Stop the drama

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stopping the drama at work among nurses, doctors, and other staff members. with that said, does anyone has suggestions on how they deal with such "drama"? or situations that they can share regarding this issue.

at this level, i have given serious thought on handling the situation like esme12 has posted, just let them go at it and let it all come out in the wash and let be bygones be bygones. for example today the first thing @ 5:30am i receive a call that two night nurses and a female doctor got into an altercation in front of the pt. and their family. in addition, 5 nurses call out sick and one declines to come in if so & so is in-charge. in addition, one cna & an lpn in med/surg. haven't been able to hatch their differences since they had a few words several months ago, plus the cna won't take any orders from the lpn. furthermore, i have to deal with 3 prima-donna's nm that don't seem to realize that the good old days are gone and we have to move forward, so they have decided to do their own thing when it comes to managing their staff after several personal counseling. oh! let's not forget one of the evening pharmacist has a retraining order on one of my nurses because she claims that the nurse is having an affair with her husband, and calls the nm's every day to find out if the nurse in question is scheduled to work when her husband is on duty at the out/pt. pharmacy. needless to say, i felt like calling in myself :madface:.however, i went on my daily jog, and the palms swaying plus the sounds of the beach calmed me and gave me a new perspective on the matter. unquestionably, now you know what brought up this post. wishing all the drama queens/kings the best wherever their facility may be.....aloha~

wow. i was going to recommend enjoy the drama as the entertainment that it is.... but this sounds insane!!!!

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Specializes in Emergency, Haematology/Oncology.

Emotional forcefield, head down, tail up, under the radar........:cool:

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There is bound to be a drama queen/king in every medical facility. If there is one at your workplace, it would be best to talk less when you are with them. The less interaction you have with them, the better. Just do your job and complete your tasks. There is already enough real drama with the patients. YOu don't need one more drama queen/king in your life.

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Specializes in Trauma, ER, ICU, CCU, PACU, GI, Cardiology, OR.

up date! since i posted my original post i had a meeting with all 3 shifts and allowed them to speak their mind, followed by me given them a peace of my mind and a reminder of the facility policy that they signed regarding this issue when they became new employees. having said that, i fully understand that no matter where you go there will be drama it's human nature enough said. on the other hand, when it becomes disruptive on a daily basis and it flows into our work, that needs to be addressed and nip in the bud if you will. admittedly, i work with a great qualified nursing staff that has overcome several storms in the past, and resurfaced as a triumphant warrior. therefore, for this alone i'm proud of taking the staff beyond their expectations into a better understanding that together we will overcome all obstacles, to ensure and deliver the highest caliber of nursing possible. although, i'm not blind that drama will continue whenever you place over 2,500 nurses together, but with the assertiveness that it won't be a destructive factor or compromise our daily goal on serving and delivering a quality care to our patients.

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Don't get involved in it...pay little attention, don't share opinions, have your life outside of the hospital...it's too draining...

I work in an environment where there's a lot of drama and don't hang with anyone I work with...so I remain sane!

If someone tries to share stuff with you, just change the subject, or just say something like, "I'm really not interested in knowing that, thanks..."

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