There's a new CNA on my unit. For several different reasons, I am seriously considering requesting her not to be assigned to me. 1) She's too loud and easily flustered for Alzheimer's/dementia patients. 2) She doesn't get along with the other aids and refuses to interact with them in any way. She won't speak to them, won't help them, and definitely won't ask them for help. 3) She goes to other units and complains/gossips incessantly about all staff members on my unit. 4) She exaggerates pt symptoms and I don't feel like I can trust her. On two occasions, she's told me pt were having trouble breathing. She led me to believe the pts were dying... when in actuality, one was perfectly fine and the other was congested (she was being treated for uri.) On another occasion, she told me a pt was vomiting all over the place was drenched in sweat, etc. Upon immediate assessment, pt was sleeping comfortably, not sweating, and there was a little spit in the trash can. Another incident, she told me "come quick!" that a pt was writhing in pain from a "migraine" and needed "something strong to stop her suffering. Again, I went straight to the room and found the patient asleep. I woke the pt and asked if she was okay and if she needed something for pain, she said "no, I have a headache, but it's not so bad."
Have you ever requested not to work with someone? Should I speak to my don?
