scorp2580

Assessment skills: I use daily as not all the elderly are able to tell you what is wrong.We also have medicare residents who require daily head to toe assessments. Plus when you have to call a MD at 3 am ..better have all your info.:) Wound care: People are getting released early from the hospital with wounds both hospital aquired and surgical. IVs: Do to all the medicare guidelines most LTC choose to treat at facilty rather then send to hospital. Time management is a must Multitasking, Admits,Discharges, Behavior management,End of life, Medications,O2 therapy ( I think I could go on and on)

How do you deal with an immature nurse that is all in to gossip, twist everything around that is said to her so as it seems "she is being picked on", does not listen while giving report and gossips to anyone that will listen. (which is mostly the CNAS) and stomps her feet like a 2 yr old when you point out anything that needs to be done/did not get done? She is a reccent grad and at first most of us tried to show her the "ropes" until it was clear that she was not there to learn and her priority was gossip and lies vs. patient care. Right now it is to the point where 2 off going nurses are present when report is given do to the lies she says after....ie..we did not tell her this or we had an attitude with her. It is frustrating to know that she is the nurse you have to report off to. The DON is aware of this and I beleive that she has talked with her but I cannot verify that. Anyhow the situation has not improved if she did.