This just fries me!!!!

[AngelfireRN, MSN, RN, APRN]

Firstly, an announcement. In 2 months and 11 days I will graduate with a Master's degree and be on my way to sit for my NP boards. WHEEEEEE!!!

And now, for something completely different.

I have a riding buddy for school, purely to save gas. I went into this arrangement with no small amount of apprehension, after what happened with my last riding buddy.

This new lady is in her 50's, has been a nurse for a year, and yet refuses to take the slightest bit of responsibility for herself. Our poor prof has had to find her preceptors up until and including this semester, if I am not mistaken. When we signed up for presentation topics this semester, Hillary (our prof) said to the class, "Now, I'm going to let Diana sign up first, since she said she had to go last last semester".

OMG!!! Please!!!!! A Master's level student, and you whine to the prof because you had to go LAST?!?!?!?!

This is not my vent.

My vent is this. We graduate in 2 months. We were given our graduation applications at the beginning of the semester, filled them out, handed them to Hillary, who had the dean sign them and returned them to us. We were responsible for taking them to the student affairs office and paying our fee.

Yesterday was grad finale, where we get our caps and gowns. A group of us went over, Diana included, and we were going to meet afterward and eat. Diana shows up about 20 minutes after the rest of us, madder than a hornet, and says that they did not have her set to graduate and made her pay again. After lunch, she went and reamed Hillary for "not turning in her graduation application". (Remember, it was OUR responsibility). Hillary apparently told her this, so Diana moved on to a classmate, Brandy, and accused her of not turning her app in, "I gave it to you to turn in!!!"

Brandy was a lot nicer than I would have been,"Do I owe you $20?"

Diana is so out of it that she can't get words out, and she opens her binder. There at the front was her graduation app. I pointed to it.

"There it is, Diana. You never turned it in."

She just stood there. So, never being one to keep my mouth shut, I piped up again,

"I'm sorry, Brandy".

She did recover enough to apologize, but, dear HEAVEN, what gall!

What do y'all think about someone like this? She also expects me to find her a job, asks me every time I see her, "Have they said anything yet?" Has not applied, has not had an interview, no site visit, nothing, wants me to do it all. I flat out refused, but I wonder if I should feel bad. Any advice? Thanks.

[Halinja, BSN, RN]

Are you truly wondering if you should feel bad? Truly? (In other words...absolutely NOT!!!)

A job is her responsibility.

Next time she asks you, look shocked and say, "You were serious about that? I thought you HAD to be joking!!!"

[DDRN4me]

sounds like she is one of those people who cant figure out life without written instructions and someone to read them to her.

the next time she brings it up, i would gently tell her that it is not your responsibiltiy to find her a job and that if she expects to function independantly as an NP she should start now!!!

I agree that this should have been said by your instructor or someone else a LOOOONG time ago; but i have met some people so dense that they cant figure it out on their own!! Good luck to you in your new endeavor!!

[JBudd, MSN]

She's only been a nurse for a year and managed to finish her masters in that year? Sounds a little odd. I'm wondering if she was suddenly on her own in life for the first time, (widowed, divorced, etc?) and has literally never had to take care of her own issues. Has to be smart enough at book stuff to pass, but no life smarts. Poor thing, but even more, poor you guys for having to put up with it.

CONGRATS ON THE GRADUATION!

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

Hate to say it, but don't we all work or know someone who is a Diana? Someone who is never to blame for anything that ever has gone wrong in her life? Someone who finds fault with everyone who finds fault with her; she is Heaven's Gift to the little people--and one who is frightfully underappreciated?

Yes, we do. Unfortunately, you were saddled with her this time!

Look at the bright side: your Riding Buddy days are almost over!! :)

[akanini, MSN, RN]

This woman acts like a little child! Thanks goodness graduation is around the corner.

[nerdtonurse?, BSN, RN]

First of all, congrats on your success!

Second, anywhere you think you want to work, tell Miss Diana that they aren't hiring. You don't want her anywhere near you in a work environment; I've seen new hires like this who gloam on to a neighbor/church member/fellow student, and they pretty much manage to torpedo both themselves and their "friend."

Wonder who she's going to blame failing the boards on....

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

Even if gas was $5/gallon - I'd ride by myself! Sorry, couldn't resist....sounds very childish on her part.

[10MG-IV]

The sad thing is that SHE has a NP and ? Masters.

, I'd hate to be on the other end of the Stethoscope...

or Rx for that matter.

[VICEDRN, BSN, RN]

Are there any psych NP students in your class?

I think this woman is SERIOUSLY codependent (or borderline?) and needs help at a level that may include inpatient or intensive day patient intervention.

Seriously.

RUN.

[TakeTwoAspirin, MSN, RN, APRN]

And you care about this woman because ......???????

Instead of riding shotgun with her, you should just put her in your rear view mirror (if you know what I mean). Life is too short for stuff like this to burn you.

[iamhere]

I'm scared of Diana. But many are like her in this world.