OK everyone! How do you handle working behind a lazy coworker?
For example. I'm an agency nurse, and there's one (LTC) facility I work at frequently. Just about every week. There's one particular nurse where every time I come on night shift to work after her, things are left undone. Admissions from day shift that she claims "just got here" who were actually there for hours, things like that.
She also never does wound care.... She'll chart off that she did, then when I check, the dressings are soiled and dated from days ago. This is constantly. Then, patients and families question me on when it should be changed, so I just go ahead and do it. They have every right to complain.
Sometimes during report, she even skips entire patients!! It's getting ridiculous.
This facility is so nice and easy, but she is making me not want to come. I have enough of my own work, hers shouldn't fall on me too. I hate confrontation, and I know how some staff nurses already feel about agency. Management and administration here have complimented me numerous times on my work ethic, and how they appreciate how I get things done. Should I discuss this with them?
How would you guys handle this? I don't want to "snitch" or get anyone in trouble, but I do feel like management would hear me out. This isn't fair to me, and most importantly, our patients.
Specializes in Med/surg,orthopedics,emergency room,.
Okay, I think we ALL have had that co-worker we don't like working behind but this is ridiculous! First off, if she is signing off on treatments that were not done you have a responsibility to report them. It isn't about " snitching" or getting people in trouble. She ISN'T Doing her job! I would go to the supervisor first- use your chain of command. It isn't fair to you, whether you work agency or not, but most of all it isn't fair to the residents/patients. You keep doing stellar work!!
While there are certainly many good people working in LTC, they are rather known for having many not-so-good employees. You're going to burn yourself out pretty quick if you want to go to war with every single one of them.
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Okay, I think we ALL have had that co-worker we don't like working behind but this is ridiculous! First off, if she is signing off on treatments that were not done you have a responsibility to report them. It isn't about " snitching" or getting people in trouble. She ISN'T Doing her job! I would go to the supervisor first- use your chain of command. It isn't fair to you, whether you work agency or not, but most of all it isn't fair to the residents/patients. You keep doing stellar work!!