I felt I was being attacked

[limey]

While setting up some meds @ work in LTC, I heard talking that I thought was coming from the intercom. I then walked over to the phone behind me and leaned over find out it was coming from somewhere in the facility where a phone had not hung up correctly. At that moment someone had come into the hall where I was, but I did not look up at that moment. All of a sudden there was a very loud noise next to my head as when I had leaned over the phone not facing, that person who walked in not saying a word had picked up the receiver next to the back of my head and slammed it down. When I looked up it was the admin and he gave me a look (if looks could kill!!). Scared the crap out of me and I asked him what he did that for. He didn't say anything, just kept staring me down with that threatening look as if he was thinking if no one was around he would harm me. It still scares me when I think of it. There was no apology, just an accusation that I was broadcasting. He said he heard conversation about a resident on my hall over the intercom, so I guess he just ASSUMED it was me. The CNA who was there and saw this told me that when he slammed the receiver down it was so close to my head. She was afraid he had hit me. Is there some employee protection I could go to or should I just let this roll off my shoulder. I have always been a good employee there and never had any write ups. I have lost all respect for the administrator. I feel he's a sick man and needs help. The DON thinks this is funny. His only response was 'well I'll talk to him sometime when I get a chance, but he is my superior'. That makes me think he does not support his nurses. What can I do?

[Morainey, BSN, RN]

Seems like a scary overreaction I don't understand, did he think that you were having a negative conversation about the resident?

[limey]

While setting up some meds @ work in LTC, I heard talking that I thought was coming from the intercom. I then walked over to the phone behind me and leaned over find out it was coming from somewhere in the facility where a phone had not hung up correctly. At that moment someone had come into the hall where I was, but I did not look up at that moment. All of a sudden there was a very loud noise next to my head as when I had leaned over the phone not facing, that person who walked in not saying a word had picked up the receiver next to the back of my head and slammed it down. When I looked up it was the admin and he gave me a look (if looks could kill!!). Scared the crap out of me and I asked him what he did that for. He didn't say anything, just kept staring me down with that threatening look as if he was thinking if no one was around he would harm me. It still scares me when I think of it. There was no apology, just an accusation that I was broadcasting. He said he heard conversation about a resident on my hall over the intercom, so I guess he just ASSUMED it was me. The CNA who was there and saw this told me that when he slammed the receiver down it was so close to my head. She was afraid he had hit me. Is there some employee protection I could go to or should I just let this roll off my shoulder. I have always been a good employee there and never had any write ups. I have lost all respect for the administrator. I feel he's a sick man and needs help. The DON thinks this is funny. His only response was 'well I'll talk to him sometime when I get a chance, but he is my superior'. That makes me think he does not support his nurses. What can I do?

while taking care of meds, I was talking to the CNA who was passing water to the residents. Both of us heard talking that we did not know from where it was coming. That's when I realized it must be from the intercom and then realized the noise was coming from the phone. Couldn't make out what the conversation was. It just bother me that when the admin walked in unannounced and instead of being professional by asking where the noise over the intercom was coming from, sees someone close to the phone and picks up the receiver to slam it down. It was rude, dangerous and totally unprofessional.