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Lateral Bullying in a clinical setting

I know this is a sensitive subject but I feel it is not addressed enough. I am currently a nursing student and I am proud to say that I will be graduating with my BSN this December. Despite the feelings of accomplishment that everyone around me seems to feel...I feel a little uneasy. Through my whole journey I am concerned with the amount of hostility I have witnessed from the more experienced nurses and clinical faculty. At first, I felt that the reason for this behavior was to help build a stronger character. But now I am finding that my opinion of nursing is changing. Growing up, I have always held nurses and doctors in the highest regards. I know that may sound a bit naive but I am starting to question if I have want it takes.I understand the phrase "Nurses eats their young" but do we have to? I find it counterproductive.I understand how withholding information, setting others up to fail helps any one...especially the patient. I often wonder what happened to these individuals in the past that have made them behavior this way. I guess it's like meeting your hero, and you find out they are not who you idolized them to be. Yes, I know we are human and we are flawed but shouldn't there be something different about this profession. I thought our aspiration was working as a unit to better humanity. I don't know I supposed that is my opinion...However, I sit here at the threshold of graduation....mourning. I would like to know if anyone else felt this way at sometime and how did you overcome it...