I'm a perioperative RN working my second per diem job. I've been training a newly hired, experienced nurse who's clinically competent and picks things up quickly. The specialty isn't particularly difficult, and I've provided written guides and resources to help her. I've genuinely tried to be welcoming, supportive, and make her training experience easier than mine was. However, I've noticed that whenever I try to correct or guide her, she sometimes comes across as dismissive or undermining. It's hard to explain, but the dynamic feels uncomfortable, and I'm starting to dread working with her. A few examples: Our cases start at 0730, but I've had to call her from the breakroom twice on separate days while she was still having coffee. She's repositioned patients after I've positioned them and sometimes prefers her own charting methods over what I've shown her. She'll ask me to retrieve things while I'm already busy floating between tasks. She's taken 40-minute lunches and 20-minute breaks on particularly busy days. When I suggest things like turning on the music, drawing up local for the next case, or setting up the Mayo stand to make use of downtime, she'll just say "okay" but won't actually do anything. My concern isn't her clinical competence, but rather how receptive she is to guidance and whether we're simply incompatible in our working styles. I understand she's experienced and may have her own methods, and I recognise I could be interpreting some interactions more negatively because I'm already stressed. I'm scheduled to train her again next week on a surgical list with a surgeon and procedures I already dread. I've been feeling overworked lately, and I'm honestly considering calling out. I have PTO available and an extended vacation coming up. I know calling out would leave them without someone officially assigned to train her, which makes me feel a little guilty. However, she'll be working alongside a very supportive and experienced surgical tech who actually helped train me when I first started in that room. Given her competence, familiarity with the workflow, and the support available, I genuinely think she'd manage fine, provided management considers her ready. At the same time, I feel like I've already put in a lot of effort, and I don't particularly want to continue training someone who seems dismissive of my guidance. Would you take the day off, or am I letting my frustration get the better of me? How would you handle training someone who's capable but doesn't seem particularly receptive to your guidance? Genuinely open to different perspectives.   submitted by   /u/enneyeessaye [link]   [comments]