Suspended without notice

[RUN_RN]

Today when i went to work on my usual shift i got turned away and sent to nursing supervisor office. Once there I found out i was suspended and i still have no reason why i was suspended. I was not informed of the reason nor was given paperwork in regards to my suspension. A week prior I was the triage nurse on a busy sunday and had a patient who was on a 5150 hold elope. The patinet was monitored by security guard but managed to get away. I work in a very small ER and I didnt have the resources to place this patient in seclusion. I did call the police right away and made a police report and notified the caregiver. This patient was on 5150 for danger to others. THe caregiver informed me that if he arrives there she will call the police. This happend towards the end of my shift. But the police were able to locate the patient and bring him back to the Emergency room three hours later. After this incident there was a root cause analysis meeting regarding the elopement that occured and I attented it and explained "what happend" but after the meeting I was not given any diciplinary notice that I would be suspened or written up about the incident. I worked the rest of the week and was not informed. It wasn't until today Monday that I found out I was suspened. I really need your advice if you can please help me. I am still considered a new grad so I don't know how to prepare/fight against the suspension. Please give me all the advice regarding this situation, It will be appreciated.

[rnccf2007, BSN, RN]

So on top of being every imaginable scape goat are nurses now responsible to be prison guards also? What about the guard who was suppossed to "guard" this patient? And, if this person was such a danger to society, where was your protection and that of other employees, as well as patients. I am sick and tired of working in a profession where it is viewed as perfectly acceptable to be abused. If I walked into a bank or restaurant and treated employees like patients, family members, and significant others treat nurses, I would be shown the door, probably with police escort. I would at least talk with an attorney, believe it or not, as a nurse, you also have rights.