Does anyone have good advice about this subject:What do you do when a nurse sabotages others in subtle ways just to make herself/himself look like a better practitioner?
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October 19th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
That’s a real tough one. Have you talked about it with anyone else? What you need to do is keep a diary of things that he/she does to make you look bad. It’s easy to forget things that happen and it is often hard to be objective. So if you have a written record, keep the emotion out of it, and then let a manager see it.
October 21st, 2007 at 1:41 am
Yep I agree take notes and keep records. At the place where I currently work they say if you are afraid to write it down and sign it then they are not going to listen to it
November 21st, 2007 at 6:25 pm
What you experienced is a form of “lateral violence” (sometimes called nurse-to-nurse hostility). Check out this article by Martha Griffin in the Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, “Teaching cognitive role rehearsal as a shield for lateral violence: an intervention for newly licensed nurses” 2004; 35(6):257-263. Lateral violence is bullying behavior that is often perpetrated on those with less power in a system–which is why new grads are often targets. This article shows how to recognize the behavior, & how you can protect yourself.
December 20th, 2007 at 10:35 am
highly recommed taking notes, time of occurrence.
Is there anyone that you are close to (another)
team member that can sign off as a witness to
the events. Second, have you thought about the
adult approch? Go to the person, do not be
aggressive. Ask the person why they feel they
need to sabatoge you? My experience at 47 in
life that there are always women who do this.
So, I always over-perform at my job and make
sure that my extra effort is recognized by my
boss and other co-workers. You are responsible
for your behavior and you can not change someone
else. I have found that most people who cause
problems for others are insecure about themselves
and their work. Last: give a written statement
to your supervisor first so that you have the upper hand, otherwise everything else is just
“here say”. This unfortunately is the nature of
many women. Documentation without someone else
signing off on it is useless. It comes down
to “she says”. Kill person with kindness. You
are the better person.
March 24th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
well i am a new lpn- for 6 months to be exact. recently i was accused of entering something on the computer for a pt and i know i did not do bc i would never never ever do what was done bc it is not in my scope of practice and i have never entered that before…..i know now that when i sit at other work stations to sign off no matter what…..
April 20th, 2010 at 8:30 am
I am facing a complaint to the BON alleging that I Falsified reccords. The managment claim I made a new chart for a patient and then took it to medical records to be entered. They have a way of internally tampering records and escape goating in onto a nurse I am trying to figure out how they so far are getting away with this one.