I was threatened by a Nursing Assistant

Nurses General Nursing

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Hello everyone,

4 days ago,while cleaning the patient I was having an argument with our Nursing Attendant.I just reacted when I heard him telling one of my co-nurse to do the diaper change to two of our patients and he will go to change diaper for my patient.I just told him that,we need to the changing for my patient fast so he could come and help the other staff...but this N/A was noted already to be very arrogant and acting as if he is more knowledgible and more superior to the nurses.So,argument went on,even I told him that we need to stop since we were with the patient but unfortunately he did not.So,when i answered back he was so angry at me and when i was about to go out from the room,he blocked Himself on the door and locked it,then He told me that i can't go out from that room.My instinct told me that this is not anymore a joke,and from the look on his face he really meant it.So,i look for the phone to call for my senior and to tell her that i was held by this N/A in my patient's room and that i was threatened that i can't come out from that room.But,when this N/A seen that i was about to call,He went fast on me and grabbed the phone on my hand at the same time telling me that He will break the phone so I can't make a call.Then,I look for the call bell,but again He grabbed it on my hand and pulled out the cord.He then again told me,that i dont have any means to call for help.I calmed my self and think the best possible way,after a while,I asked him in a nice way to let me go since I need to give medication to my other patients,but again he threatened me that he will not allow me to go.I told him that everything has been witnessed by the patient's escort(Im working in a Private Room for male patients here in Dubai)then,in a sarcastic words,he told me that the escort could not help me since he can't understand english.So ,the story went on....then after few minutes He told me I can go.I went directly to my senior and told her what happened,but since no one from them have witnessed it,she told me she can't solve it.So,i called our Nursing Supervisor and told Him what happened.He,went to our Ward and talked to me and advice me to write a complained address to our Nursing Director,which i did.

Today,I was called by our Unit incharged and have a long talk about it.I told her that if it was only a simple misunderstanding and argument ,I can still tolerate it since sometimes it is part of work,but for me to be threatened and was locked inside the patient room was the most outrageous behavior that i didn't expect to happened inside the workplace.But the sad thing,my In charge inform me and have read to me the letter that this NA had wrote.He wrote that,i didn't even help me,that i told him to clean the patient using the papel towel and above all things,he didnt locked me inside the room.And when they(my In-Charge)asked the escort,this man told that He didnt see this NA locking the room,nor grabbing the phone and the callbell from me,all he saw was that,when I was about to go,he stood on the door.I was really disappointed,though I was expecting it already because I have seen this NA going back to that room and I knew that he will talk to this escort.The problem here was that,I am working in a Muslim country,i know that the story could be twisted since in the first place I am not a Muslim,second,the escort was also a Muslim and not that so educated,third no one from my co-staff who was on duty that time have witnessed it.But I told my In-Charge,no matter what will happened,i will stand and will tell the truth since I was the victim here and if i will not make any complaints against him, he might do something much worst not only to me but to the other staff.

My hope is to wait for our Nursing Director,I am just waiting for the time that I will be called by Her to explain my side.....i just wish they will look on this matter fairly....

Sorry,if I ant a lot. I was just feeling so low now even I know that I am on the right side.:(

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Specializes in Hospital Education Coordinator.

Too much speculation on what might happen - go report it to Human Resources and let them investigate

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Specializes in Home Care, Hospice, OB.

sorry, but your post is very disjointed and doesn't make a heck of a lot of sense to me....:confused:

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Specializes in Cardiac, Derm, OB.

I they do not fire him immediately FIND ANOTHER JOB! This is usually a first step to escalation, next time he could physically assault you and most likely receive no punishment if this is a muslim country. :no:

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I had a hard time reading it too, but it sounds more like an assault? I wouldn't be working with this person again!

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Specializes in ER, Infusion therapy, Oncology.

I don't know what your resources are where you are, so it makes it difficult to give you any type of feedback. Your situation does sound bad though. If you have the option of going to human resources I would urge you to do so. If not, I would definately request to not work with this individual again. If the hospital does not back you up then I would definately seek employment elsewhere. I wish you the best of luck!

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Specializes in A myriad of specialties.

File a complaint about this aide's behavior with the Board of Nursing NOW!!!

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Specializes in Home Care, Hospice, OB.
file a complaint about this aide's behavior with the board of nursing now!!!

assuming that a bon exists in that country...

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Specializes in A myriad of specialties.
assuming that a bon exists in that country...

well, some sort of nursing governing board must exist, wouldn't you think? some authority has to be available.

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Specializes in Med Surg, LTC, Home Health.

Hello. I would complain that you are in a hostile work environment, and refuse to work with that CNA again. It would be unlikely, even in the USA, that they will get rid of him. He will have to be caught red handed for that to happen. If you can get a recording device and record his threats, then maybe they would act. It is hard to get rid of bad CNA's even in the USA. Places are so short staffed that they turn a blind eye. It is saddening.

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If nothing is done about this I would quit. There is NO reason for this type of behavior anywhere, much less at work infront of a patient. This is assualt and should NOT be tolerated.

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.

What country is this? I do think that you need to find another place to work. Things like this only get worse, not better.

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