How do I deal with inappropriate behaviour from my Manager?

[BNRN89]

I currently work on an acute surgery floor that has a very heavy workload and a Nurse Manager that is relatively new to the job. I am a new grad, I have been out for just over a year. I have an issue with my Manager using me as a scapegoat to get her feelings across to another staff member. I was working with an LPN who forgot to do some charting one day. Later that day my Manager comes to me with the issue and tells me that the LPN is going to be called and "Will be coming back tonight to chart". I told the Manager that it was not necessary as I had already followed up on the charting.

She then called the LPN and left a 15 minute message telling the LPN that I went to her and said the LPN was unprofessional and that I had an issue with the LPN's attitude. I never said anything to this nature. I found out about this phone call because I worked with the same LPN the next day and needed to confront the situation because I could not work in such and awkward environment and I could tell the LPN was upset.

How do I express my disappointment with my Manager. I do not believe she handled the situation appropriately or professionally. Should I confront my Manager? I feel as though she used my name to express her true feelings/issues with this particular LPN.

[uRNmyway, ASN, RN]

Hmm, yea, it seems like you should make an appointment with you, this LPN, and your nurse manager to get everything out in the open. Because if you confront her about what she said to the LPN with no one to corroborate, she could just deny it.

[classicdame, MSN, EdD]

agree. This situation needs a breath of fresh air or it will become stagnant and ruin attitudes.

[xoemmylouox, ASN, RN]

There is a manager in another dept. who LOVES to instigate. She can't stand it unless there is conflict. I believe it is a way to disctract from her poor management skills. It's a pathetic way to spend your day. I would def. discuss this and expose this "misunderstanding".

[Nascar nurse, ASN, RN]

Also, keep in mind, that just because this is what the LPN said doesn't mean it is really so. Someone is not telling the truth here but you really don't know who that is. I agree with someone who said put both the LPN and the manager in the room together and get this worked out.

[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

There is no such thing as "confronting a manager". You can only lose in that type of conflict.

You handled the situation beautifully.

Let the manager continue to hang herself.

[sauconyrunner]

Is there an assistant mgr? I'd be trying to go through that route. and Nascar Nurse has hit the nail on the head. Someone is not being honest...