I am victim of speaking for myself

2 I confronted one manager upon her rudeness and creating hostile environment for me. She started picking on me and collecting brownie points to show to people above her that I did such & such mistakes. The kind of mistakes I did were common ones while charting whcih even 15 yr old nurses do. Otherwise my charting is very detailed and sequential from head to toe. I never had problem with any patient, doctor or my peers but I was differnet that I spoke up for being treated like a piece of garbage.

The other manager above her knows me and she supports me completely. She transferred me to another place so I get out of the former manager's hostile environment but I am thinking why I had to pay such a big price for speaking infront of the nasty manager. Is the feeling of power makes people so evil and wicked ? Where is Nightingale and her nursing ideals and virtues ? down the drain or lost in this money minded world.
You are trying to take what likely is an isolated incident and extrapolate it across an entire population. (In this case nurse managers.) You'll find in every society/organization that some people are dicks, some people are complete angels, and the rest of the people generally fall somewhere between the two extremes. Being a dick isn't something that is isolated to people in a position of power.

True but being in a position of power gives your average ****** more opportunity to behave like the total ****** they are.Power corrupts and all that

Quote from iNurseUKTrue but being in a position of power gives your average asshat more opportunity to behave like the total asshat they are.Power corrupts and all that

Quote from iNurseUKTrue but being in a position of power gives your average ****** more opportunity to behave like the total ****** they are.Power corrupts and all that

Quote from ScottETrue however, call me crazy, but I'm more worried about the guy in a "low" position being a dick than someone in a position of "authority." I'm worried about the guy that drives the snowplow down the street in the winter knocking my mailbox over, or the guys that pick up the trash leaving my garbage cans out in the middle of the street, or the guy making my sandwich using the bread to wipe his ass. Okay, that last one was over the top, but . . .

[quote=ScottE;4537401]True however, call me crazy, but I'm more worried about the guy in a "low" position being a dick than someone in a position of "authority." I'm worried about the guy that drives the snowplow down the street in the winter knocking my mailbox over, or the guys that pick up the trash leaving my garbage cans out in the middle of the street, or the guy making my sandwich using the bread to wipe his ass. Okay, that last one was over the top, but . . .[/quote ]I'm still more worried about the person in authority , the individual may only effect you upon an individual basis , someone higher up the totem pole can effect systemic changes , which results in you being adversely effected by many "dick"clones .

Quote from PRETTYODD...Where is Nightingale and her nursing ideals and virtues ? down the drain or lost in this money minded world.

Quote from TakeOneOh please. Don't start that virtue script crud and whining about how the less than angelic and "compassionate" behavior of other nurses must surely fly in the face of Nightengalian ideals. Flossie was considered a uncompromising pain in the ***. She was a tireless complainer and criticizer, with no regard for those who felt they were above her, and inflexible and unforgiving toward those she was trying to train into her nursing ideal. She was not patient, she was not understanding and she was not nice. Hers was the only opinion that counted. Her view of things was as single-minded and one-sided as the business aspect of health care has always been, and she was every bit as ****** as the nurses who are "victimizing" you are now.

Quote from prettyoddi confronted one manager upon her rudeness and creating hostile environment for me. she started picking on me and collecting brownie points to show to people above her that i did such & such mistakes. the kind of mistakes i did were common ones while charting whcih even 15 yr old nurses do. otherwise my charting is very detailed and sequential from head to toe. i never had problem with any patient, doctor or my peers but i was differnet that i spoke up for being treated like a piece of garbage. the other manager above her knows me and she supports me completely. she transferred me to another place so i get out of the former manager's hostile environment but i am thinking why i had to pay such a big price for speaking infront of the nasty manager. is the feeling of power makes people so evil and wicked ? where is nightingale and her nursing ideals and virtues ? down the drain or lost in this money minded world.

"You're extremely lucky that your boss's boss is willing to find you a new job. We don't know the details of your situation, but the tone of your post is extremely angry and confrontational and I'm wondering about what started this whole business."- It really twists my knickers when someone vents about an upsetting situation on this board and a poster infers that they come across as "arrogant, confrontational, etc", thus deserving of the situation they found themselves in. Geeze, leave the poor poster alone - of COURSE they are upset or they wouldn't have started the thread. I would like to give them the benefit of the doubt that they were given a bum deal - I've spent over twenty years working with nurses and know that a lot of ugly and unprofessional conduct goes on behind the nursing station....but maybe that's a dirty little secret we should not bring out into the open.

Quote from PRETTYODDWhere is Nightingale and her nursing ideals and virtues ? down the drain or lost in this money minded world.

What do you consider to be the 'high price'?You reported to a difficult manager. You felt you had to stand up for yourself, so you did (although the wisdom of calling the person who signs your paycheck on 'rudeness' and 'creating a hostile environment' and hoping for a good outcome is questionable). You were extremely fortunate to have an advocate who got you out of that situation.I know you're thinking why did YOU have to be the one to go...but given the likelihood that THAT was ever gonna happen...I think you should be celebrating...the outcome here could have been MUCH worse.I hope your new position turns out well for you.