CNAs with attitudes

Perhaps you need to remind her she is your NA and exactly what the means. You are her boss, you can write her up, yes? Every team has a head and you are it. With all due respect, you are a wimp.

Unfortunately it sounds to me as if you are letting her get away with it. This you can not do. She is being insubordinate and disrespectful to not only you, she is being disrepectful to your pts.

Remind her of this and that her behavior must change or their will have to be corrective action.

It's never necesary to refer to someone as a wimp.

I will say that calling somoene "my aide" doesn't blow over well with some, because it might as well be "my servant".

To the OP: Sounds like this needs to go to your supervisor, because by doing this person's job, it's taking away from yours.

i agree with marie re: wimp calling.

this nurse is new and is looking for positive input and advice.

i think a little 1:1 with this asst. is due, reminding her that you don't treat her disrespectfully and you expect the same courteousy in return.

if she is not receptive to your private talk, then bring it a step up to your supervisor.

much luck to you.

leslie

i wonder what she would do if you told her that you're always up in her face because she doesn't get off her lazy bum to do her job and if she wants to keep her job she'd better get going!

of course this person knows that you won't sink to that level...and if you did, i bet she wouldn't waste any time telling your supervisor!

people like that have no place in healthcare. i work with a couple of people with this attitude. if i were you, i'd tell my supervisor. attitudes like that make us all look bad.

good luck!

i would write it up and approach the nursing supervisor and present it as a CUSTOMER SERVICE ISSUE. That will get their attention as it may mean customer complaints.