I work in LTC. Small facility. Everyone knows everyone that type of thing. A nurse taking care of a resident who was obviously in his last days of life did something that upset everyone working there. This patient had bed sores due to not eating. They of course smelt and were draining. The nurse, in front of aides, applied the dressing and then proceeded to spray disinfectant spray. Not in the room, but on the patient. Of course the first thing the aides did was call the on-call nurse. She filled out an incident report and spoke to the nurse telling her not to do that. When the director came in following that weekend, the nurse was given a suspension. Are we all wrong in thinking that this should have been treated as a case of abuse. Reported and termination of the nurse? Not only does abuse come to mind, but what about the dignity of the resident. I cannot comprehend spraying lysol on someone who is laying there dying and in pain. I can't imagine what that person felt. The resident has since deceased, but we are very concerned about the competency of this nurse and feel that this should not be it. This nurse now gets babysat on the weekends that she works. I just am not satisfied with this. I know that we are in short supply of nurses, but I am quite certain that everyone would fill in to get rid of her. What is the best steps we can take to protect our patients? I want to do this for my patients and my fellow workers. I need to show them that someone does care how they feel and how the residents are treated.