Originally Posted by lucy123
When she comes on the tension is terrible. There are no set duties and we constantly have disagreements over pt care. When somone is sick and needs to go to the hospital and I want to send them, she argues that it is too much paperwork. She constatnly goes outside for smoking breaks and is hard to find on occassion, which is ok for me. I have talked to senior leads about the situation and they do nothing. They even went back and told her that I complained. Now , its even worse. She has actually said to me, I will get you fired. I have been in nrsg for 20 years and have nver dealt with such garbage before. Please help!!!!
You did the absolute correct thing to talk to management. If management is not going to back you up then perhaps its time to look for another job. Not to mention that management not only didnt back you but they handled it poorly and unprofessionally. Beyond that, I would try to just ignore her and her comments. If you feel justified sending a pt to the hosp, do so without her opinion or consent. She's not your boss, correct? You just overlap shifts? Let her do the schedule, try to stay away from the office, be available as usual for the other staff and patients and she will come across looking at the disinterested lazy person that she is. I would be scanning the help wanted ads!
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