I work w/ this nurse w/ 2 yrs of experience, not too far out of nsg school to remember what it's like to be a newbie, right? So here's the skinny, I have been helping this nurse when emergencies arise, (like N-G tube stat) & when she's had an admission. She never says thank you & criticizes the way I do things. Why did I help her in the first place? We should all help each other out, right? My boss, strongly emphasizes helping your fellow co-worker, it's part of our review, in fact. But I do not want to help this woman because she's unappreciative. Another nurse, (1+ yrs of experience) says the last time she helped this nurse, she bit her head off, so she's through helping her out.
This oldie but newbie obviously has some issues: 1) she gets a lot of pressure from senior nurses because they think she's still a novice nurse, (technically, you still are at two yrs) 2) she's the youngest nurse on the floor 3) she doesn't seem to really like our boss 4) she works night shift & is not a night person
My dilemma: By not helping her, I risk not being a "team player" and if I tell her how I really feel, I'm afraid she's going to flip out on me, because she did so on the prior nurse who was helping her.
I'm sick of being treated like an imbecile by this lady, any advice?