I'm not really sure what is happening to me at work. I work in LTC, 75 bed geriatric home. I really enjoy working with the elderly and believe that they deserve the best possible care. Maybe that's where my problem starts.
I find myself getting downright mad when I walk by a room and the res is so wet that there is a puddle under the chair. Or when someone who already has an open area hasn't been turned. I am in no way trying to slam anyone here. I have talked with the people who are not doing their jobs and have written them up. To no avail. (management is pretty much useless)
I am just so tired of practically killing myself to make sure my job is done right while others do a half-assed job. My question is this...am I being unresonable to think that I can possibly change anything? Or should I go into another field for awhile?
Abusive/neglectful/insubordinate CNA's contributed to my decision to leave LTC.
I worked at a facility where the meanest of CNA's were running the show. I fully blame management for letting the staff treat the residents poorly and not having the BACKBONE to do something about it. Every time these lowlifes get away with abuse or insubordination they become bigger and bolder and IMO more abusive, neglectful and insubordinate. :imbar
As a nurse (or nursing supervisor) you need to PROTECT the residents from abuse/neglect/mistreatment. If you see or hear something that YOU consider falling into ANY of these catagories it is up to you to stop it immediately. If you fail to take action you are as guilty as the abuser. When the attorney general comes to investigate who will be at fault ? THE NURSE
Some forms of abuse are clear-cut and obvious while others are not and fall into a grey area. You may see it as abuse and I may not. This is why a FULL investigation should be conducted and action should be taken to protect the resident from harm. Out and out abuse should be dealt with IMMEDIATELY and the staff member should leave the building period.
In the LTC facility that I worked this unacceptable behavior had become common place. CNA's were routinely insubordinate to the nurses (who were obviously afraid of them) and neglectful
if not abusive to the residents. It is a visious cycle and it needs to STOP for the sake of our precious geriatric population.
Should a resident be AFRAID to ask to go to the toilet and be forced to urinate on themselves? Should a resident fear the clock striking 3 and know that a certain staff is soon coming to torture them ? Many of these residents will not speak up (like a child who is being abused) and when they do SOMEBODY needs to listen to them and PROTECT them from these lowlifes and losers. If they do speak up and nobody does anything you can be sure that the others will not tell what has happened to them and the cycle continues...............
Right now I feel I would never go back to LTC despite the fact that I loved it and my residents for many many years. While there I felt that I made a difference and yes a few enemies too but what right is right and the abuse must stop.
Kudos to all who stay and bigger kudos to those who speak up and take action to protect the residents placed in our care.
debRNo1
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Abusive/neglectful/insubordinate CNA's contributed to my decision to leave LTC.
I worked at a facility where the meanest of CNA's were running the show. I fully blame management for letting the staff treat the residents poorly and not having the BACKBONE to do something about it. Every time these lowlifes get away with abuse or insubordination they become bigger and bolder and IMO more abusive, neglectful and insubordinate. :imbar
As a nurse (or nursing supervisor) you need to PROTECT the residents from abuse/neglect/mistreatment. If you see or hear something that YOU consider falling into ANY of these catagories it is up to you to stop it immediately. If you fail to take action you are as guilty as the abuser. When the attorney general comes to investigate who will be at fault ? THE NURSE
Some forms of abuse are clear-cut and obvious while others are not and fall into a grey area. You may see it as abuse and I may not. This is why a FULL investigation should be conducted and action should be taken to protect the resident from harm. Out and out abuse should be dealt with IMMEDIATELY and the staff member should leave the building period.
In the LTC facility that I worked this unacceptable behavior had become common place. CNA's were routinely insubordinate to the nurses (who were obviously afraid of them) and neglectful
if not abusive to the residents. It is a visious cycle and it needs to STOP for the sake of our precious geriatric population.
Should a resident be AFRAID to ask to go to the toilet and be forced to urinate on themselves? Should a resident fear the clock striking 3 and know that a certain staff is soon coming to torture them ? Many of these residents will not speak up (like a child who is being abused) and when they do SOMEBODY needs to listen to them and PROTECT them from these lowlifes and losers. If they do speak up and nobody does anything you can be sure that the others will not tell what has happened to them and the cycle continues...............
Right now I feel I would never go back to LTC despite the fact that I loved it and my residents for many many years. While there I felt that I made a difference and yes a few enemies too but what right is right and the abuse must stop.
Kudos to all who stay and bigger kudos to those who speak up and take action to protect the residents placed in our care.
deb