I work at a Magnet Hospital and it is only my second job as a nurse of 2 years. I thought standards of behavior would be different and I am getting very discouraged and disillusioned about the situation,
In short, many of my co-workers bad mouth others and certain individuals run back to the NM if they think someone looked at them the wrong way...I am not joking. The pettiness is beyond my comprehension. Unfortunately the NM (who has only been in the position for 2 years) will speak to the alleged offenders, doesn't reveal who made the allegations, and doesn't seem to want to hear another side of the story. She actually told a nurse that if she had to do her review that day, she wouldn't get a raise (mind you when she had her original review less than 6 mos ago, she got the highest raise that was allowed)...how unprofessional is that?
I have been told by others that nurses are "catty" ...I'm wondering, is this behavior more of the norm for this profession?
