i have been working in my ltc facility for about 4 months now (first job). my floor is one of the heaviest floors (according to my adon). i love being a nurse but i am tired of working with nurses who are lazy, sometimes stupid, and bullies.
these nurses are making me so stressful at work. during my 3-month probabation, i didn't complain or argue with any of them but now i am finding my self arguing with 7-3 nurses because of the stuff they are supposed to do and passing them on to my 3-11 shift.
for example, we have a patient(female) who has a foley that needs to be irrigated q shift and if it is blocked then new f/c needs to be inserted. 7-3 nurse would irrigate it and would give in the report "foley irrigated but you need to use force" then i checked on it and the foley is leaking because it is blocked. how hard it is to insert a new foley? i did it and was done in less than 5 mins. how could a nurse leave a patient soaked in urine and don't do anything about it?
this same scenario happened so many times already. then when i tell them, all we do is argue. i am tired of arguing. and do you know what i noticed? the lazy ones are the ones that complains a lot. they are always complaining about little things and everything and making excuses.
i am a new nurse and i think some nurses think they can bully me around. i don't let them though(at least now i don't because i am off probation). i do not want to fight any more. should i just let these bullies get their ways and say nothing? i don't want to be a floor mat though. what's the best way to deal with these people?
i am probably not making any sense but i will appreciate your advice. by the way, i am a good nurse. my residents love me. my supervisor likes me because when i work weekends, my shift runs smoothly because i make sure everything gets done especially with the cnas. my cnas respect me because i help them as much as i can. in the beginning, they "tested" me but i was firmed with them. my first month at the facility (500 beds), i became employee of the month. i love my job but i am finding myself stress all the time. what should i do? my supervisor said why am i not working over time in weekends any more. i told her i am trying to relax a bit. anyway, thanks for reading!!
(being an ltc nurse is tough!)