Why do some nurses like to whine and complain i

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I am a registered a nurse and I work in a long term care facility. I noticed that some nurses like to whine and complain. I remember at a previous job I worked at, also in a LTC facility that there were certain nurses that like to complain. One nurse in particular, her name was Mary X was always whining and complaining that I was helping her enough. I was the charge nurse. I did all the charting, followed up on all the lab reports and carried out all the orders. I would also handle any emergency that would come up. I was in charge of two floors and the supervisor was in charge of the whole building. I would also do the fingersticks and hang all the feedings when I wasn't too busy. I also did all the admissions. Yet this particular nurse was still whining. Nothing I did was enough for her. It's like she wanted me to do her job too. Any thoughts on this?

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.

Uhhh, I would delete that nurses name & replace it with a fake name. Nursing is a small world & she might be on this site or someone who knows her.

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Specializes in Telemetry.

Deja vu?

Why do I feel like there was a similar thread earlier?

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Hope it feels better to vent :) I'm sure there are people like this in every profession. I know it seems I have some patients and coworkers like this myself. Carry on....

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Am I the only one who's amused by the idea of starting a thread to complain about nurses who complain?

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Why do some nurses like to talk about how great they are compared to others?

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There are whiners everywhere, not just in nursing. Just scroll thru Facebook and you'll see, lol. Some people are only happy when they have something to complain about.

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Specializes in LTC and Pediatrics.

Because some people are just whiners and complainers. It is just who they are.

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Specializes in Home Health, Mental/Behavioral Health.
Am I the only one who's amused by the idea of starting a thread to complain about nurses who complain?

I died laughing when I read this observation. :yes:

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Am I the only one who's amused by the idea of starting a thread to complain about nurses who complain?

No lol

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Whining and complaining is a separate course in all nursing programs where a skills test must be passed with 100% accuracy or the student is not allowed to graduate from the program. In addition, a continuing competency exam is given every three years and must be passed with 100% accuracy or the nurse is not allowed to retain their nursing license.

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It's not just nurses. It's people.

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