Well the Lawsuit has been settled...

[DIPLOMATICRN4HIRE]

TO: all of those that sent thier words and thoughts to me I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

The Lawsuit between myself, The Doctor that threw something at me in the OR, and the Hospital in which this all occured at .

I can not give details of much of it because of the rights of the others envolved but what I can say is this.

If anyone does something to you while you are on the job, and you know it is out of line and endangers You, Your Staff, or your patient in anyway shape or form, SUE SUE SUE SUE SUE.

I went the channels I was sapposed to... which got me no where. The Dr will always have the upper hand, in someones demented mind. But stand your ground, go through the maze of the politics and stand your ground. After months of standing my ground I had enough and was ready and willing to pay someone who is ruthless and trained in the art of tactics well above and beyond and was hired to do my standing for me. And SHE did a wonderful job.

I have what I set out to get. The Drs license in that state, his privledges in that particular OR taken away from him.His actions will follow him and if he does it again there will be a trace in which the person can contact me and I will expose him again. A policy in the hospital that doesnt tollerate such behavior in the OR or even in any working area where Nurses place thier licenses on the line to protect the patient at all costs. It is now in place and active in the hospital in which this event took place in.

I do however have regrets: there were many nurses that I worked with in that hospital that thought I was going through with the case just for money. To them, I do hate that they think that way about me, It was much more than a cash settlement. I paid a price higher than they will ever know themselves.

I have framed beside my College degrees the public and written appology from the Dr that made me be more of a person that I thought I could be. It is with his behavior and humiliation that I am now more assertive as ever for my rights just as much as my patients rights to be treated with dignity.

I cant thank those enough that stood beside me, I now Know how that ant held up that rubber tree plant.

Thank You

Zoe

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[rncountry]

Zoe, so glad for you! Proud of you!

[hoolahan, ASN, RN]

Zoe, this is the first I havd read about this, but all I can say is Thank You for defending yourself and every nurse. I worked in a hops where the doc did that to a pregnant OR nurse. In court, all those in the OR "Could not recall" anything she said. Slimy bunch of wussies! I am so glad you sent all involved a clear message, and a precedent-setter indeed! :kiss

[shay]

Zoe, you go girl. Rock on. I am very proud of you. BTW, I have only a vague memory of what this creep did, but I remember the original post here. PM me and refresh my memory, will ya?

Anyway, thanks for taking a step for all of us. What a jerk!!

[maizey]

Congratulations Zoe. And, thanks for standing up for each and everyone of us.

[kaycee]

Good job Zoe. Glad you stood up against him. I know a surgeon just like him. In a rage he hit an nurse in the head with an OR light. She was significantly injured. She sued also but I don't know the outcome. Unfortunately he's still operating and still a total azzhole.

[RNIAM, BSN, RN]

Excellent. As a nursing student it does my heart good to see a nurse stand up for herself in this way. No one should be subjected to abuse! Well done.

[DIPLOMATICRN4HIRE, MSN, RN]

Well there isnt too much I can say other than its been settled. There is a post here that I made many months ago about what occured.

Thanks

Zoe

[sanakruz, ADN]

KUDOS!!!