Nurses Helping Nurses
allnurses Network: Central | Jobs | Books | Newsletter
allnurses: A Nursing Community for Nurses
Home General News Blogs Articles Students Region Specialty Degrees F.A.Q.
Nursing Issues On Patient Safety /

LTC Issues and unemployment



Did You Know?
allnurses is the largest community for nurses on the web. We now have over 388,411 members! Join today to network with other nurses, laugh, share, and much more.

Aug 24, 2008 11:16 PM

LTC Issues and unemployment


Hi I am new and just wanted some feedback. I am also a pretty new nurse (LPN). I had recently been working in a small LTC facility and have run into some major issues!! Myself along with 2 other nurses who have been at the facility for around 5 years but myself only 1 year quit w/o notice. We got really scared for our nursing license and in this workplace even if you give a 2 week notice they go ahead and tell you to leave and walk you out of the building. I have only been a nurse since 2007 and this was only the 2nd nursing job I have had. Of course we were always short staffed on CNA's and if you did not stop what you were doin and help them which obviously put you way far behind you were repremanded. Our jobs/hours were always being threatened if you didn't do exactly what you were told to being in the right or wrong.

Over the past year there have been some pretty bad incidents that happened in the facility that were hidden, never reported, or the family was told a whole different story to not make it look so bad. We were always told what we could chart, what we could not chart, what tests we could order even after the Dr. gave us the orders to do them, and who we could send out to the ER for evals after falls or any other kind of incident that would require higher medical attention. Not only was the DON telling you all of this the Administrator who has only went to a 6 month course to receive her admin license was also telling you what to do.

When someone has a fall they tell you not to report it and chart on it no matter how bad it is. If someone was yelling/screaming out and they were expecting important people in the facility that day you were told to "give them something to make them be quiet". I could go on and on with more day to day incidents but my question is. With me being fired could I file for unemployment? I have been told that very rarely does anybody ever win an unemployment case against the company I worked for but with them knowing I could possibly bring all this stuff up and since all this stuff has been hidden would I have a good shot at winning my case? I have allready reported all of this to the state to be invesigated. I have been actively looking everyday and night for another job but have had no luck. Where I live nobody wants to hire a LPN with only LTC experience and after my exp. I don't want to go back to any LTC facility.

I am torn between what to do? They put me thru torcher and I just couldnt take it anymore!!! They are so in the wrong but am I in the wrong to want to file unemployment for what I was asked to do for them for so long and since I still don't have a new job??? PLEASE HELP!!!


Share

Search Tags
None
Top

1 Reader Gave Kudos

 
Advertisement
Sponsored Links
 
Reply
9 Comments
No. 1
from OregonGal
Old Aug 24, 2008, 11:59 PM

Default Re: LTC Issues and unemployment
What state are you in?
Top
 
No. 2
Old Aug 25, 2008, 07:41 AM

Default Re: LTC Issues and unemployment
I thought you quit w/o notice?
Any way....I think you did the right thing. Not sure on the issue
Top
 
No. 3
from iwanna
Old Aug 25, 2008, 07:45 AM

Default Re: LTC Issues and unemployment
I don't know what state you are in, but it sounds like a good reason to collect unemployment. It sure won't hurt any to file. Good Luck!
Top
 
No. 4
from nurse+emt
Old Aug 25, 2008, 08:15 AM

Default Re: LTC Issues and unemployment
Indiana...
Top
 
No. 5
from natrgrrl
Old Aug 25, 2008, 08:17 AM

Default Re: LTC Issues and unemployment
Did you tell someone that you quit or did you just not show up for work and assume you were fired?
Top
 
No. 6
from nurse+emt
Old Aug 25, 2008, 08:28 AM

Default Re: LTC Issues and unemployment
I just didn't show up and the admin told the ADON to call me and tell me I don't have a job anymore. They were trying all kinds of stuff to get rid of all the nurses they have b/c we know to much stuff and they were getting scared.
Top
 
No. 7
Old Aug 25, 2008, 08:48 AM

Default Re: LTC Issues and unemployment
I used to be a DON at LTC facility. I'm pretty sure you can't get unemployment for being terminated for being a No-call/No-show. If this facility is having problems like this, call the state and give them specific details. I'm very sure you will be able to find a new job without much hassle. Wish you the best.
Top
 
No. 8
Old Aug 25, 2008, 08:50 AM

Default Re: LTC Issues and unemployment
You can go ahead and file for unemployment benefits, although I seriously doubt they'll award you any payments. Shady nursing home administrators will tell boldfaced lies to the unemployment office so that your claim will have a higher likelihood of being rejected. In addition, the unemployment department does not look favorably upon people who voluntarily quit. Being laid off looks better.

I filed for unemployment about 4 years ago in California. The unemployment office initially rejected my claim because my former workplace lied and said I quit due to "childcare problems." Since I have no children, I could easily refute this outrageous fib.
Top

1 Reader Gave Kudos
 
No. 9
from nurse+emt
Old Aug 25, 2008, 11:26 AM

Default Re: LTC Issues and unemployment
I went ahead and applied b/c I called and talked to the unemployment office about this issue and they advised me to file. They said in Indiana you can file if you quit if you have good reasons.
Top
 
Reply




Thread Tools


Who's Online
98 members
1,326 guests
1,424

2

Interesting article on ThedaCare's Collaborative Care Model

5

Possible breakthrough regarding MS

63

16th Philly area hospital to stop delivering babies: Mercy...

10

Really interesting article on Indian open hearts

6

High-Tech Pump Does What Her Heart Can't

3

Air Force RN Found Not Guilty

7

California Imposes Stricter Rules Regarding Drug Abuse In...

45

Are older nurses being forced out of the profession?

3

An outlook in California?

8

Australian surgeons successfully separate conjoined twins



1

Society Needs Care Too

12

Why am I doing this, anyway?

2

Nurse Heal Thyself

9

My Papa, why I am the nurse I am today.

17

I made it through

11

An angel's gaze

16

A Sister Never Forgets

16

Ruby's Marbles

37

What Do Operating Room Nurses Do?

14

My Little Old Jedi

20

I love this job......

23

"I hear voices"

19

Preventing FRUTI (Foley Related Urinary Tract Infection) in...

24

Error and Attitude

10

It's Just a Shower





Sponsored Links

Currently Reading This Page: 1 (0 members & 1 guests)

Interested in the hottest topics of the week? Subscribe to the Nurse-zine Newsletter.
Enter email address: