Hello everyone, thanks for looking at my post. I have been an aide for 2 years. For one of the 2 years i have been working as a pool aide (that is traveling to different facilities around my state). I am currently in nursing school, i will graduate on July 15 with my PN degree. Ok now that you know a little about me i can explain my situation. One night my pool company asked me to cover for a girl who called in at a facility that i had only been to once before, i decided to be the nice person that i am and cover for this girl. When i got to the facility everyone was pleasant (i was workin a 11-7:30 am shift by the way). Anyways i got this assignment sheet that said what cares the residents needed. On this one lady it said she was a 2 person transfer... i highlighted that so i wouldn't forget and went on with my night. About an hour before it was time to get this resident up the aide that i was working with and i discussed who all we'd need to get up together. When i brought up this one ladies name he said "no she's only a 1 person transfer now". I just figured that he didn't want to help me and decided i would ask someone else to help me with that transfer. About 4:55 right before i went to get that one lady up the nurse pulled me aside and told me who i had to walk up to breakfast. This one ladies' name was brought up and i decided to clarify with the nurse by asking "she's a 2 person transfer right?" The nurse said "no she's a 1 person transfer, just make sure to use your gait belt". So i went into get this lady up taking all precautions gait belt, walker, ect. This lady was completely alert and orientated X3. Well as her and i were walking to the bathroom she fell and fractured her ankle.
So now where it starts getting worse: i am currently being investigated by the dia for denile of criticle patient care and neglect (the nurse and the aide denied telling me that she was a 1 person assist). I know that i didn't neglect this patient... i was just doing as i was told. I know that most pool aides take a nurses word over the assignment sheet cause you never know when the assignment sheet could have been made. Also i wasn't orientated to that hallway by anymeans... all's i got was an assignment sheet. My question is shouldn't they have been required to tell me that this resident was a fall risk and had a hx. of her knees giving out? I am so upset over all this i have been told by many people that i am basically being "hung out to dry" and that i will no longer be able to practice as an aide or a nurse... if anyone has some insight on this issue please let me know, i'm not sure if i should graduate with my class, take boards or start looking for a job at Mc Donalds
i also told the dia (when i talked to them) that i would take a lie detector test, i currently have every facility that i've ever worked at writing up a document on my work ethics, i have a 19 page journal of everything that happened that night (including the aides sleeping)... I just feel that it is my one little voice against 4 other voices and a facility with big money... if anyone has any suggestions please let me know... thanks for your time
