How do you deal with an immature nurse that is all in to gossip, twist everything around that is said to her so as it seems "she is being picked on", does not listen while giving report and gossips to anyone that will listen. (which is mostly the CNAS) and stomps her feet like a 2 yr old when you point out anything that needs to be done/did not get done?
She is a reccent grad and at first most of us tried to show her the "ropes" until it was clear that she was not there to learn and her priority was gossip and lies vs. patient care.
Right now it is to the point where 2 off going nurses are present when report is given do to the lies she says after....ie..we did not tell her this or we had an attitude with her. It is frustrating to know that she is the nurse you have to report off to.
The DON is aware of this and I beleive that she has talked with her but I cannot verify that. Anyhow the situation has not improved if she did.
I have one of those immature people working with me. No chance of her learning anything new. In fact she is sure that the world revolves around her. Comes to work late. When told that class was held up just for her, she said thanks. Comes in the door 45 minutes as a norm. This in spite of many warnings. Bosses hate to deal with it and when they talk to her about it, she runs the halls looking for the coworkers that ratted her out. Last time it was 3 hours. I told her everyone know. Accept responsibility for your own actions. Some people will not learn the easy way from a coworker, but the hard way, which may be loss of a job.
GadgetRN71, ASN, RN
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Most of my department is immature, LOL. I'm at the stage now where I just laugh at them, sometimes, right in their face.