That one nurse...

Nurses LPN/LVN

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There's a nurse at my facility that requests to only work with certain nurses. She asked the scheduler to alter her schedule to accomodate this. Also, if an aide that she does not care for is scheduled to her, she assigns them to another nurse.

Some nurses seem to cater to this nurse because she is highly sensitive and gets her feelings hurt easily. This is an ALF and she talks about becoming an RN so she can work in a hospital. Would this behavior fly anywhere else? I feel that you encounter many types in nursing and you work with the cards you are dealt. Isn't that reality? This nurse was very spoiled by her parents, handled with kid gloves and everyone is aware that they must be sensitive to her or she has been known to cry. How will she survive in a hospital setting?

I guess you could say I'm a tad annoyed with her behavior. I try to be understanding but enough is enough!

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Specializes in Peds/Neo CCT,Flight, ER, Hem/Onc.
Would this behavior fly anywhere else?

Nope, you get what you get and do what you have to to make it work. It can be sucky sometimes but that's the way it is.

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Just a matter of time before someone takes a nice dump over this princess's shoes.

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Specializes in SICU, trauma, neuro.
Would this behavior fly anywhere else?

No. Very special snowflakes tend not fare well in the fire.

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The reason this happens is because it is allowed to by your manager. Other managers in other facilities may not be so accommodating. At all. Ever.

Not sure why she would ever want to leave.....

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The reason this happens is because it is allowed to by your manager. Other managers in other facilities may not be so accommodating. At all. Ever.

Not sure why she would ever want to leave.....

I think the manager allows this because overall she is a good nurse who genuinely cares for her patients. It's upsetting because the other nurses always get stuck working with the less than par aides because she doesn't like them. I find her to be very passive aggressive when she doesn't get her way. If she ever makes it into a hospital setting-they will eat her alive!

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Specializes in retired LTC.
... I find her to be very passive aggressive when she doesn't get her way. If she ever makes it into a hospital setting-they will eat her alive!
I don't know. Sometimes those kind of people manage to float along in the system very well. Passive-aggressiveness may just be a technique manipulators use and if they're very, very good at it, they'll manage well without much interruption.
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I would be a b and not let her take my aides

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This is happening because management has allowed it. When situations like this exist, it's great when new management takes over and says, "Oh heck no! I'm scheduling to what is best for this facility and its residents/patients. If you can't work with so and so, then leave because I'll find someone who will....oh, and go swap your aide back for the one you were assigned to work with."...had one of these, she got into her typical passive aggressive manipulative maneuvers...turned in her notice like she always did trying to get what she wanted...when she went to retrack it she finally got a new manager that said, "sorry, your resignation has already been accepted and I've found a replacement to start after your last day"...she finally got hers

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Yeah, this doesn't fly where I work. Whenever you are a professional, you should be able to accommodate yourself to work with anyone, like them or not. I just try to like everyone so I don't have this kind of problem where I don't want someone to be on my assignment. It's very childish to pick and choose, and throw a fit.

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