Dealing with rude staff nurses

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I usually have a positive experience when I work at various facilities through my agency. However, I worked a shift yesterday(my first time there) and could not believe how rude some of the staff were to me. I always introduce myself and try to be pleasant. This nurse I worked with barely said good morning to me and proceeded to ignore me the rest of the day. I made the mistake of asking one question and she looked at me as if I were an alien and told me she couldn't help me. She never told me when she was leaving the unit or showed any kind of professional courtesy whatsoever. I'm wondering how everyone else deals with situations like these? :o

Most places I've been people are friendly and helpful, but I had a bad experience in Richmond Va. The first week I was there was hell. I took their rudeness to heart. I then took the attitude whereas it wasnt me that had the problem. I went to the nursing director and told her that this was not working out and did she have any input. Well, I transferred from the main O.R. to their surgery center and had a great experience and made some good friends. Always look for other options and if none exist and you cant get out of your contract, do your job, finish your 13 weeks and get the hell out of there!

Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.

That's the joy of being an agency. You never have to go back there. Just remember you're there to take care of the patient, not make friends. If their rudeness got in the way of your patient's well being then report it. That's how I deal with rude nurses if I float, I don't personalize it, I stick to myself and my patients and let the chip stay on their shoulder. We have on unit in our hospital that is nortoriously rude to floats and agencies (which they rarely use), and I don't understand it. I usually welcome them, give them a tour and thank them for coming.

It just so happens I recently came across a comment," Nurses do eat their young". So many times many seasoned nurses are willing to educate, sadly I can say due to burn out or other issues, that compassion may not last.

Maskes you just want to :crying2: .

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