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I just want to remind everyone, don't yell at co-workers, esp in front of patients and/or families, or anyone else.
I actually know of a physician who lost it in a room and was dismissed. You will make permanent enemies by doing this. If others witness your tirade, they will be also be witnesses when people go to your boss and file a complaint. They will probably even exaggerate.
One time, years ago, I filed a complaint against a nurse anesthetist who directed a totally undeserved tirade against me because I had, according to our protocol, called him in the night. He had a history of temper tantrums. He came in in the morning and went ballistic at the nurses station. The hospital investigated. Don't know what ensued with that, other than that he was gone within months.
So, keep your cool!
Kooky Korky, BSN, RN
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Karma? You all lived in terror, she was raking in the better pay, presumably, and you all allowed her to drive you off.
Who should have reined her in? Whose job was it to set her straight? Why was that person not doing it?
Karma is not what happened. What happened is that you and your buddies were chicken. As nurses almost always seem to do, you turned tail and ran.
No need to file a c/o? No, not if you think she is behaving acceptably. Not if you don't care about the patients and families who have to hear her. You could even have tried caring about her because she is a sick wretch, wacko.
Why were you angry with the aide?