Anyone have a coworker like this?

[Marie_LPN, RN]

That has no tact, for lack of a better phrasing?

When she asked why i was down last month, i'd said that me and the b/f had broke up. She then proceeds to tell me about her perfect 30 year marriage, then talks about her son's recent engagement.

Even though she KNEW another co-worker had had a miscarriage a couple of days ago, her third one, she proceeded to talk about her two grandchildren, and then CONSTANTLY talked about the DIL that is expecting twins right TO this person who had the miscarriage.

Luckily she's PRN, because i couldn't stand THIS full time.

[LPN1974, LPN]

And i can only walk so far if she's circulating and i'm scrubbed.

Sort of the same situation for me and the co-worker who won't shut up where I work.

Our nurses station is in one building, we do all our charting, phone calls to parents, etc, in that one room.....that is where we do our work. There are 4 desks in there, each nurse has a place, but it's all in one room, so you can't really "get away" from someone who is constantly blabbing about something that is nonessential to the job.

I try to ignore her, I will be very quiet, with my head stuck in my nurses notes or in my MARs, but it's hard to do sometimes.

[following_faith]

I understand you have to be professional...but how do you hold yourself back from just smacking some of these people? :chuckle

Seriously though, I would of had to say something to the one that was so thoughtless to the woman who had just had a miscarriage. I could not of let that go. :angryfire Very, very rude.

[Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN]

I understand you have to be professional...but how do you hold yourself back from just smacking some of these people?

I would contaminate myself. Or that's my excuse anyway.

[grimmy, RN]

wow, i have the t-shirt for that co-worker! when i was orienting to the or in the not-too-distant past, there was an st that is sweet as rain, but wow, can she talk...non-stop. then, in the middle of her monologue there will be this strange giggle that makes everyone's hair stand on end! :imbar gads. there were a few times when i actually had to ask her not to talk so that i could hear the surgeons! i hated to do it, but i was learning, and needed to hear everything going on in the case. we also have a wage rn who goes on endlessly about how wonderful her son is, etc etc. we've had a few travel rns that were truly certifiable and were let go. one told us (each and every one of us) about her bipolar children, what meds they were on...and could not, would not be interrupted. what do i do? i ask for silence, when possible. i'll say, i'm sorry - i need to listen to the surgeons right now. or, gee, my lunch break is over - bye!

[Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN]

You reminded me of a student in my nursing school that had that Elmer Fudd extended laugh. Sounded like a warped machine gun. Drove us crazy.

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

There are no victims-only volunteers....This type of person can only upset you if you let them.....Walk away-limit your exposure.....

I fortunately work the opposite shift - and she is a traveler and I've had to ask her to not ask questions while I'm giving report - she starts before I've barely said a sentence. I don't think she means anything - she must just find it hard to contain herself. You have to ratchet her down a bit. :)

I feel badly though - I think I hurt her feelings.

steph