I have never been in trouble ever with an employer until now. I work Homecare and became really comfortable and said some things I shouldn't have said. A mother of a patient was always talking about everything for 2 hours straight when I arrived at her home. I know her personal life and problems. Well I mentioned another patient I have a baby, vent, trach, g.t, without name or diagnosis but lives in so-so city in another mention of my ride home. This person has gotten a few nurses fired when she gets angry and she is angry with me for mentioning this.
Does anyone know what consequences I should expect when meeting with human resource?
Yes I agree 100% and I removed myself from the case thursday before I heard of this, which was Friday...
I really appreciate all of this advice. I do believe the company instigates this with families by asking questions monthly almost begging for a probkem
I can hear that conversation now "Betty52 tells me that she is working with all SORTS of kids!! Even babies with trachs!! No WONDER she is tired!! Wouldn't it be so much better if she just took care of my kid all the time (or if she is into babies, WHY is she taking care of my kid)? I dunno, but as she tells it she is driving all the way over to ______________(
So the bottom line of this could be that the Agency is feeling that their business plan is being questioned (few nurses, lots of cases) and that is chaffing their butts a bit. And Mrs. Ever-so-Chatty is feeding her ego in the fact that she is "advocating" for you and is "in the know"........
So it may just be an accumulation of "information" that she has gathered.....
Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.
Ask them to tell you the name of the patient, their address, and other information like that
When they can't, then you say
"So what is the problem?"
That won't go over well in PDN. It would be considered insubordination and grounds for discipline. But the office staff WILL be able to answer those questions because they know the clients they send the nurse to every day.
There is absolutely no information that leads to her here. I am glad the responses do not see it as a violation. Work on the other hand does so that's what matters...always another job. And I don't talk about patients. This person brings this out in people. Real friendly talking about everything and then gets mad at you and finds something to get you in trouble for. It wasn't right, but I go to other homes and have never accident ally mentioned anything about other patients. Oh well...still my fault but I feel better that at worst I am fired
Oh, man. I can't stand people like that. As a naive new grad, I made the *incredibly* poor judgement of telling a patient who was super talkative, and asked about me all the time, something about myself on the personal side. Well, after getting mad at me one day, she proceeded to tell every nurse and CNA what I had confided in her.
I was humiliated. Not just for everyone knowing this personal thing, but them knowing I was stupid enough to tell a patient that. Sigh...Boy did I learn.
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Betty52
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Yes I agree 100% and I removed myself from the case thursday before I heard of this, which was Friday...
I really appreciate all of this advice. I do believe the company instigates this with families by asking questions monthly almost begging for a probkem