I am new to being charge and while I was not wanting to do it so soon (just a year of experience) I am ok with doing it now, but its very busy because we are almost always understaffed and I do secretary work, CNA work and charge nurse work. I'm getting used to that. My problem is, my coworkers are super nice to work with for the most part but I feel like as soon as I do charge they change, not all but some. It's like nobody is ever happy with the assignment, always something to complain about and its not always outright complaining, sometimes its more passive aggressive like ugh why is it this way or why am I that way. You can never please two people at the same time it seems.
So what is it? I'm frustrated, I mean nobody wants to be overworked but come on, if you are going to complain about it every day then talk to someone who can change things or come up with a solution that fixes the problem. Some days I just want to say SUCK IT UP. But I'm trying to be nice and fair and its getting annoying! I ask for opinions when doing the assignment because I want to make sure it is fair but there is always someone who complains.
So how do you stop taking it personally? These people that I work so well with just seem totally different when I'm not the bedside nurse but am the charge nurse. And I don't direct/boss or anything like that - I make assignments, help everyone with their duties and answer questions - so its not like I'm out there being Miss Bossy Pants.
I dunno, maybe charge means "one to be mad at" in another language :uhoh21: I think one of the reasons I take it to heart is that I don't do that to my charge nurses, I don't question their assignments (if it were unfair I'd ask but its not) and I don't grumble to them about everything.
:uhoh21: I think one of the reasons I take it to heart is that I don't do that to my charge nurses, I don't question their assignments (if it were unfair I'd ask but its not) and I don't grumble to them about everything.