Butinski

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I have witnessed a new 1 year nurse that has approx 4 years behind her as a Army cor man, interrupt a very experienced and knowledgeable nurse during her hand off report to the ambulance crew or a nurse taking over. How can this be corrected without causing hard feelings. I happen to be the supervisor of Butinski, RN.

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Specializes in Quality, Cardiac Stepdown, MICU.

Not sure I follow. Is she adding her two cents on a pt she did not take care of? Doesn't she have her own report to give elsewhere? Is her insight valuable? ("Hey, your pt converted into afib, you forgot to say.")

Should be dealt with by the other nurse at the time it happens. "Thanks for your input, but I haven't finished my report; I'll get to the cardiac part in a minute." And then move elsewhere.

If it becomes a pattern, speak to her directly or you can make a general announcement that report is a sacred space just like the med prep area -- respect other nurses and do not interrupt them unless they are not with their pt and you notice them coding.

Bedside report will of course fix this issue.

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It's a prison environment and most of the time when we have to give a report, it's to an EMT because the offender needs to be sent to the hospital. Most of the time she has not had any contact with the offender going out for months. She even left the unit she was on to come down to our ER when she wasn't needed and was told that we had it and didn't need her, but she hung around and kept butting in.

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Specializes in Quality, Cardiac Stepdown, MICU.

Well, if she's told to leave an area and refuses, she's insubordinate. Being Army, she should know what that means. One private, documented counseling session or write up should fix that. If not, I imagine your unit will not miss her much.

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I am her supervisor so I will be talking with her with my super, and yes, you would think being ex Army she would get it.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

Is the title of this thread the name of the nurse you a re talking about?

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"Please do not interrupt another nurse during handover unless it is a life or death matter".

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.
Is the title of this thread the name of the nurse you a re talking about?

This.

PLEASE OP, change the name, your username and take out the person's name; this is an anonymous website, and even if you think what someone does is not best; it could possibly be turned around and YOU will be the one in trouble...too many posters have been identified by past readers for the same situations.

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I think it’s a play with the phrase “butt into a conversation”. At least I hope it is.

OP’s name does look like it could be legitimate though :(

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A misspelling of "Buttinski"?

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.
A misspelling of "Buttinski"?

Hopefully... :nailbiting:

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Specializes in Gerontology RN-BC and FNP MSN student.
This.

PLEASE OP, change the name, your username and take out the person's name; this is an anonymous website, and even if you think what someone does is not best; it could possibly be turned around and YOU will be the one in trouble...too many posters have been identified by past readers for the same situations.

Please listen to this as it is the truth and awesome advice.

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