[ozinurse]

It sounds like this girl needs a performance review.

I don't know if anyone has had serious discussions with this girl. I get the impression that the manager isn't all that interested. However, for the functioning of your team and the morale of the department, some one needs to.

• Consider sitting her down and asking how she thinks she is going. Does she know she is struggling, or does she have no idea?
• Let her know that it is causing stress with her coworkers?
• Give her the opportunity to come up with some solutions?
• Make some suggestions; experience in another area might be a good one, especially that might be suited to her. Even if she aspires to be an Emergency Nurse, some other experience may develop skills and/or possibly identify a new career path.
• Give her time frames for improvement/outcomes? It is important to give her some limits, as well as a measure to see how she is going.
• always sandwich bad with good; e.g. good attributes, how others are percieving her, but she is full of potential.

No good beating around the bush too long, because either she or you may end up getting linched by disgruntled coworkers.

She may appreciate someone who can be a friend, honest, an ally, and did I say honest.

Hope all goes well.