Hello! I hope everyone is safe during this his time.
My dilemma is I work for a small home health agency. I love the company and the hours, as it allow for me to study for my RN ( currently an Lpn).
Well one of my pt while she’s sweet and her family is OK. The things I experience there is starting to bother me. They have this motto as if your job is in my hands sort of thing. Like you have to do whatever, plus they down talk the other nurses which also upsets me. I tell them to let the manager know their concerns.
But these are some of the scenarios. My pt is 30, has a Trach but does everything else, smoke, drive, walk, can cook.. everything.
Somehow she doesn’t want to do anything. I make her bed and take out the trash for the whole house and will wash dishes occasionally.
She babysits her nephew who’s one. The baby will be up ( while my pt is sleeping) asking for food and drink. ( mind you I can’t eat while there because the baby and my pt begs for my lunch)
She will have her nieces and nephews over and they’ll make a mess, her and her family expects for me to clean up, vacuum and wash dishes.
The baby has a poopy diaper ( they expect for me to take it to the trash) they live in a apartment complex so it’s a walk.
If someone in the family is sick they bring them to me? For me to assess them. I ask them to f/u with their PCP.
Then my pt and her mom will talk about all of their financial issues in front of me.
My pt asked me to buy her $240 pair of shoes
$150 birthday cake.
shes always asking for things and to come to my home.
My pt is a lesbian I have nothing against LBGT.
but she makes comments like “ set me up with a girl like you” or sits to close to me and tries to touch my hand.
when family is over she’ll say things like it’s clothes in the dryer or things like she’s giving commands. Asks me to organize her closet and drawers.
Like I said it’s only two cases right now and both are full. What should I do? Am I being too harsh and over the top ?
Specializes in Home health, Addictions, Detox, Psych and clinics..
You need to toughen up and not stand for this, ever. You help your patient and that’s it. You’re not responsible for anyone else’s diaper, dishes, vacuuming etc. Only what pertains to your patient... and her making you uncomfortable is not OK, LGBTQ+ or otherwise. This is madness. I would leave and never return. Is your agency/company aware of what’s being asked of you by this patient/family?
Yesterday, I went to a clients home and as soon as I stepped in they were door, they were like "Okay, you can clean and sanitize the bathroom, and then start on the kitchen and take the trash out". I said, oh, you must've thought I was from the maid service, I'm Barbara, the home care nurse. They were like yeah all the other nurses clean the house. I left and called my agency and told them they weren't expecting a nurse, and that was that. Agencies need to stop allowing this.
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