The bully strikes again

[raindrop]

Here I am trying to lighten everyones day a bit by softly whistling as I was sharpeing my pencil, which I have heard other people do, and she told me to stop and not to ever whistle in front of her again b/c she hates whistling.

She told me my perfume stunk and makes her eyes water in front of eveyone at the nurses station. It was embarassing. It is NOT strong at all.

I know these things are minor, but try going thru this crap everyday. It's always something with her, ALWAYS. I'm so miserable when it's time for me to go to work.

[Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN]

I also don't care for whistling or perfume but she should have gone to the unit manager instead of approaching you directly.

Or if she was going to approach directly, she could do it professionally.

[raindrop]

Hey guys, you're going to cyber yell at me. considering that I have the runs about going to work tomorrow, already...and I talked to my manager about...

1) Getting report extremely late

2) Getting report at 200MPH

3) Being misinformed in report.

4) Getting embarassed in front of a group of people over perfume/whistling

5) Practically getting my hand slammed in a drawer after being talked down to.

6) Not getting ANY response from a nurse when I asked her how to look something up on the computer. She ignored me, completely, and did it herself.

7)Being on my own for over a month hen I am still supposedly on orientation. I have only been here for 10 weeks now. It is a Burn/Icu unit.

8) Not getting any IMC or hemo classes - I'm signed up for December, but I should have gotten them BEFORE starting the unit.

9) talking with my manager and getting nowhere, nuttin' but excuses...

I'm NOT going to give them a 2 week notice. No way am I going to put myself thru 2 more weeks of BS. I have done eveything I can, and I am a damn good worker and pleasant to work with, I don't deserve this, and I don't care if I am leaving them *screwed*, for they have screwed me over and over again. I realize I won't be able to ever work for them again, and that is FINE with me. I am typing all of this up, going to HR tomorrow morning, giving them my badge and wave goodbye...then come back home and take them off my resume. :chuckle I just got my license September 1st, so I don't think i will be questioned about why I "haven't" been working.

[Indy, LPN, LVN]

I'm very concerned that a burn ICU would even hire a new grad, and if they didn't assure you of at least a 3 month orientation with the option to extend it if need be, I'd be VERY wary of working there.

Seriously. That's some intense nursing you've been doing. Holy cow.

[Morguein]

When I was giving report to a night shifter, I told her about how labs were ordered on a patient 15 minutes ago and Dr.X is to be called with the results. I told her the unit clerk sent the order to lab. She asked me what time she sent it for and I didn't know, I told her the unit clerk knew it was to be STAT. She got huffy and asked me to "look it up on the computer". So, I got on the lab page on the computer, but honestly didn't know how to find out the "time" the clerk requested it be drawn. I told her "Here is the lab page, but I don't know if I am on the wrong page. I have never done this." She didn't say a word. Instead, she let out a big sigh, picked up the phone and called lab herself and asked them. Never showed me or told me what page to go to. Instead, she got pissy and made me feel so small.

Where is your preceptor during these times? Isn't she supposed to be there during report time to help you fill in the blanks if you forget to mention something? I mean, she should be there with you to make sure you don't forget anything even though the night nurse could do it, but obviously not all nurses are good at doing it, so she should be there to help you look up information that is needed etc... you should not have to be treated this way. It is wrong and if they want to keep new nurses around, they must change the way they treat them. I think you should stand up for yourself. Let your preceptor know what's going on. Maybe she'll have some good advice to give you. I feel awful that you're going through this.

[dreatx]

Raindrop,

Not a nurse yet but in my current job I ran afoul of an individual that would curse at me and others, told us we were stupid and any time you approached this person for him to do his job, he would berate you.

One day I went to his office and we had a very primitive and unenlightened conversation. He still behaves the same way but I am no longer included in his group of targets. If the management won't handle it, you may need to give that person some seriously tough talk.

And please never stop whistling.