A coworker threatened me with an incident report today

Kind of out of left field.

We were doing our morning walkthrough. A pt was hypotensive on the automatic so I did a manual.

It came back a little higher than the automatic. The tech I was relieving got shitty with me because my reading came back different? I’m still not sure. The nurse was standing right there so I told him what it was. She told me I wasn’t doing it right because hers was “way lower.” I tried explaining that the automatic readings aren’t always right, manual is usually preferred for readings that were outside of normal limits.

She accused me of doing it wrong. (I’ve done loads of manuals. I know what I’m doing lol.) Not to mention this person has no medical training outside of doing BPs on our floor. My nurse gave me a thumbs up and told me not to worry about it.

My manager ended up calling me later to ask what happened. The tech tried saying I didn’t do the manual right and didn’t report it to anyone (which was immediately proven incorrect — thank goodness my charge nurse stuck up for me).

Not really going anywhere after my charge confirmed my side of the story but perplexing. Why try to make someone’s life harder? If teamwork isn’t your thing, healthcare may not be for you. But idk that’s just my two pennies lol