Made a mistake at work how to build my reputation again?

[Scuba_NurseBSN]

I am a nursing student and I work as a CNA at a CBRF. I have been employed there almost a year. I am very sweet to my coworkers and my residents and I am a hard worker. However, we recently hired a new girl who was very rude to me this weekend. She rolled her eyes when I asked her to get the last person ready for bed because I was an hour behind on my med pass and she rolled her eyes at me. She left a resident for 6 1/2 hours without taking her to the bathroom. The list goes on and on. I went in today to talk to my boss about it and two coworkers were there I said hi to them and told them I was here to talk to the boss about the new employee. I said this weekend was awful and the new girl was terrible. Right then my boss called me into her office to talk about it and told me that is wrong and to never do that again. They need to form their own opinions about the new girl. I felt horrible because that is not like me to talk about other people. I was just SO frustrated from this weekend. I am very upset I made myself look so bad in front of coworkers and my boss. Where do I go from here? How do I get my boss not to hate me? I seriously NEVER talk bad about coworkers. I slipped up once and now I feel like an ass. Any advice?

[HlH_4077]

Hey sweetnurse,

That's a tough situation. I understand your frustration, when patient care is compromised, its upsetting. Did you approach the new girl about her actions, ask her why she left the resident for so long and why she rolled her eyes at you$ She might have offered an explanation (speaking from experience) new situations can be overwhelming especially in healthcare. If she was unable to give you reasonable explanations for her actions, you have the right to be upset. If you still want to address the situation with your boss you may want to approach her and apologize for your actions, saying that you work hard and care so much for the residence, you are concerned and upset when you see poor care being given to the residents that you work so hard for. You could say to her you have reflected on the situation and in future will only discuss work issues with the individuals directly involved. I hope this help, just be honest, we all make mistakes. If you express to your boss you've learned a lesson she will respect you much more for it.

Good Luck!!

[HlH_4077]

also....If you want to clear the air with your coworkers involved, you could approach them in the same way as your boss.

Tell them you've reflected on what happened. Offer them an apology for creating a negative first impression of the new girl, and involving them in an issue they had nothing to do with. I don't know anyone who wouldn't appreciate the courage it takes, to recognize their error and apologize for it. Good luck!! Hopefully youll gain much more respect than before :)

[tyvin, BSN, RN]

Really...hmmm; time heals, so just let it go. I'm surprised you would talk about a confidential subject in front of other co-works. If your boss scolded you and that's that, let it go.

Go talk to the others that you spoke in front of and end the whole thing. Don't gossip when talking to the others about why you said that about the new staff person. I'm not going to suggest what to say, but you need to make it right.

Your boss is absolutely correct; let the others make up their minds about her. You may have to do more damage control than that if they have talked and an attitude is forming. No one disserves that.

Also, are you sure you're not making more of it that it was? We see what we want to see, and why after working there for a year were you so far behind? You must be certified some how as a CNA to pass meds, right? If you need help at work it's better to ask for it than to suffer through.

HLH_4077 gives excellent advice; use it.

It gets better; don't be too hard on yourself.

[tyvin, BSN, RN]

Also, if you're a CNA why does it say SweetNurseBSN?