What do I do?

[AnonyRN]

Without getting into too much detail: I currently work at "Hospital A." The other nurses are so nice and helpful, but unfortunately the rest of the staff is not. The nurse aides are horrible, and in addition to being lazy, they backtalk to me when I delegate (or try to), and are horribly rude and nasty. Other nurses are having the same problems, and management knows, but chooses to do nothing. Our last manager just up and quit, and the current manager is a "stand in. My orientation (as a new grad) was not that great, and there were times when I was oriented by other new grads. Nurse to pt staffing ratios can get really high at times. Turnover on this unit is high. I am too new to this hospital to apply for an internal transfer, and have heard that I am not thought of as a good fit for this unit. (So maybe they are planning to get rid of me soon?)

Just when I thought I couldn't take it any longer, I received a job offer from "Hospital B" which is closer to home, with higher pay, same type of unit, but part time (I would be working 8 hrs less per week). I have friends who work there and love it, and say nurse to pt staffing ratios are great. However, I had a friend who worked on this particular floor for a year, and also old classmates who had clinicals on this particular floor, who said the nurses were completed b*$^@es to each other.

So which poison do I pick? lol. I feel like I will be leaving one bad place only to encounter bad nurses at another place. I know no workplace is perfect- I would just like to be able to go into work and do my job and not feel like I am getting put through a hazing so to speak. I feel so grateful that at my current job the nurses are great, but when I have such a lack of support from other staff, it makes things really difficult.

So, would it be worse to work with bad nurses or bad support staff?

Thanks for your opinions!

[martymoose, BSN, RN]

I would go with B. New start. If youre getting the vibes that you're not a good fit- id take that and run FAST , believe me- been there done that. Sometimes its just the personalities that are there in THAT setting.Leave while you still have some face, and are considered hireable.

If the new place works out, then the old place can be erased from your memory\

Good luck- would love to hear what you end up doing.

[Simply Complicated]

I didn't read through all the answers, so don't know if this has been posted. But I have learned through experience to not take others word for how the staff is. Because everyone's interpretation is different, as well as that person in particular could be treated differently.

I worked a travel assignment, I started with antother travel nurse. She came up to me one day and asked if I felt everyone was rude, and acted like they didn't want her there. I had not experienced anything like that. She was fired about a week later. I heard that alot when I went to travel, to expect negative attitudes, and to be treated like crap. I NEVER had a problem. I went in, did my job, helped out like everyone, and was always treated just like the rest of the staff.

[syckRN]

I have worked at a few hospitals. I think that you will find that you can not allow the personalities of the other nurses to determine where you work. As long as you understand that the newbie is the lowest person on the totem pole (from the department culture aspect anyway), then you can begin to make strides in winning people over with you skills, teamwork attitude, and absolute integrity. You will gain the respect of those who share your values. You will NEVER win-over the lazy stupid people who treat you badly just because you are new.

SyckRN

[Ruby Vee, BSN]

you don't say how long you've been employed at hospital a, but that should be a major factor in your thinking. you don't want to get the reputation for being a job-hopper, and there is no such thing as a perfect job. there's always going to be something you'd like to change and another position where the grass appears to be greener. i'd stay in the first job for a couple of years, learn everything you can and then move if you still want to.