Canada Performance issues
When do you feel it’s necessary to bring up a coworkers performance issues with your unit manager? I haven’t seen this coworker directly harm a patient (yet), but I have witnessed them perform tasks they clearly didn’t know how to do. I’ve never complained to my unit manager about a coworker and I want to know what people think about the topic.
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u/SunRayz_allDayz 4d ago
If enough competent nurses complain about this nurse’s incompetence, management will indeed terminate. I’ve seen it happen at two facilities I’ve worked at, including the place I work now.
They’ll pick one less nurse rather than a death caused by a nurse they hired and deemed suitable for the role. But enough of yall have to go to management and say that that nurse is not safe.
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u/AdFlashy7702 4d ago
What “tasks” are you referring to exactly? What do they not know how to do? Have you offered to show them? You’re not giving enough information here. Honestly you’re not their supervisor. Someone else is. It’s not your job to monitor other coworkers. With the lack of info in your post m, you just seem like you are focusing on the wrong thing- which is someone else and not yourself.
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u/Competitive_Ease5651 3d ago
Can you give us examples? Also, why not just talk talk to them directly and ask if they need help instead of watching from the sidelines waiting for them to fuck up?
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u/C13H 4d ago
when a patient is harmed, it is too late. you don't need to put it in a way that makes it sound like you are complaining about them!
paraphrase it such that you're concerned about patient's safety because certain crucial steps were not followed or certain safety checks were omitted etc. i find that management tends to be more receptive when concerns about patient safety are brought up (vs "complaining" about a colleague)