I have been going pretty regular to a LTC facility only 20 minutes from my house. M-F, 7-3, perfect for my situation. Until today. I was doing trach care on a man, 65 years old, COMPLETELY A & O x 3. Have been working with him for weeks, no problems. He proceeds to grab me between my legs. Thought at first he was disoriented or something, moved his hand away, very calm, said NO. He did it again at that time really hurt me. Then tried to pull me in the bed while saying "Please" and touching himself. I calmly got myself out of there. Told the supervisor whose reply was "He must have thought you were hot, and laughed". Then told me just to make a note in his chart. Not happy with that, I asked another nurse who told me he does stuff like that all the time, and has hit some nurses. I stress again, he's completely oriented. I've been in LTC 12 years, and have had plenty of patients make inappropriate comments or touch me inappropriately, but 9 times out of 10, they're confused or demented. The other times it was like a pat on the butt or something easier to deal with. I wrote it up and put it under the social worker's door. Will find out what if anything was done tomorrow. I was upset for hours, am just now calming down. I don't know what was worse, the action, or the reaction of the building. What would you have done??????
