Other nurse and DON are besties!

[Nurse Pure-Spring, CNA, LPN]

Sooo I have been working at a place as a new nurse for about 3-4 months now, and one of our unit managers was just promoted to the role of a DON. We have another nurse who is an LPN and she and the DON are as thick as thieves. Every time I work with her, she can never be found on the floor, as soon as she is done with her med pass and some charting it seems she is ALWAYS in his office. Also, now that this new DON has taken charge, she thinks she can dictate or micromanage the other nurses and treats me and others I have heard like crap!!!

What should I do? A lot of the staff are starting to notice and it is very unprofessional in my opinion!

Yours truly,

Nurse Pure-Spring

[llg, PhD, RN]

Let the more experienced nurses handle it.

You are too new to be taking big career risks.

[caliotter3]

Do your job and lie low. Don't risk putting a target on your back. If it is that disturbing, then move on down the road, but don't be surprised if the magic duo migrate over there.

[SmilingBluEyes]

If I were you I would be very careful. I saw this with an MA who got their bachelor degree and became the boss. The besties were in the office all the time, shooting the breeze with their friend-boss, leaving others to do all the work. It was so obvious and blatant.

They (the boss' besties) knew they were protected and the ones who were not in the clique were treated badly. No one cared this was going on, and everyone knew, including higher levels of mgt/admin. They were all friends and went out to dinner/drinks together off work. It was all over social media, for everyone to see.

In your case: Reporting it may just lead to a big fat target on your back. You don't need that. Do your job and look for a place where this is not the case.

[Oldmahubbard]

Many years ago, the nurse manager and the crazy RN who was targeting me were lovers.

I left. I have never felt such glorious relief in my life.