Abusive Nurse Manager

[Kahluagirl85]

I have worked several places and have met different managers, but this new manager is something else. She thinks she is all that and won't take any suggestions from anybody. Instead would even humiliate you in front of your staff. I took this assistant nurse manager 6 mos ago and the whole time was stressful. It affected my health til I eventually quit. There's a lot of things this manager wanted us to do which are against our principles as a seasoned nurse. She is also prejudiced among our staff and would only listened to people of the same color as hers. Would you believe she asked us to write a staff about her body odor instead of just talking to her? It was only a one time event since this nurse cleaned up a patient in an isolation room. For me, this is not something to do a disciplinary action on. Recently, just heard another assistant nurse manager quit. I wonder what is our HR going to do about this?

[ProgressiveActivist, BSN, RN]

Don't get involved in doing her dirty work. Do not write up the sweaty nurse. Mind your own business.

To answer the question you posed, what is HR going to do about this - nothing. They hired her to be their hatchet man.

[imintrouble, BSN, RN]

It's funny how you can see someone else's dilemma clearly, and be flummoxed by your own.

I'm having NM problems too, and trying to decide if I want to complain.

Obviously the OP's NM has had the job for awhile. Several subordinates have quit because of leadership styles. HR hasn't done a darn thing and probably won't. Even though there's sufficient evidence the NM stinks at her job. If you complain you will not only alienate your NM further, but you'll also annoy HR who already knows there's a problem and chooses to ignore it.

Yay!! I just answered my question about my own NM.

Keep quiet.