Burnt Out and showing it

[IvoryLena]

Today I went on a clinical rotation to a PEDS floor that I have never been to before. I had heard stories about the nurse there who was absolutley nasty to children but I HAD NO IDEA! She called all the children brats, looked at a baby and said "Your F$%^&", every other word she used was a curse word, and when an alarm would go off she would say "Oh Jesus Christ what the #*$(@ now!.":uhoh3: I felt like a deer caught in headlights. Then she tells me and another student " Hey watch the floor I gotta run down and talk to the police about my kid for a couple minutes." When she gave meds she stuck the needle cap in her mouth to pull it off and then left the med bottle sitting on a low counter on the PEDS floor! My teacher I think got her written up before for her bad language in front of students. I never expected to see anyone who was this burnt out, not to mention on a peds floor!

[Mona Mona, BSN, RN]

:uhoh21: Yikes! :uhoh21:

I don't know WHERE that woman belongs, but it's definitely not with kids OR with students. EEEKKKKK!!!!! :uhoh21:

[AlexCCRN]

Could you politely but assertively confront her? I would. Suggest that her explicatives and demeanor is offensive and really can't be tolerated. Her behavior creates a hostile, unprofessional work environment and is detrimental to patients and their families. IMHO, she needs to leave her issues at home where they belong and get a grip! Brandish a family size bar of Ivory Soap to help get your point across. :chuckle