advice about negative coworker

[Loveinchrist2]

I’m a nursing student working part-time as a nursing student in a hospital during the day shift. I work in the float department and as you know we should be floated to different units. However, due to high influx of patients and not enough beds, our hospital made a temporary unit so we make beds for admitted patients so I’ve been “floating” to that unit often.

I’m not boasting about myself but I consider myself a hard working person. I will not complain if nurses or other staff ask me to do something. However, there is another NA in my department that makes things very difficult. She gets floated to that unit every time because she likes it to the “supervisor” and is close to that manager because she can order people around. She tells other NAs to automatically work a certain section or when sitters come on that unit she orders them around, you go there, or you go here. She has an attitude because she likes things to be her own way. But she can’t be likes this on other units because you know they won’t have it. It is because this unit is mostly floated people.

End of last year she talked to me with a big attitude and I was patient but I confronted her. I asked her why she constantly has a problem and she said it’s just how she comes off but she doesn’t mean it that way. I tried to let it go, but she’s the same. A lot of people agree with me and do not like it either. What got me upset was she told the manager of that unit not to put me there because I don’t wash my patients. She’s never worked me not once. I work days she works evenings. I try my best to wash patients but I can’t get to everyone so the ones I can’t wash I’ll change diapers and change/reposition. She’s all “talk” talking here and there and doesn’t really work. All the staff I actually work with tells me I do an amazing job and they know I work hard. The manager never told me about she said but I heard this from another nurse who was with them when she said it. I was very upset but let it go. Then A few days ago I was giving her report and she once again underminded me and gave me attitude so I told her to stop. Now, we completely ignore each other. From the 8 years I’ve worked in my hospital, I’m friendly with everyone, but I’m just fed up with her. She crosses the boundaries way too many times yet people just let her be even though they know how she is.

How do I let this go? I boil up inside thinking how she thinks she’s sooo superior yet put her on a diff unit and she can’t act that way. And the fact that manager is close to her she will listen to everything she says.