Preachy Coworker

Nurses General Nursing

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We have a CNA at work who, as of late, has taken it upon himself to preach religion to everyone he comes across.

Dont get me wrong, I embrace religous diversity. But there is a time and a place.

He will sing hymns in patient rooms, at the nurses station, when transporting patients. He will write out scriptures on pieces of paper, photocopy it, then distribute it to coworkers. He has started preaching to anyone who will listen, and will throw the f-word in for emphasis.

Everyone on the unit is annoyed. Any suggestions how to tell a coworker to knock it off?

Specializes in med/surg/tele/neuro/rehab/corrections.

Constantly singing hymns is also a form of harassment. We have a right to be free from this type of pestering. This happened to me once in a college class when another student, a young woman, told a religious young man that she thought the gay teacher liked him. She laughed but this upset him and after that 90% of the time he was singing hymns while in class. Really drove me crazy.

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