Hi there! I've recently refused to give care to a resident. His Dr. has said his behavior is not caused by any mental illness or brain disease, as he has visited with him multiple times due to his behavior (calling the ambulance over 12x since I started at this facility, screaming and swearing at care aides, unwilling to accept anything short of all staff doing anything he asks at anytime no matter how difficult it is or out of our scope or if he has to wait because we are busy). Yes I understand the resident is probably experiencing depression/anxiety etc etc, however, this resident has made accusations against me countless times, sworn at me when I can't give him what he wants because it is unsafe or frankly impossible, many more times I have dealt with this residents behavior professionally. I've taken so much abuse from this resident verbally and finally I had had enough. I told nurses and staff I refuse to be treated the way he was treating me because it was burning me out. Tonight my co-worker needed help with him because he is a 2P so I considered calling the nurse but felt I needed to assist so I did and the second the resident saw me he made a comment about me having an attitude and swore. I said nothing and helped turn him and left. Now I am feeling that I don't ever want to assist again but I'm wondering if I am technically allowed to refuse or not. He does not have dementia so it is a behavior and abuse he is aware that he is doing and choosing to do. I understand it's in my job to take some form of abuse if it's a demented resident who is resistive to care or a demented resident swearing at me but this man knows what he's doing and is targeting me for whatever reason he has remembered from when I have helped him. I just don't know what to do I don't want to put stress on the other aides but I don't want to put up with abuse directed at me like that. Nurses and management are little help with him and they've tried to send him to other facilities but no one will take him because of his abuse. So my question is do i have a right to refuse and for other aides to have to switch residents etc because he isnt always bad to them like he is to me? Thank you