StalightRN said:

RNdude said:

How bizarre. I had a completely different experience in Nursing school. There were about 72 of us in the beginning and about 47 finished. We were like a family that was going through Hell together. We tried to help each other in any way possible and felt the loss when someone failed out of the semester. I guess I should feel lucky.

It may be b/c you are a dude. Guys seem to be treated differently and maybe not as aware of the way other girls are treating each other. We had 2 guys in our class and can't remember anyone ever being mean to them. I think most the girls admired them for even being there. Men and women view things very differently

Men don't play in to the same "catty" behavior that women generally do. It's a cut throat competition out there, and many break under the pressure...just remember...positive thinking...positive thinking...

I recently worked at a hospital that still utilizes team nursing rather than primary nursing and it was a wonderful experience. through out my clinicals i have found that i was in hospitals that practice primary nursing and they are territorial, hateful, and they do not like students because they feel that i can do it quicker myself rather then teach the student. However, where i was they worked in pods in a team nursing environment.. Loved it... Hope that i can work in a place that has this in place..
Jessie D :))

I would like to see Nursing School classes broken down to 15 students per classroom. Instead of the 40+ that most colleges have. Being an instructor in other disciplines, I have learned that I can be the most effective in what I am teaching with a classroom of 10 (15 is my maximum limit) students. The higher instructor to student ratio, the lesser student to student interruption.

kendbeef said:

I'm very fortunate with my LPN class. We all get along really well and our instructors have told us that we're the fmost fun group of students they have ever had. I think part of it is because there are only 18 students in my class. Our first semester we had a couple of girls who were negative and "mouthy". Needless to say, they didn't make it to the second semester because of their grades. I don't know why people (especially girls) have to be so "catty" sometimes. I think that it's a "girl thing". The students in our RN program are another story altogether. They bicker about wanting a seating arrangement and blah blah blah. You really have to be a team player....the health care team is exactly that... a TEAM..and every person is important...doesn't matter what your title is, you are still contributing to make the patient well. If I hear somebody talking about someone else I just stand there and kind of smile and keep my mouth shut. I act like I don't even hear them. Those people have since learned not to say anything negative around me and they don't avoid me either. I guess I've just been blessed with a really good bunch of girls (and one guy) in my class. Hang in there and keep focused on your dream!

You know what neg people depise the most, is positive people. When I come across people who are neg, I keep the positives coming. I just let it roll off my back but comment on things in a positive way. trust me they stop the complaining after awhile. and I always say if you don't like you job and can't be happy then you need a new profession. one thing really bad about being in a neg group. if you listen to much it could rub off on you! so just keep you head high and postives coming out of your mouth!!