Working with a vindictive coworker

[nurseontheway]

How do you protect yourself from a vindictive coworker? I am a nurse and there is a technician that is falsifying documentation on legal documents. They have been reported but the issue wasn't addressed. How do you work in such of a toxic environment? Would it be better if I left the environment and started over somewhere else? I really like my job and my other coworkers so it isn't an easy decision.

[ruby_jane, BSN, RN]

On 9/17/2019 at 6:42 PM, nurseontheway said:

I'm sorry for the late reply. I'm certainly not trying to wear a cape. I had to report the person because they crossed out some documentation on charting and said that I hadn't given a medication when I had. I had to protect myself and ended up having a meeting between this person with the manager- my goal wasn't to report it and I took the correct steps but it wasn't handled. I am watching myself very closely with this person because I know their true colors now. Sometimes we learn the hard way.

The individual crossed out his/her documentation? Or yours? How would s/he know whether you'd given the med? I'm just confused...