Confused Nurse

[vnuwish]

hey everyone!!!plz help me

I work on a med surg floor i got this position a month ago coz one of their nurses quit this job ...... i have been in orientation from last month..........and today was my first day on my own..........however last week tht nurse came back to work coz she still work as a prn and mentioned tht she quit her job.............one of our night nurses has also quit.............so our manager has offered her night shift to work............

i feel tht the she and other ppl at work wants her to come back to her original shift...........i dont know what to do.........i m so confused.............and at times she would pass me comments like "at least you have a job"

"you have this job becayse of me" "i gave this job to u"...........u know things like this...........i feel tht nurses and cna's on this doesnt like me anymore..............i have no clue wht to do

i m a new nurse i graduated in aug start wkg on ortho in sept ............unit closed...........they transfered me to oncology..........this is where i did my internship (oncology).........i thought ppl would like me here............but itys not like it at all...........they dont talk to me nicely............if i have a question they would just say "i dont know"

plz plz plz help:mad:

[fiveofpeep]

I dont have much advice for you except dont relent and just offer to take the night shift. You earned that job fair and square and she was the one who quit. I find that so hostile and unfair that she would quit and then say she "gave you the job." You arent indebted to her. Im sorry you're in this situation.

Hopefully more experienced nurses have some ideas for you :)

[nnestle]

I hear your cries! Nurse of only 1.8 years... I'm still getting crap like that. Ignore the comments, that nurse is a bully and wants you to react. Kill them with kindness. It worked for me. I always offered to help, tried my best to keep to myself...those other nurses will come around and if they dont it's their loss. The only way you'll make it is standing up for yourself. Learn that now, not after they totally crap all over you. Dont walk around all shift with your head down. It's your job. Time to start acting like it!

Good luck!