I started work as a QMA, what is with the LPN's attitude?

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I recieved my QMA (qualified medicaiton aide) certification and my employeer created a posistion for me on our psych floor. I love the new posistion ( and pay increase:chuckle) and I love the challenge of working with meds. I was a pharmacy student for a couple of years before changing my major to nursing and I am currently taking my pre-reqs for nursing school. All but one of the LPN's I work with love having me around and we have devolped a great system, thay do all the med teaching and SQ meds and I pass all the PO meds. The problem is a certain new-grad LPN has a complete attitude about this. She feels like she is superior to me and that I am too "stupid" to pass meds because I don't have those 3 letter behind my name yet. It got worse when I caught her pulling up 5 mg of Haldol for someone when the correct dose was 0.5 mg. Now she won't even let me in the med room with her! She has also been going around telling the RNs that I am trying to tell her how to do her job. All I was trying to do was prevent a med error. I have never been anything but kind and professional to this person. Any ideas how to get her off my back? Thanks!

Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.
I'm not sure what kind of facility you work at, but where I work, the RN's would much rather keep a hardworking and dependable "stupid" aide, than error prone and self important LPN. Mabye I just work at a better place than most.

Reading this paragraph leads me to believe that in this situation, the LPN is not the only problem...

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You know, a nursing student friend of mine told me that allnurses was a placed where opinions could be discussed and I could recieve some good advice form nurses. I posted a completlely neutral message and the only responses I recieved back were full of negative "tone". I think I realize now this is not a place to discuss individual situations but mearly a soapbox for people to preach about ther personal agendas. Do not blame me if you feel threatened by QMA's. I happen to be very good at what I do. I take care of my patients and I make my working atmosphere easier for those around, as I am sure most, if not all, other QMAs do. Someday in the near future I will be an equally good nurse, but unlike some of the other posters on this forum, I will be open and nonjungmental

to other individuals in the health care system.

Really though I solved my problem my self. I went to the nurse manager, explained the situation, and she talked to the LPN. I guess she gave her 3 options: 1. Learn to work with me in a respectful manner, 2. Move to the night shift, or 3. Quit.

Well I came in today and her schedule had been changed to all nights. So problem solved. I really don't need anyone else's biased advice.

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Since the OP has resolved this issue, this thread is now closed.

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