Seriously, WHO does this?

[ShayRN]

I had an issue with another nurse's behavior one night. She was ********** things and slamming papers around, muttering under her breath about things not done. This isn't the first time and we have asked her to tone it down, but it hasn't worked. So, I went to my manager and explained to him that she was completely unprofessional and the things I saw. Tonight, she came up to me and told me that he told her it was me that complained about her. She apoligized for her behavior and mentioned 2 other nurses who he said complained. Problem is, one of the nurses he said wasn't even there that day we went to him, she was on vacation. WHY would a manager do this, is he trying to create tension and animosity between shifts? WHAT THE HECK?

[dudette10, MSN, RN]

I don't get something about the replies here. The nurse who was complained about apologized for her behavior after being spoken to by the manager and mentioned a few names to the OP that were given to her by the manager.

Because of mentioning names, a lot of replies here are saying, "Oh, watch out for her! She's fishing!" without knowing anything else about this nurse.

Really? Does paranoia run rampant in nursing? Is it warranted in the profession?

I don't know anything about this nurse, either, but understanding this as a sincere apology from a nurse who is willing to improve her behavior and maybe wants to apologize to others who complained is just as valid, given the OP.

[Kamea]

I had a manger name names at my last job, so it is not unheard of. I worked as a Microbiology Technician at a company and I caught my manager backdating paperwork. She was transferring the organisms in front of me and writing that she had actually done it a month ago. I had to report it to her boss as this was very bad practice in a microbiology lab - the organisms were our standards.

The boss told my boss that I ratted her out, along with another employee who witnessed a similar event. They audited her books and found a lot of document falsifying. She came back in the lab and started screaming, cursing and throwing things at me and my coworkers. Not under her breath - she was SCREAMING. She had to be escorted out of the building by security. For the next week I was afraid to go back to work because I thought she would be waiting in the parking lot. She also knew my address because she hired me so I was terrified she would go to my house.

So I can completely believe that your manager named you. I hope he didn't because now your life can be made very unpleasant. Things like this should be kept confidential. Please if anyone is a manger - never name names. People could get hurt if an employee gets violent.

[BabyLady, BSN, RN]

I had an issue with another nurse's behavior one night. She was ********** things and slamming papers around, muttering under her breath about things not done. This isn't the first time and we have asked her to tone it down, but it hasn't worked. So, I went to my manager and explained to him that she was completely unprofessional and the things I saw. Tonight, she came up to me and told me that he told her it was me that complained about her. She apoligized for her behavior and mentioned 2 other nurses who he said complained. Problem is, one of the nurses he said wasn't even there that day we went to him, she was on vacation. WHY would a manager do this, is he trying to create tension and animosity between shifts? WHAT THE HECK?

I am a firm believer that if you make the accusation, you need to stand in front of your accuser.

Not in the hospital setting, but in a previous career, I have been the victim of professional sabatage...stories being made up (not misinterpreted, flat out made up) about me on things that never took place...and when I asked "who said what" I was told that it was confidential.

You cannot defend yourself against it...it's like whoever complains first is the version that gets believed.

I have seen it happen to the point that people lose their jobs over it.

When it comes to narcotics, that is different...a simple drug test will prove your innocence...I am sure I have come to work exhausted before and you never know who might interpret things differently....some may see me as being tired, some may think I'm on something...but a drug test will always clear you...has never happened to me, but just an example.

So yes, your manager was correct in letting that person know who was complaining because it STOPS gossiping from even getting started.

[pedicurn, LPN, RN]

OP what a lot of drama in your workplace !

Those sorts of places drive me nuts.

It is quite possible people are reading too much into this.

Sometimes managers act that way because they are handling a situation poorly.

As we all know....experience in nursing can often trump education, professional skill and

even ...gasp ...intellect.

I have had some very poor managers who have had lots of clinical experience but have no real professional skill or smarts. The way information is handled is indicative of the managers professional skill level.

The manager is an idiot ....he/she should have been aware of the coworkers behaviour and taken private action with the coworker.

If the 'divide and rule' behaviour was intentional ? Then you have a very poor manager indeed .... it is pathetic...and is indicative of the whole pink-collar ghetto culture that permeates much of nursing. I would be looking for a new job in a more professional environment