Poor RN professional conduct

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I am new to this site. I am hoping to get some insight. I am an RN with 15 years experience. I have seen a serious decline in professional behavior at the hospital I work at. We have a no eating or drinking policy which stayed in place with little incident for years. Now, nurses who know better are blatantly doing it. Those of us who are respectful of the rules are not. Guess what? We are hungry and thirsty too. One nurse actually told me that now that I know where the snack drawer is....I have to eat from it...that way, they be sure that I won't tell on them. Yes, that is what an educated adult said to me. So guess what, the snack drawer got emptied today. The whining started. So, I told them I gave them up and if they want their stuff back they can go get it from the managers. The spineless creatures got so quiet. What is up with these people these days. Anyone else work with selfish inconsiderate "professionals"? How do you deal with the immaturity and sense of entitlement?

I would hazard a guess that it may be better in the long run for the OP to complain about too low a staffing issue (for one) which, if (even) somewhat alleviated, may make the snack drawer issue eliminate itself. Of course, the newer nurses can all complain also. They are all licensed professionals and need to start advocating for themselves.

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PACU.

Or they just eat and drink in the unit. Crumbs bring bugs. I don't have an issue with water, but sugary things bring the creep crawlers. Unless they are cleaning up with a broom, then no food. If they aren't able to run out for breaks, then it is an issue, if they are just noshing to nosh, then it is an issue. I think this has jumped into something else. OP needs to be able to constructively tell people about things, not run and tattle or be confrontational. Be a model for professionalism.

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I eat at the desk sometimes. So do others. We r there 12 hours in a busy er. Who cares if we have a snack. That's the least of my worries... Having a snack out :)

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.

I've seen a serious decline in professional behavior over the past 15 years as well, but I wouldn't use a snack drawer as an illustration. Spineless creatures? Selfish and inconsiderate? Immaturity and sense of entitlement? You haven't given any examples of any of that.

My guess is that you have a ways to go in learning to get along with your coworkers.

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You know what. You may have a point but its people like you that ruin things for new graduate nurses. Its people like you that make new nurses quit because I have had the unfortunate experience of being stabbed in the back by two faced people as well.

As a result I wouldn't approach them with a question for fear of being given a dirty look or looked at like an alien. Believe me they found time somewhere to tittle tattle about me to the ward manager.

You say you spoke to these new nurses to their faces so leave it where it is. People are just going to think you are a trouble maker. There are better ways to deal with this but the saying "making a mountain out of a molehill" springs to mind.

Just chill out. Create a poster if you want or write a notice in the staff room.

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Apparently , OP has not heard what they were hoping to hear.

No further thoughts omgseriously?

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.
Apparently , OP has not heard what they were hoping to hear.

No further thoughts omgseriously?

Seems like OP has left the building:

Last activity: Jul 13, '14 12:58 pm

Although maybe you bumping up the thread may get them to come back and give us an update.

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Specializes in CDI Supervisor; Formerly NICU.
Seems like OP has left the building:

Last activity: Jul 13, '14 12:58 pm

Although maybe you bumping up the thread may get them to come back and give us an update.

she has been busy, out taking candy from kids and announcing that Santa Claus isn't real.

also, why is this in the NICU forum? Unless I missed it, I saw no mention from op that she works in NICU, nor that the nurses were eating at the bedside.

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she has been busy, out taking candy from kids and announcing that Santa Claus isn't real.

also, why is this in the NICU forum? Unless I missed it, I saw no mention from op that she works in NICU, nor that the nurses were eating at the bedside.

:roflmao:

Santa, the tooth fairy, or especially the Easter bunny.

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Specializes in NICU.

C'mon guys, we don't need to fight fire with fire. Sure she/he came in pretty defensive, but mocking her/him doesn't really serve any purpose. It certainly won't help her/him change his mind about attitudes and ways to approach staff. Just my $0.02.

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Specializes in NICU.

Personally, I think that when people are aware of what the rules are and choose to break the rules, this is unprofessional. I would not have turned my coworkers in for this, but I would not have been upset if their drawer got taken away from them either.

Also, did anyone notice that the coworkers who had snacks in the drawer let her in on their secret and invited her to partake in an effort to make it so she "couldn't" tattle on them? Not exactly the heights of professionalism there.

I think behavior/misbehavior is a slippery slope. And in our NICU, we are pretty serious about all the rules...not just the big ones.

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Snitchin' :no:

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