I understand how it can be to work around poisonous people. It can eventually have an effect on you and you will become posisonous too. It's best your friend got out when she did. I'm sure she has worked too hard to be unhappy at her job. Unfortunately it may leave a staff shortage, and hopefully the patients won't suffer b/c of it.

She asked me about 3 weeks ago how to stay there and not develop the same b**** attitude she was having a problem with, I had to tell her the truth. I did not know how, I have developed a harder shell when dealing with people like her supervisor and coworkers. But how to remain positive in a constantly negative situation, my only suggestion was if she was going to leave (and she was leaning in that direction already) was go before you have so much time in that you feel like you cant leave the job. I think I might have used the phrase "Run while you have a chance." Perhaps I just validated her feelings, but I hope I did not encourage her to make a bad call. I just know going into work everyday with dread in your heart and bile in your throat is no way to live.

I ordered her a going away cake today with an open door leading to greener pastures. I hope it is a better choice for her. I was already planning to start looking for another job myself so I guess it just hits close to home.

I too work in a facility where there is a lot of negativity. Sometimes I feel like going into work, there is a black cloud hanging over the place. Several times I have considered leaving, but I know that won't solve the problem. So I am sticking it out, trying to be positive and be a good example to others and hopefully MY attitude will rub off on others. It is hard to resist falling into the negative attitudes that others have. But you have to be strong. Look at your job in a different light. What are the good and bad points and compare them...if the only bad point is other staff member's attitudes, but everything else is good, then stay. But decide if you can just let their attitudes fly and ignore them, or call them out and hope they realize they need to change.

Mickey, I know exactly what you mean. You can't change other people's attitudes. The only person you can control is yourself. I worked in a place where I dreaded going into work each and every day. Just thinking about it was a heavy cloud hanging over my head. I stayed for 2 1/2 years because I felt sorry for the patients. But it was a miserable 2 1/2 years.It was an unsafe environment. Much of the negative attitudes were brought about by always being short-staffed and this causing everyone's work load to be extremely heavy. In situations like this, things can easlly be missed or overlooked or mistakes made. Finally I had to say that's enough for my own peace of mind.

I have worked in several hospitals as an agency nurse and I see the increasing negetative attitudes from staff and the corporate world I see less nurses supporting one another for fear of loseing what little benifits they have left . I believe the doc"s arent suppoting the nurses either. I hope that one day they will quit looking at the numbers and' look at the aquity of th patients we take care of. We are care givers let us be caregivers and not just pill pushers. I have seen union nurses and non union alike and If something is not done to change the attitudes and tha lask of respect by all the nursing and medical field personel the situation will just get worse.

I think that shadowing a "prospective fit"is a horrible idea.I am not keen on report given outside a patient room due to HIPPA. I do think that a precpetor program is good.I do think the manager needs to be involved,work the unit herself and know her nurses(strengths and weaknesses)I think perks..whatever they are(meal tickets,gas coupons whatever) shuld be done on a weekly basis...i think the staff themselves can also be their own worst enemy(gossiping about each other,other's mates,other shifts,etc...) someone has to shut that down whether it be in report,at a dept.meeting,staff meeting.remember..peer pressure works...