Two nurses, one of whom was an assistant nurse manager in the hospital, were childhood friends and collaborated outside of work.

Scenario: Two nurses, one of whom was an assistant nurse manager in the hospital, were childhood friends and collaborated outside of work. They became co-workers when the assistant nurse manager started working with her friend in the same department. Years later, Megan, the floor nurse, decided to take a position in another department. The assistant nurse manager felt that since Megan had worked at the Emergency Department for years and they were friends, she should organize a celebration in honor of her departure. On her last day, she brought a cake and discussed the party with other employees. When it was brought to her attention, the nurse manager voiced her worries about the celebration for the nurse. According to the nurse manager, this was an inappropriate action for a supervisor to take. She warned the assistant nurse manager that other employees could interpret it as partiality. She informed her that she needed to treat every employee equally and fairly. “Did you do the same for the other nurse who took a new position last week?” said the nurse manager. “What thoughts did the other nurse have, knowing that you had organized Megan’s party but not hers?” Instead of viewing the circumstance as a supervisor, she considered it friendly. She informed the nurse manager that to avoid offending anyone or being biased in the department, she would require the employees to collaborate in the future to organize celebrations for significant events as a group. She hadn’t considered the impression it would have on other employees.

 

 

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