Am I a backstabber or just a concerned co-worker?

I would leave it be. Work on yourself and your orientation. Sounds like everyone knows what this girl is about. She wont last long.

If you think you might be a backstabber, you probably are. Or your co-workers will certainly think you are. Leave it alone.

As I sit and look through this thread again, I've changed my mind about reporting it now.
I still think that when you first got the information is when you should have acted, if you chose to do so. Now, you have moved beyond the classroom and on to the floors and what she told you a month ago while still relevant would beg the question "Why is this important NOW?", "Where was this information $4,000 ago (5 wks X $20/hr)?"
Yes, she may be scuffing your group's reputation, but it's up to you and the others to overcome it.

I posted earlier about this after some time of thinking about it and reading follow up post I'm going to restate my point that I think you should just keep quiet about it at this point. I think that your going to come off as a petty backstabber even if that isn't your intention at all. I understand your concerned with safety but unless you directly observe her doing something unsafe with patients then I would suggest that you just focus on your orientation and let her go down in flames by herself. Trust me it sounds like she won't need any help doing that.

Case in point, I am a tech an a Pediatric ER and one of the newly hired nurses (not a new grad btw) seems to be having a lot of trouble putting in IVs. Now I help hold the kiddos for nurses to put in IVs all the time so I know its not easy but after watching her put in a few it seems to me (and some parents watching) that she is having a lot of trouble and isn't 100% sure on the technique and proper steps to put in the IV. I was concerned because she was having to stick most of her patients multiple times and would often miss them entirely. It is because the entire goal of pediatric care is atramatic care and multiple sticks because of bad technique is tramatic. I spoke to the charge nurse one night privately and informed her of my observations and she in turn offered to help hold a few children while this nurse did IVs to watch her technique and to offer some tips. I don't consider myself a backstabber because I directly observed care that I felt was unsafe and I took the proper steps to report it.

!Chris

leave it alone..period...she will be long gone before too long.worry about yourself .focus on your internship as it goes by way too quickly!!