nursing home injustice? need advice!

If this is the kind of treatment others have gotten as well, you might seriously want to look for employment elsewhere. Management by intimidation destroys morale. Decreased morale leads to higher turnover and burnout among the staff who stay. It decreases the quality of care because mistakes are covered up out of fear of punishment.

Do you really want to work in a place in which you're made fearful that every mistake will result in suspension or termination? I'm not advocating that there are no consequences for errors but I do believe that disciplinary actions should be appropriate and consistent among all staff. I've seen nurses and CNAs get written up for minor errors while others who made serious errors that resulted in actual harm weren't disciplined at all.

Working in a toxic environment will take its toll on you; it will make you second-guess your ability as a nurse and it will make you angry and bitter. Do please consider getting out of that situation ASAP.

I know that NHA's and those of usthat are DON's get our share of complaints. But, I never admit blame to the families... it's like throwing yourself under the bus. I always say that we will investigate and take care for it not to happen again. I don't make light of the situation but, there are usually two sides to the story.

I understand the way you are feeling now, but don't let it get on top of you. This kind of thing is very common. Also just ignore most of the talk about checking mouths of patients when you give them pills. No nurse in long term care has the time to do that, we barely have time to get the pills to the patients. I think its just one of the things that we as nurses have to deal with in long term care system.