ethical dilema

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I am a new LPN in a LTC facility. I work 12 hour shifts. When am finished my med passes and charting I have "nothing" to do. I notice the other LPN's just sit around and talk, or read magazines or smoke. To me this makes for a long day, so I like to see if |I can help the care-aids or anyone!!! I even ask them if I can watch them so I can learn what they have to do. Being a "new" employee, I do not intend to make the other LPNs look bad, I just really believe in teamwork. It makes my shift go faster and I am learning from the care-aids as well. What I am asking from veterans is, am I doing the right thing? Or should I be like the other LPN's and keep to our own. It just seems wrong, but I will probably get the cold shoulder from my LPN peers.

Any advice would be appreciated.

No problem! I liked your post; its something that no one ever talks about. I kept feeling like I was making these social blunders; so hearing that other people have the same problem (and if you have it as a newbie you'll have it 5 years from now) was validation. Like, HA! I'm not trying to make anyone look bad, I'm just... Trying to help and make sure everyone has a good day:)

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Badcompany: word of advice- don't offer to teach a veteran nurse how to spot the urethra when they schedule an order to I&o cath for a UA on a different shift; they know where it is but they don't feel like doing it. I personally know this offer of helping doesn't go over well!

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Hahaha Good advice :laugh:

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Specializes in geriatrics, IV, Nurse management.
you go OP?

Sorry - a bad cheer in expression.

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Sorry - a bad cheer in expression.

Its ok. I'm so new I just did not know what OP even stood for. !! :)

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Specializes in Sub acute transitional care.

I completely understand what your saying. And obviously you figured out a ready that nurses don't play nice with others We got a pretty good example of that from the replies. Be the kind of nurse you want to work with that's what I have told from true compassion caring nurses. Inbox me if you need to talk good luck

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