I'm in a quandry. I am a nurse in a private practice. One of the providers I work with is very negative, and when something happens that she doesn't like she is like "a dog with a bone" who just will not let go. It matters not that she is doing all this complaining about something she cannot change. She will go on and on. Sometimes for hours, seriously folks, hours. Unfortunately, because of the office set up I am really unable to separate myself from her, and because she is a provider there is no one with the authority to tell her she needs to stop. I have noticed that her complaining is triggering bad feelings in me. I think that I have just come to this conclusion because she has recently returned to work after a prolonged sick leave. I noticed that my moods at work have been much worse recently and in looking at what was different....well, there is was. Does anyone have any suggestions?