Dr Jeykel and Hyde Nurse??

[jwcdl]

There is a serious problem going on at the LTC Facility that I work at. I have worked there for the past 16 years. I am a CNA/CMT. One of our LPN's is extremely hard to work with. Some days she is so sweet that you could not ask for any better nurse, and then there are days that she treats the Staff like dirt. I don't think I can actually go into detail on writing about what she does.

Some examples are:

The LPN walked down the hall the other evening and there was a peice of pineapple laying in the floor, instead of her picking it up herself she instead yelled for a certain CNA she has been picking on for the past month to come and pick it up before someone fell on it... This CNA was right in the middle of transporting a Patient to bed. The CNA had to stop what she was doing and go pick it up, while the LPN stood over the peice of pineapple until the CNA picked it up.

A CNA took a patient back to her room from activities, the patient told the CNA that she wanted to sit in her wheelchair instead of him transferring her over to her recliner, the patient told the CNA that she would ring her call-bell when she got ready to get into her recliner. The Nurse later yelled at the CNA's and told them that they left this patient in her wheelchair, they tried to explain to the LPN that the Patient didn't want to get into her recliner, that she said she wanted to sit in her wheelchair, the Nurse then looked at the CNA's and told them that is not the way it happen, that the patient wanted to get into her recliner. I asked the patient later if she wanted to sit in her recliner when the CNA took her to her room and she told me herself that she wanted to sit in her wheelchair, I went to the LPN and told her that I had spoke with the Patient and she said to me that she didn't want to get in her recliner at that time, the Nurse then looked at me and said, I know what she wanted, and that was to sit in her recliner.

This Nurse yells at the CNA's in front of family members alot of times. The family members have even came to the CNA's many, many times and asked them how do they put up with this Nurse.

There's many things I could write about this Nurse but it would just drag on forever....

The DON and ADON know what is going on, almost all the CNA's have made verbal complaint to them about this Nurse. Even though they have complained to the DON/ADON, they have done nothing.

A few days ago the CNA's got together and are filing a Grievous Form against the Nurse, some of the CNA's were afraid that they would end up loosing their jobs, but I told them that if they would all stick together that something would be done. I myself am signing the Grievous because I am just sick and tired of working my butt off and listening to this Nurse scream and yell at the Staff.

I am from a small town, good CNA's are very hard to find, and our facility know's this. The CNA's that this Nurse is harrassing is our older CNA's that have been at the Facility for years, and I know myself that they do their work and are good to the patients.

This LPN is not only doing things towards the CNA's, she is also doing things towards the other LPN's. But I do think she may have bit the bullet last week when she verbally attacked a "New" RN.

I'd like some input on this subject from others as what to do in this situation just in case the Office Staff ignores the Griveous Form. We have tried everything to keep this Nurse under control, some of the staff, including myself, even go out of our way to help her, or do, some of her treatments, ect, just to make her job easier and to keep her from getting overworked and 'going off' in other words.

Can the Labor Board help anyone in a situation like this?

Thanks,

[L&Dnurse2Be]

I would say filing a grievance is a good start. Always Always Always put everything is writing! Verbal complaints just turn in to a he said/she said problem. If filing a greivance does not get you anywhere, start moving up on the corporate ladder. Everyone has a boss, just keep going up until you find someone who will listen and take action. NO one should have to work with anyone who is so disrespectful. I always say you should treat your coworkers the way you would like to be treated. Good luck with this issue and keep us informed!

[michelle95]

She could be bipolar.

[babynurselsa, RN]

Verbal complaints can go nowhere. In order to even hope to enact a change there HAS to be written complaints.

Each time an incident occurs the individual and whoever witness this must WRITE IT UP.

If the management would even want to address these issues there has to be documentation.

I am so sorry that the patients, visitors and staff have to endure this. Go through the proper channels and maybe then something can be done.

[jwcdl]

Well the CNA's filled out the grievous on the Dr Jeykel/Hyde Nurse. Actually it got them nowhere. She was called into the office and I heard she was written up. BUT, now when she hands out her assignment sheets she has another paper attached that states what she wants done on her shift, including info like, 'if you see food/water in floor, pick or wipe it up', 'if you take o2 off patients to bathe them then put it back on after you finish the bath'....all these things she has written on her paper are what was complained on her by the CNA's.....

And yes, as one said on this post, she is Bi-Polar....LOL...

She told one staff member once to get something out of this big bag she packs into work with her everyday, once the CNA got into the bag for the nurse to get something out, she said there was all kinds of different bottles of OTC 'wake up pills, energy pills, ect'... So I am assuming that all this stuff is just getting to her...LOL.

Thanks,

[joyflnoyz, LPN]

Document, document, document. Write up an incident report each time. Ya have to show a pattern

Keep a journal

Time to use the words "Hostile Work Environment" with human resources and

the NH administrator- with your documentation.

I'm also wondering about a oomplaint to the state-- sounds like abuse of the patients to me, as well.

[nurse4theplanet, RN]

She could be bipolar.

or have multiple personality disorder, or even really bad PMS....no i am not joking here...i have known to be a dr. jeckyl/ mrs. hyde type myself but not to my coworkers

[Blackcat99]

That's a shame that the Director of Nurses didn't stand up for the CNA's. How awful that the CNA who did the right thing and reported it ended up getting herself written up for doing so!!!:angryfire I would be afraid of getting written up yet again. I would write an "anonymous" letter to the administrator and tell him/her what happened when this was reported to the DON. Tell the administrator everything about this nurse. Tell the administrator that he/she(the administrator) is going to do something about this "hostile work environment" and this nurse or you will be contacting the state and they can investigate this situation for him. No CNA should ever have to put up with this kind of abuse period.:angryfire