settings

[@KendraRN]

This is hard to say but nursing can be violent. The things I have witnessed and the many times I had to advocate for new nurses, especially in critical care is astounding. More conversations are needed.

[@elishacuthbert85]

Agree on this.

[@johnodusanya2076]

I started my apprenticeship in Nursing in Germany and it’s the same. I am struggling at the moment to continue to learn the profession. #thishastostop Thanks for the video @kedra RN

[@mariaddis9341]

When I left my last job, I wrote a long email to the nurse coordinator for our department and the CE of the hospital . I gave examples and names.

[@victorlopez-eq3yl]

@@mariaddis9341 cool good lookin that's a start

[@Wendy-od8oz]

I am a nursing student. What has been shocking to me is how I am treated when I am in clinicals. I can feel the abrasive demeanors of the nurses. I know we students disturb the nurses routine, but I also know that they were once students as well. No nurse should ever treat a student as if they are below them and that the student it ignorant and wasting their time. Pledging to be a nurse means you pledge to care for everyone including the students. Thank you girl for your transparency. And thank you for educating me on how black nurses were not welcomed in the ICU, I did not know that. So educating me will help me be sensitive to anyone who may feel bias.

[@Normal-mom]

As a nurse, some students are absolutely draining. We are super busy and they want me to answer 100 questions so they can fill their clinical paperwork out. When I was in school I had to do that on my own by looking through the chart. They other side of that is they won’t leave the nurses station so follow me to round on my patients. It’s not my job to announce every time I leave the desk. I’m more than happy to help students, but when they lack motivation and seem uninterested, so do I. When I was in clinical, I went out of my way to make the nurses jobs easier, not harder. The younger generations are entitled and don’t want to go out of their way to help. (No all of course, but many). Hope this gives you some insight from the other side of things.

[@Missprimnproper]

Omg, this has been my experience. My first preceptor yelled at me in front of a patient. Was extremely loud and just was very discouraging. My manager referred to me as little girl. I felt like I was being bullied and disrespected because they thought I was this young new nurse. They were shocked when they found out I am actually 40 years old. I just look very young. I am changing careers and I have been questioning whether I made the right choice.

[@KendraRN]

“Little girl”, I’m shocked. You’re leaving nursing?

[@Missprimnproper]

@@KendraRN No I’m a new nurse. I was an engineer at first. This is my first nursing job.

[@dentfortune7271]

Don’t give up, you have rights. Sue the individual.

[@blaq2handle]

@@Missprimnproper Question. Why did you leave engineering? Was it worse than nursing?

[@cuprunnethover2509]

Don't let someone run you away if that is what you want to do!

[@khalilahholmes3449]

I applaud what you said about black nurses being held back from attaining ICU experience and getting high paying jobs . I am a nurse with 42 years of experience . I thought about writing a book about my experiences as black nurse in the “70’s.” Even today, it is still a fact that older nurse eat their young. “Hostile work environment.” Is alive and true. As a black new RN in a New York hospital, I took a test to work in the Recovery room, I was told I failed the test, which I didn’t believe, so I asked the educator to review my test with me in the presence of my sister. After reviewing my test with the educator, she found that she had counted my score wrong and indeed I had passed the test. I decided not work that area because I felt they may try to sabotage my work. I felt they didn’t want me in that area. I have had to break barriers in the south as a black RN, especially, being the first black Director of Nurse in a nursing home, first nurse manager, nurse consultant etc. A Black RN with BSN was unheard of in the north or south during the 70s. I have bullied by White, Asian, and Black Nurses. Keep doing what you are doing. We must document, document and stand our ground. Turn the “lemon into lemonade.”

[@sharonallison9273]

I feel the African-American medical staff should piece together a book that sheds light on how we are really treated in a multicultural environment such as an American hospital. Racial and Gender hatred is real and some people are working there to have a little "fun" doing people wrong! Exposure will be the first step to stopping bad behavior! The AA nurses I encountered for two years never even spoke to me, can't say I wanted them to, but that's how I noticed something needs to happen and sooner rather than later! I was unjustly fired just to throw that in from Med-Surg Tele and Dialysis in Napa Valley, CA. I was trained in mental health, CNA, and then Administrative Medical Assisting I have witnessed quite a bit! I am from a military base so I see the hostility ever so clear.

[@eliza1826]

@@sharonallison9273 yea that’s all we need, more privileged for blacks. Gtfo, every race deals with this so what makes black people more special? No wonder everyone is moving to mexico

[@vanyeboah6075]

unfortunately my daughter was in icu...you are correct no nurses of color...sad

[@oacosta1890]

Thank you for a job well done all those years your amazing

[@danabenson4125]

Yes, ma'am. You need to really consider writing that book. Myself and many others would enjoy reading it. ❤

[@brianaalston4145]

I am a Certified Nursing Assistant and I have literally been turned off from persuing a career in nursing due to my experiences with working with LPN and RNs their attitudes and messiness amongst each other is the worse I’ve ever seen in any other field of work I’ve been in. You are one of the good ones.

[@kyshonnahall3178]

Me too. I've been a CNA for 4yrs. And everyone comes to me asking if I'm a LPN, or RN. I tell them no, just a CNA. They all beg me to pursue nursing, that I will be great, but how when I hate this job sometimes. Because the way how workers and patients are being treated so poorly. I hate what my eyes are witnessing daily. It's dark in the nursing field, why would I wanna go further into darkness. I'm still working, but I'm stirring my interest to search for career elsewhere, but I feel may walk into nursing field to pursue RN. This career is all I know. I fought, had good times and bad times, so I built for the battle, but do I really want to battle for income for the rest of my life, when there's other careers I can be happily in?

[@moxymaxx5350]

I BBC was a CNA for 7 years in a small town hospital. I eventually got my LPN. No way would I step into an RN position. Many wonderful RN’s out there. I eventually worked in a University Hospital Clinic and experienced our RN’s turn into lazy and seat warmers. Always putting in overtime and have become very comfortable behind the computer screens. Their excuse to become the dictator and not the team player. Now…as a patient, as I have retired, it has crossed my mind that with all the vitriol about race now entering the medical field, how will the black nurses respond to white patients. Just a question. Any discussion on this? You, seem very very fair so I’m just asking as now, retired and a white former LPN.

[@leobunny1561]

God bless you 🙏

[@karenbthompson2706]

Please don't give up because nurses who come up through the ranks (CNA to LPN to RN) make excellent nurses. Learn well and hang in their!!

[@brittneyjohnson7066]

Me too. That’s why I left the medical field

[@Infinity-ng9ox]

I was a CNA & LOVED my job but had to quit because of extreme bullying by my co-workers for years & different facilities. I hated quitting, I missed the residents & the job, but I was so psychologically & emotionally traumatized that I had to quit the field. I'll never go back because the bullying was so severe that it changed me & my life forever! 😭😡😡

[@cgtcne]

I’m so sorry. I hate that happened to you 😔

[@iamhida493]

I’ve only been a nurse for about 3 years and the number of people I had to cuss out for talking to me crazy is astounding. I’m getting out of this field. For my own sanity

[@KendraRN]

Trust me I know!

[@cdog8888]

I had to do the same thing with teaching.

[@Shelbydrich]

Toxicity in the workplace is everywhere in every field

[@TamaraGarrettAlpha]

I'm glad you putting them on their place because they will run over you. 💯

[@bernadeangreene2917]

I totally agree... that's why I want out because I'm tired of having to put people in their place, then once you do it, they play victim until you come with the proof...then they look stupid wanting to apologize...just leave me alone and let me do my job.

[@breathnstop]

Im a nurse 35 years and this is so true. The bullying in the hospital is absolutely criminal. I was targeted and I exposed it on the way out.

[@madisonevans7950]

Just wanna say thank you for being one of the few amazing nurses out there. Ive developed a fear of going to the DR due to stuff Ive had happen with nurses, only now finally working thru it at age 29. You and I have obvs never met, but I can TELL you are one of the good ones.

[@FaithofMelchizedek]

I am not a nurse, I am a 64 year old white woman that would be damn lucky to have you around during any emergency. You sound like you know exactly what you are doing. Many Blessings. I have heard horror stories of how Doctors treat Nurses. Thank you for helping others!

[@samantharose970]

Blessing

[@shaynahail2590]

Why did you Have to add in “white woman” lol.

[@FaithofMelchizedek]

@@shaynahail2590 Because I wanted her to know I was white. That the ER should be staffed with intelligent and skilled Nurses...no matter what the color. It sickens me to think skilled Nurses are being focused in and out of different areas of need just because they are black. That was what she stated and it is horrible.

[@zerogravity4008]

@@FaithofMelchizedek It’s a world you would never understand or experience

[@FaithofMelchizedek]

@@zerogravity4008 experience? What experience are you referring to? And why are you baiting me? Hmmmm

[@kayb.4518]

There’s also bullying in the Emergency Department I work at. There are clicks and mean girls who work there and a lot of times, I overhear them talking about other staff specially the new grads and to me this is unacceptable. Just because they have been working there for 4 years, it doesn’t mean they should look down on the new RNs and think that the new hired nurses should know everything when they just graduated. We should help them since we are in the same team. I don’t understand this kind of treatment as we are all in healthcare who help heal patients and need to make them feel safe and comfortable in our care. I pray these people will have some reality check that we are all Christ’s children and we need to come together as one and not hate one another. Great video!❤

[@jillijane9793]

As a RN for 38yrs,I can't tell you how much of a relief it is to be retired. Nursing has changed so much throughout the years. I wanted to be a nurse since I was 6 yrs old and had my tonsils out. I vowed to not be a nurse like the one caring for me. All of these years later, I remember her name was Mrs Ward. She was mean and threatened to send my mother home if I didn't start drinking more. Things were different when I started my first job. It was a much different pace. Throughout the years the responsibilities became more and more, the demands more difficult. But in addition, the environment within certain areas became more and more toxic, particularly for new staff. The staff, nurses and CNA's were a clique who ostracized people who had different values. Many were lazy, and did minimal patient care, spending the majority of their shift socializing or using their phone. If you were a good nurse or CNA, they were not welcoming and talked negatively of the other staff. Women in particular, when in a group are toxic and mean. Many are intimidating. The toxic nature of nursing has taken it's toll on the wellness of patients. The amount of stress felt in these environments can be debilitating. I loved being a nurse, and my patients. I miss working, and miss many of my colleagues, but I don't miss the tension. Years ago, people became nurses because they had the desire and heart of a nurse. In later years, with the nursing shortage, many became a nurse for job availability and income, but should NOT have become a nurse. Many don't have the intelligence, but others are not in it for the right reasons and are lazy, and downright nasty, rude and disrespectful. This does not make for a good work environment, but what is really unfortunate is that some behave this way towards their patients. When good nurses report this, they are intimidated and often treated poorly enough they feel the need to leave for their mental and physical health. Thank you for this article, and for being the type of nurse you are. Keep up the good work and help to weed out the "mean girls".

[@rosemorency7321]

You're absolutely 💯 right...

[@ledzepgirl299]

Exactly. I'm a retired RN after working 40 years.

[@tarreemhacaruso2687]

❤❤❤❤

[@elysedewyngaert178]

I started nursing school in 1973, bullying was rampant. Unfortunately it wasn’t one ethnicity vs another, the clicks were there and rampant. When I started in MotherBaby, newborn nursery the staff nurses who were typically Diploma trained hated those of us who went on to get a BSN. I had Nursing Assistants who were African American who felt it was okay to comment-on everything I did- they were shocked “ we are surprised you no how to bath a baby”. It was demoralizing.

[@ledzepgirl299]

@@elysedewyngaert178 absolutely true. Same thing happened to me. I had a degree and the diploma nurses criticized all the time. I spoke up for myself though. Lol

[@lostinmyimagination7485]

SO GLAD i found this video. Ive been a nurse for over 20 yrs. I transferred to the MICU within the system of my company and i only lasted a year. They were the most hateful, clickish, vengeful nurses i have EVER worked with. They wrote me up for any and everything. I told the manager, who was wonderful, that i had been written up more there than in my entire career. And the higher ups wonder why the turnover in ICUs is so high. Its not just burn out, trust me. Thank for for shedding a light on this already huge and growing problem.

[@jennyanderson4796]

😳😯

[@amandabr9562]

Every where I’ve worked, there’s ALWAYS some toxic woman making your life miserable. I changed jobs for 5 straight years because I always had a coworker or manager bully me. It’s sad. What’s sadder is coworkers jumping in to bully you too. I stood up to many of them and when I worked around positive coworkers, what a DIFFERENCE it made.

[@Mimi-pt4fo]

I am in the same boat. The toxic is from one, but others join so they don’t become targets. I know the Director knows, but she follows the toxic colleague too.

[@amandabr9562]

@@Mimi-pt4fo It’s super disheartening. So many workers struggling to avoid becoming homeless or feed their families and yet a toxic individual, is trying to destroy them at work. And in the medical field? That’s pretty bad because you have patients depending on the medical staff to help them get well.

[@girlfriennn3645]

Im going through this right now. I'm sooooooooo discouraged. Thank you for standing up for the new nurses!!!

[@KendraRN]

Stand up for yourself.

[@MsTammyG]

Hey Kendra! Blk, CVICU nurse here, so you know how that is. I know you’re sad about that new nurse’s decision not to come back, but she made the best decision for herself. No one should have to work under those conditions, and not everyone wants to tussle with bullies in the workplace. The younger generations are not with the bs, and they shouldn’t have to be. The nursing profession will keep going down the drain and continue to be short-staffed until they fix this problem.

[@sankoh204]

I have this same experience almost all my nusing job. Even though i have been a nusrse for 6 yrs am tired of the abuse and buly. So am currently in school for cyber security. Tired of nursing too much issues, hates.

[@kkw-pal1178]

Glad the nurse decided to keep her sanity. Those demons will NEVER change.

[@kkw-pal1178]

@@sankoh204 I don't blame you.

[@Mary-io1mb]

I do not forsee them fixing the problem.

[@LadiBasketball23]

I was just saying that! This generation of new grads ain’t haven’t it! And my nursing program taught us VERY well about it!

[@CoCo-yv3hl]

Nurses are why I left the medical field as a lab tech. They were the most arrogant, gossiping & lazy individuals at the medical facilities I worked at with no consequences. I experienced the same as a patient. ( in college recovering from SA & just buried my father my nurse proceeded to tell the entire floor why I was in the hospital. She also had so many smart comments towards me as a broken 20 year old. This is why ppl don’t seek medical help. ) It went from a passion to a thing that I vowed to stay far away from because of the culture.

[@overallwellbeingmatters4214]

I am currently a medical lab tech in the microbiology laboratory.. thankfully the only interaction I have with a nurse is when I call to give them results

[@Val-tb8xq]

Sorry you had a bad experience, but there are many good people in all areas of healthcare. Hopefully, things will go better in the future.

[@astrogirl2675]

Yes a friend of mine has sickle cell disease got kicked out of multiple hospitals for exposing the nurses for not changing her filter or missing injections it’s so bad

[@FlockofSmeagles]

Comments like this make me cringe. Would you like a pat on the back?

[@Tigaaalily014]

The nurses are so mean to the lab. I never went back to be a CLS in a hospital because they speak to the lab as if they’re superior to us when we have the same level of education as them.

[@bklynfrankie]

Maan, I don't miss this. Your assessment of Black nurses is correct. We're quiet, observant, guarded, ESPECIALLY when we're limited in numbers. I will also tell you, CRNA training was no different for me. My efforts were never good enough, even the top girl in our class (also black) was treated unfairly. It was infuriating since I knew for a fact my counterparts had different experiences. Well, rumors quickly spread. Needless to say, things didn't work out for me. But the other thing about many black women, we're accustomed to treatment disparities. We may shed a tear but quickly bounce back and keep it moving. Now I'm a PMHNP and much happier with my current path.

[@KendraRN]

Wow! Something has to change. Thank you for your comment❤️

[@KA-ho7wt]

As a recruiter we go through the same! Have to tussle with nursing leaders, they lie, be bias, and more when it comes to the black RN and New grads we send their way.

[@vibesbynae4860]

God bless your resilience girl ❤❤❤

[@salomekamau5380]

Even CNAs, I saw it first hand as an immigrant at a facility, how the allocation of duties goes. People that are supposed to care so you can care for clients but can intentionally put you in trouble, even the suffering of a client doesn't bother them.

[@blokcomNativeFaces]

Such a nice generalization of"all" "black" nurses. Seen many reports of the opposite. So what am I saying? Firstly, depends where you are at. There are places where I am at where I see PLENTY of "black" nurses and doctors and PLENTY of other "POC" nurses and doctors. People have to start calling out the DISINFORMATION and racialization of EVERYTHING from certain members of the "black" community.

[@BinaCook-i4b]

You were on 'assignment' to work that shift that night. Great job!

[@KendraRN]

I believe so. Nothing is by chance, God always has plans.

[@myflowertherapy]

I can relate to so much of this story. I'm an ICU nurse and I started out my career as a brand new RN in the ICU. I was told as a student that quote "Nurses eat their young." I thought this was a joke, but I found out it wasn't. Most of the RNs made it very clear they did not want to be paired with a student. Their attitudes made it very difficult to learn. Ever since I got through my training several years ago, I've been extra nice to my students. I allow them to do just about everything(with my guidance) so they get real experience. I've had students tell me that I was an answer to prayer, because they prayed they would get a nice nurse that day. It's so tough when you start out. Good for you for advocating for the young RN. We need more open discussions about these topics. Thank you for shedding light on this issue.

[@cherylb5871]

I worked in Cardiovascular ICU after several years of oncology (including Bone Marrow Transplant). Although most of the nurses would kill to get a "fresh ❤ " (CABG, any open heart straight from the OR), I found some would assign a fresh heart to someone who was intimidated by them just to watch that nurse squirm.... I feel some ppl learn from the bottom up & others from the top down. She would have benefitted from older ones & progressing towards the goal of the fresh hearts. I feel she was a caring nurse who probably got washed out early on. I want good ppl like her out there to care for me.... Not the evil ppl who think they know everything & have ALL of the answers.

[@Blue_Azure101]

You will find that the students will rally around you and make all the others jealous, so definitely be careful!

[@eavenente9078]

Yes, nurses eat their you........their old and in between!

[@shenett7407]

I'm all for speaking up for myself, as I believe in nipping any bullying in the bud, immediately. But there is no way I would expect another nurse to stay, to the point of possibly being too pushy about her staying. There was a nurse who left the floor, and committed suicide by jumping off the top level of the parking garage. THAT'S how far the bullying had gone. What I can handle may not be what another can. When someone says they've had enough of the BS and they're not returning, leave them be.

[@yanna1993]

That’s so sad

[@bjsf24]

Omg that's horrible and the bullying absolutely does happens in nursing

[@carolanderson7003]

Wow!!! Nothing has changed has it?? Began 1959 stopped 2006. Deadly...to be Healthcare. Worse than nonhealthcare. I feel for the few who do their best to deliver the best care inspire of the deadly environment they work in. Petty, petty, petty.... 😔

[@PerfectContradiction]

Exactly, you never know what ppl are experiencing in their pvt life

[@cbabe1]

I agree. It is very hard to work in a toxic workplace. It makes it very difficult to want to go to work.

[@Hs000_00]

I am not black and but it's so disheartening to know that black nurses are not very welcomed in ICU. Seriously, this is so twisted. Thank you for this great video and enlightening us on the toxicity of nursing. You are so eloquent, obviously, as you are a professional, and you are a beautiful lady with a kind heart.

[@KendraRN]

I appreciate your kind words, thank you ❤️

[@zunaiandre2341]

Very true especially in Washington DC

[@dawnpratt846]

Are you for real this is our experience in anything in America ‼️

[@Justyn219]

because blacks are rude and lack empathy

[@coolerheadsprevail9312]

Teaching is very very similar. The cliques, the rumors, the trysts, the favoritism and nepotism, no transparency with the parents. It's appalling behavior for people who are supposed to be educated. It's the good, the bad and the ugly, and I'm not just talking about teachers, this applies to coordinators, and administrators too. Humans are very dominant and want to slay a vulnerable subject in any social or professional setting. If humans are not able to enlighten that part of the brain and understand that cooperation is needed to be copacetic, then the previously mentioned behaviors will occur. I'm not saying I am enlightened, but it is something I have observed in my time with others. I never am part of the clique. I am always outside, so I have gotten bullied many a time. I learned to keep to myself, do my job and not let the comments affect me. Water off a ducks back. This is the reason why I like to keep my distance from the crowds.

[@Kwil-zs3de]

Hello, I am a nursing student. During my clinical rotations, I have experienced the mistreatment you discussed in the video. I am a caring person and passionate about nursing. I was hoping to gain some knowledge and advice but got ignored and felt like I was bothering the nurse that I was shadowing. It wasn't just that one nurse but a few nurses at different times. I later heard the same complaint from other students about the same hospital and the same unit. However, this was not my whole clinical rotation experience. I have met some real friendly nurses, some like you, willing to teach. There is workplace drama at every job, but nursing alone is a stressful job. The extra stress is not needed.

[@sheriwright5411]

I worked at a hospital for 8 yrs as staff. Then went into independant contracting. I went into the hospital i had worked staff 20 yrs after being there in 2 seperate occasions. I wound up in ICU. The nurses there were brutal to me. I was in shock how i was treated. Finally i had enough. I told them i was a nurse, and had never in my life treated a patient the way tgey treated me. It was witnessed by my kids how mean they were. Their attitudes changed when i told them i was a nurse. I reported the nurses that were mean, to the director of nurses n my doctors.I wrote a review naming them to the chief executive of the hospital. And how i was treated there. I was bullied at a few hospitals i worked at. Alot of staff nurses resented me because i made more than them as an independant contractor. Sometimes the charge nurses would assign me all the worst patients on the floor anx stretch me over 3 seperate hallways. Once i was 7 mos pregnant, they assigned me the patient with aides, another tuberculosis, and and another with mrsa. . In one night. I reported that charge nurse, and refused to work that unit again at that hospital.

[@NameUnimportant]

Can I ask what happened once you reported them? Please don't tell me that nothing happened and they still acted the same. That's horrible!

[@maxine3587]

​@@empressironbladder8942 Me too. I could hear them all taking their looong break together, laughing and joking, whilst I did all the work. Then I spent my break sitting alone, with them watching my time. One place only ever called me by my surname d

[@Twiddledup]

This is everywhere about the bullying, backstabbing ect It’s so sad🥲

[@vsand9798]

I was a CNA planning on going into nursing. I was really disappointed in what I saw with the cliques and bullying. I changed careers completely because of it.

[@brimelo3104]

Same, I waited so long to get into a nursing program, at the time it was competitive not sure about now with the shortages, but I couldn’t do it any further

[@nikstarr718]

You are a gem for this. I’m not a nurse but I have over 11 years exp in my field. My last supervisor (jealous micromanager) pushed the narrative that I wasn’t catching on to something I’ve done longer than her.

[@KendraRN]

It happens so often. We need to talk more about this. Some nurse leaders can be very toxic to their staff.

[@collinsfriend1]

I have twice trained people into their jobs and had them turn around and act like I needed to be told what I spent a month teaching them. I quit both jobs and they floundered. One finally got it, the other quit because it was such a mess when SHE had to face it alone.

[@freebluebutterfly6583]

It makes me angry when I reflect on how I was treated all throughout my career. I'm about to retire now & it's still happening. Prayer washes over those waves of anger. GOD sees it all..

[@julyprada5355]

I have always read story’s about nurses eating their young. But as a nursing student I have experienced it. It has even intimidated me and made me reconsider this career. However, nursing is my passion. Being able to contribute to a patients healing journey, when they are in their most vulnerable stage and and watch them get them back on their feet brings me so much joy. An indescribable feeling. I have learned to stand up for myself and not let others intimidate me with their arrogance. We are all here to do one thing and it’s provide high quality patient care. Thank you for sharing your story and being an advocate for justice.

[@champagneprincess4]

I love how you heard something about your orient and didn’t immediately absorb it and let it taint your perspective. You listened, thought for yourself, and disagreed. I feel like sometimes when people hear something through the grapevine about someone else they let it affect their perception. This is refreshing.

[@TheMostHighDaughter180]

For sure!!!

[@Val-tb8xq]

Sadly, bullying can affect patient outcomes. Every time I made a mistake, I was stressed. Nursing is stressful enough, and this needs to be addressed in the healthcare setting.

[@pricelessify7799]

This is literally me, I almost committed suicide due to the bullying I experienced from my then preceptor. Mine was worse because I was a new nurse then.I finally left ICU and went to Medical and surgical unit. I am still traumatized by that experience, that is the reason why I vowed never to precept anybody. I am a psychiatric nurse practitioner today after 9 years.

[@princessglittersparkle1994]

I worked in education. I almost committed suicide because of the bullying and microaggressions from my Boss/Principal and Administration co-workers

[@danabenson4125]

I am so sorry you experienced that. I am glad you are where you want to be. You are important and was important then. That person was evil and their karma will come back and hit them hard.

[@danabenson4125]

@@princessglittersparkle1994 you didn't deserve to have to feel that way either. Those evil people were probably envious. Likely worrying about if you were going to be better at your job than they were at theirs.

[@Dablkwid0w2008]

Experienced the same thing during student teaching...I just gave up and chose not to keep going

[@pricelessify7799]

@@danabenson4125 Thank you, I developed HTN during that time with Sharon my then preceptor. I cannot sleep or eat, she will talk about me to all other nurses and called me names for no reason. Anytime it is time for me to go to work, I will start having racing thought and panic attack.

[@daedae6291]

I love that you stood up for her professionally! 🥰🥰

[@KendraRN]

Thank you!

[@Chalif5]

My mom found your video and shared it with me because I had the exact same experience, even though I’m white. I cried almost every day in orientation. Finally after 7 weeks they decided I was unfit for the ICU, even though I was allowed 10-12+ weeks of orientation. I had almost a year of nursing experience at that time and 8 years of nursing assistant experience. They made me feel like there was something wrong with me every day. It has really shattered me and made me question my decision to work in the ICU and go to CRNA school

[@KendraRN]

If your goal is to become a CRNA, get back in an ICU. Do not let these people and their bad behavior deter you. Just don’t tell anyone your goals because they’ll get jealous. Say hi to your mom and tell her thanks 🙏🏾 ☺️

[@repairthebreach477]

You are such a gem!!

[@machelleherson5599]

I am so sorry for how they treated you.

[@patriciamorrison187]

Already perceive they will get rid of most these petty blk nurses its coming too much petty gossip jealousy fear fighting down each other sick and toxic environment they create selfdestruct i believe every word this nurse say even in those offices blk women too much wicked towards each other

[@oniquekabright7492]

@KendraRN Narcissism is running rampant. The evil of this world is out of control, and we are going to have to hold tight God in order to get through it. God bless you, and don’t give up.

[@donnie96]

I'm not a nurse, I used to be a server at a nursing home though and I don't think I've ever experienced so much workplace bullying before. There was supposed to be one nurse in the dining room at all times to monitor dietary restrictions and to make sure nobody choked, but one day none of the nurses were there and I accidently gave a diabetic man a glass of orange juice, when a nurse finally showed up she was livid with me for not knowing the medical information of every single resident. The cliques really bothered me too because the nurses would always just stand around talking to each other instead of helping the residents, sometimes the old people would get tired of waiting for nurses and would ask me half a dozen times to help them go to the bathroom. It honestly made me so mad to see nurses ignore those old people even after they asked for help.

[@renettadaniels2729]

I've been CNA for 20 years, I mostly have done private duty. Until I moved from New York to Florida...I worked 2 years at a Nursing and rehabilitation center..the nurses tried to talk to me with all sort of disrespectful tones, I was not having it, I'd speak to them women to women, you are not and will not disrespect me..demanding, no compassion for the residents, only sit at the nurses station eat and pass meds. It was horrible, ..

[@V.E.R.O.]

My aunt died in a nursing home after 8 months of being placed there, it was one of the most depressive places I've ever been to.

[@2okaycola]

Mean girls in college

[@GanyuMain_]

I was heavily bullied and targeted by my clinical instructor while in a patient’s room. By the end of her scolding, I was barely holding it together. The patient was watching all this in horror and started comforting ME. I should’ve been the one comforting the patient because they were told of an unfortunate diagnosis a few days ago. It’s messed up when the violence is so commonplace.

[@AlexEs63]

❤ Retired Nurse of 25 years here. The bullying, attitudes & entitlement from the newer grads was scary, unsafe & disrespectful. 🎉 Hope all gets better!

[@anonymousfemale9231]

Agreed …..the newer nurses have a different work ethic….too busy at their computers and on their personal phones…dump a lot on the aides…seems that is beneath them to get up from the computer and answer the call bell or simply get a patient a ginger ale….they will spend more time contacting the aide than just taking a minute to take the ginger ale to the patient….hence then the patient is unhappy because the aide is doing other things and doesn’t get the ginger ale right away while the nurse sits and doesn’t take the initiative to just get up and answer the call.

[@desertrose937]

And this is why there's a nursing shortage. Thank you so much for sharing this story because as a nursing student ( practical nurse) working on transitioning to the RN program next year, I can see this kind of behavior already in class as well as clinicals so much so that I've considered going the physician assistant route. The bullying really scares me because I've worked in an environment before that was toxic, where was bullied and I don't want to start a new career experiencing that again. That kind of thing really takes a toll on your psyche. I hate to be negative but I've been there before, the problem stems from the top. The manager and the educator to whom you've reported the situation to, could have intervened and they did not and will not. That young lady's license was on the line, if these ladies can go as far as giving false evaluations about her, imagine what else they could have done. Rejection is direction, something better awaits her. Please stay in touch with her and continue to encourage her. We need more nurses like you.

[@arababe24]

Go the PA route. Do not think twice! Please take it from me- I worked on ALL types of floors and units from ER to ICU to bed surg to mom and baby and even hospice in FL, CT and NYC. All filled with evil nurses. DO. NOT. GO. INTO. NURSING. It will kill your spirit.

[@celiaferreira2028]

This is real& yes their careers have been destroyed/blackballed because of the bullies were reported. The bullies won. Those who lost the jobs/careers were kind/passionate helping patients but the bullies who give bad service to staff/customers won. The ones that survived to avoid bullying, it has gotten to them that they are now a bitter RN that's snaps at everyone near before going to work. I stay away from her on her work days. Lol

[@ahhwe-any7434]

I'm only a student practicing in a clinic. I was asking a cna what her daily routine... day looked like. She said she just wings it. Uh I mean, I guess that's fine if ppl want to pretend they weren't ever students w/ nerves. But like yah. I learn from the bestest..

[@fhenlizhao5406]

😲 Say what now?! Well.. to be honest everywhere has those “push you out before you get a chance “ types. And then there are managers who firm groups to keep power and work with others like themselves to break rules and get away with it. Then they fire you when you report their violations.

[@isabelleg9118]

Nurses eat their own…there is a lot of literature on bullying in nursing. And in situations where they are managers and team leaders other professionals will also be targeted.

[@katfoster845]

I'm not a nurse, however I have been a healthcare assistant. That's the equivalent of a nursing assistant in the US I think. The same toxicity applies, I think. I think of myself as a compassionate person. I loved looking after people. I loved helping them and bringing them comfort during such a difficult time. However I had senior nurses and management constantly on my case. I spent half an hour sitting with a lady who was dying. I'd done everything I needed to do, and this lady wanted to sit and talk to me. She was in pain, and I was holding her hand. Senior nurse came in and questioned why I wasn't doing some inane job that didn't really need doing. I said because I'm sat with the lady I was caring for and listening whilst she drinks her tea. I was told I wasn't paid to waste time. I quit on the spot. That was just the last straw for me. I'd had months of bullying, snide comments and criticism for nothing. I once cleaned out the linen cupboard and put the bath towels and hand towels the wrong way round on the shelf and I got a 15 minute lecture. I'd only been in the job a month, so of course I wasn't sure where everything went. I still think about that lady. When she died, I saw the notice of the funeral and went. I was the only person who looked after her who turned up. Her daughter said her mum talked about me all the time when she visited. Apparently I was the only one who listened to her and didn't get frustrated.

[@malachitedream4102]

You were compassionate with end of life care and that is worth more than benign tasks. Unfortunately there are too many toxic people taking advantage of hierarchy in hospitals.

[@nykkiflandiva7963]

That’s terrible.

[@nancynevels2238]

You are a caring soul and nursing profession need more people like you, but unfortunately you and me are the type of people nursing professionals target,harass,humiliate and demean!They can’t stand for someone to have a heart and really care for their patients! I just want to say from my heart to yours,I thank you and may God Bless You Abundantly!! Happy Holidays to you as well!! Nancy Nevels RN Retired.

[@valeriedorsey7527]

May God bless you abundantly for all that you have done for others.❤

[@JulietCrowson]

Bless you Maybe God rescued you from more heartache by removing you from that job. 🙏⛪⭐🗡️🕊️🌟🦰🌹🦋✝️

[@terryhandrahan3916]

I am one of those diploma nurses, trained in a major hospital in Canada 36 years ago. You are sooo right about needing experience before you can teach or supervise others. Other nurses, white, black, or any race can be cruel and bully others who strive to be above the norm. Sometimes the hardest thing about nursing is not the practice of nursing, it is dealing with the nurses who need to make others look bad so they look good. You are an amazing advocate for the profession. Thank You

[@michaelreinhart562]

Oh my gosh, I love all Nurses, but diploma Nurses are the best. They can run circles around any of us newbies

[@dianasimeon1386]

Usually I tell those type of nurses, that nobody was born as a nurse.

[@pameladotson2503]

So right! It takes years to build up knowledge and skills from working in a field.Not every situation or patients are the same.Having alot of experience is more helpful to teach newer ppl the skills and what to expect.Because there's a lot of unexpected things you have to be ready for.It's a job that can affect your mental health if your not prepared to face loosing patients,talking with distraught family members and having to give bad news sometimes.It can take a toll on you from the long hours and changing of shifts.To your sleep habits and eating habits.Your home family life esp with children.It's not an easy job when your devoted to helping ppl.You sometimes sacrifice more than you receive.It will definitely make or break you to question if this is the right job you want to do or something else.

[@elainelott9644]

As a over 30 years retiree I can vouch for what you have said in this video !!! I graduated from a 3 year diploma program way back in the day!!! As you said we lived on campus and worked every day in the hospital and had clinical studies as well. As the years progressed I noticed a change in the attitude of my fellow nurses. We had always worked as a team but now it was everyone for himself!!! Who could make you look incompetent because the norm !!! In my last years of working I was belittled by my supervisor and told that I didn’t know how to do things that I had done for years !! She even had new grads following me to try and catch me making an error !!! The environment was so stressful and toxic !!! Nursing definitely isn’t what it should be anymore!!! It is all political and only people who have a tough skin and can play the game will survive!!! 😢

[@julieguenter3283]

This is so good. Take it from an RN of 40 years who experienced nurse bullying in the 80s and felt completely helpless, she is 100% right on. Stand up for yourself. You are worth it and so are your future patients.

[@Hhhhhjjdd]

40 RN 🙆🏼‍♂️🙆🏼‍♂️🙋🏼‍♀️scared

[@naomidoner9803]

And it's not just your co workers...it's the whole dang system...

[@MissAmazanda]

The 80's and 90's were horrible for bullying across the board....schools, jobs ect but the 80's in particular was the worst it was like people just said or did whatever they wanted to other people...

[@faithleah1981]

I work in dialysis and I have experienced extreme bullying. Absolutely floored that these people are supposed to care for others. It breaks my heart and I’ve had some significant anxiety (and I have CPTSD so some of it has been triggering). I’m looking to go elsewhere and hopefully find caring humans not toxic narcissistic jerks.

[@naomidoner9803]

@@faithleah1981 I worked in a state psychiciatric hospital...NE FL state hospital (sister hospital to Chattahoochee) the place should be demolished...its a full hospital for medical and psych treatment...I was cornered in a med room and threatened for reporting a narcotic discrepancy by the RN who trained me when first hired...that was 2011 and I quit when nothing was done about it...the nurse who threatened to catch me in the parking lot is now their DON...if the state of Florida uses the property for anything other than a psych hospital the state must return the land to the family who donated it so nothing is really done about the abuses to both patients and staff... I cried everyday while driving to work there...if you already have cptsd don't think of psych nursing...its easy work for anyone who doesn't gaf but obviously you chose nursing for all the right reasons...I dont even know what subset to suggest for you because they all come with toxic work environments...maybe you could look at something within a lawfirm or insurance company where nursing judgement is needed outside of the established medical industry...I moved to a different state job in a skilled nursing facility for veterans because I wanted the state pension plan...it was less toxic than the psych hospital but still toxic...I retired but not before I was utterly disgusted with whole industry...I made a med error at my very first nursing job...reported myself...then watched my supervisor go into the room and administer a bit more morphine to the patient in front of the family that I had already given too much morphine to and say to the family this is expected (pt was just sleeping I only slightly overdosed but I was traumatized by my mistake) at this stage....I never went back thought I was gonna give up nursing contacted that supervisor a week later to express my sorrow for my error and check on the pt (I was terrified that I might of killed her) she basically laughed and told me the pt had the best rest she'd ever had not to stress over it anymore

[@bette7125]

As a phlebotomist I was bullied by nurses to break the rules. I told them “I just need to call my manager to print up the right paperwork” and they started shouting at me, telling me I was a terrible person, and made me cry. THEY were nurses and I was “just a phlebotomist “

[@flygoddess]

As a nurse, I'm so sorry. That's not cool at all. We all have our areas of expertise. I know that I used to cringe when I had to draw my own labs.

[@BlackGirlLovesAnime6]

If you’re “just a phlebotomist “ then they can draw the blood themselves. I’ve had issues with the nurses I work with too as a lab worker

[@decristal48]

Wtf, I'm sorry that that had happend, *they* were terrible

[@missg1727]

That's messed up, I'm truly sorry that didn't happen to you. I've been on some of the worst units ever with some of the most laziest, narcissistic, and combative nurses ever. The good thing about being a phlebotomist is that it's a career that's in high demand, so if you want to easily clock out so she can catch all the smoke you'll have a job tomorrow. 🤣🥰

[@emaria7244]

I am am ICU RN w 17 years all ICU. I transferred to another ICU within the same healthcare system. It was soul crushing. Relentless humiliation. My Preceptors were novice nurses. I mentioned Banner’s Work from Novice to Exoert one night while explaining why this set up was a catastrophe. Crickets. In fact no one knew what I was talking about. I left three weeks in. You described it so well. Thank you Oh, btw they were bullies. Mean. Backstabbing insufferable simps.

[@ariesunicorn8225]

It’s so frustrating that so many so-called adults make the workplace feel like high school with their cliques and intimidation and bullying tactics

[@chucho5176]

I work in home care. I've had people say I should go into nursing but the toxicity has kept me from wanting to pursue nursing. It's nice to know that there are still nurses like you who are observant and kind

[@redred6349]

Yes....I'm a CNA and was working in Nursing homes but had to stop bcuz those lazy ass Nurses be doing way too much on all levels so I went back to home care. Glad I came to this video. I been working with seniors for over 20 years and most nurses don't need to be a Nurse. I went back to school to be a Nurse.

[@diffsnicker]

I do apartment maintenance for a living and couldn't help but notice that most of the nurses we have as residents are just so damn mean and unbearable, which led me to look up if anyone else noticed the same. Guess I'm not alone 😂

[@KendraRN]

🤔🤔🤔 wow, lol

[@EvaElyse]

Wow, that is just unbelievable. Such a shame.

[@nina7229]

Yup I’m a nail tech pretty much all the medical industry they are rude and nasty especially the nurses and they think “burn out” is an excuse lol… I think anybody who works in 2023 is burnt out…. No excuse to be nasty especially in healthcare to a PATIENT who is PAYING thousands!!! We have nothing to do with the nurse to patient ratio or whatever is causing them to have crappy days in the field 🙄😒..I had a baby last year and it cost $32,000 NATURAL! the cna thought it was a good idea to put my tray of food at the front door on the trash can while I’m hooked up to iv’s smh I said NOTHING😒😒😒 later I had asked for saltines cuz I felt nauseous…. Do you know her big behind said “here can you catch” and leaned backed and tossed them into my bed and onto the floor like 4 packs of crackers……. That’s exactly why I steer away from the hospital, nurses are so mean and cruel hearted and I don’t know who is doing the “training” these days but the majority of them suck!!! they just wanna wear the tight scrubs to snap some pics for the gram and put in they bio that they’re a nurse 🤦🏽‍♀️ but they don’t wanna actually do the work that is required to be a healthcare professional…it’s actually ridiculous!!!! Healthcare in America is a complete joke and scam!

[@shilah.43]

Most nurses think they are God. They are rude and think they know everything. I hate nurses

[@katieftme]

⁠@@PsionicBardLadyI’m so sorry this has happened to you. This is unacceptable and completely inappropriate. I honestly have no words. When you’re sick you need people on your side, not making your life even worse. I’m so sorry. I was a nurse and now I’m in medical school. I am trying SO hard to change this culture. It’s disgusting and NOT conducive to proper patient care. I do not agree with the world of “eating our young”, “toughening up the students”, the narrative of “well they treated me poorly so I’m going to do the same”, and the whole god/narcissistic complex. We go into healthcare to help people and it shouldn’t matter who you are, you do your job and you do it well. Otherwise, feel free to go into business or something.

[@justsayin124]

I never worked on a unit. I did dialysis, home health, and wound care. Wound care was in the hospital but the entire hospital. I hated even being in any floor in the hospital. It was so toxic. I WFH as an RN now, semi flexible, no nights, holidays or weekends. I make 90k. I'm not mad. Nurses, you do NOT need to work in a hospital to have a lucrative career.

[@Valentina21442]

Hello! What is a WFH? Sincere question.

[@EavandersCavern]

It's a Work-From-Home nurse! They do telehealth services, such as scheduling appointments, providing referrals, and consulting with and advising patients through phone and video calls - found that from a quick Google search though so I don't know much, but I hope this helps! ​@@Valentina21442

[@vivecasanders8298]

@@Valentina21442 (WFH) Work From Home

[@bernadettefrangiosa7135]

Thank you for making this a conversation. I am new but also being beaten with passive/aggressive behaviour by young, entitled TL’s.