Just........no.

[roser13]

IU Health investigating controversial tweet by employee - Local News - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - Controversial social media posts investigated by IU Health has led to the woman who posted them losing her job with the hospital.

The hospital released a statement Sunday afternoon: "A recently hired IU Health employee tied to troubling posts on social media this weekend is no longer an employee of IU Health."

Below is a screen shot of the tweet with an offensive word blurred out:

A spokesperson for IU Health on Saturday addressed the Twitter post: IU Health is aware of several troubling posts on social media which appear to be from a recently hired IU Health employee. Our HR department continues to investigate the situation and the authenticity of the posts. During the investigation, that employee will have no access to patient care.”

[LovingLife123]

Scariest thing is that she worked in peds.

I have never been so proud of my profession. Coming off of the Alex Wubbels' fight to protect her patient and the termination of Taiyesha Baker helps to solidify that we are an ethical profession.

Some professions would have surrounded and defended Taiyesha Baker, claiming she had to right to say those things and she should understand where she is coming from. Not nursing, she made inappropriate statements which harms the public's trust in the profession so out she goes.

Law enforcement can learn a thing or two from nursing.

The article stated she did not work for Riley which is the pediatric hospital there. She worked for Methodist. That's the adult hospital.

[elkpark]

Scariest thing is that she worked in peds.

I have never been so proud of my profession. Coming off of the Alex Wubbels' fight to protect her patient and the termination of Taiyesha Baker helps to solidify that we are an ethical profession.

Some professions would have surrounded and defended Taiyesha Baker, claiming she had to right to say those things and she should understand where she is coming from. Not nursing, she made inappropriate statements which harms the public's trust in the profession so out she goes.

Law enforcement can learn a thing or two from nursing.

I wouldn't be too quick to assume that it was "nursing" that let her go because she made statements which damaged the public view of the profession -- more likely that the hospital administration fired her because her statements damaged the public's view of the hospital.

[meanmaryjean, DNP, RN]

The article stated she did not work for Riley which is the pediatric hospital there. She worked for Methodist. That's the adult hospital.

Her previous position was in peds at another facility. She had only been at Methodist a short time.

There are TWO pediatric specialty hospitals in Indianapolis, and a half dozen other hospitals have peds units.

[Flatline, BSN, RN]

I wouldn't be too quick to assume that it was "nursing" that let her go because she made statements which damaged the public view of the profession -- more likely that the hospital administration fired her because her statements damaged the public's view of the hospital.

Nurses can't be administrators? In my experience there is usually a CNO who is a nurse, the directors who are usually nurses, and then their managers who are usually nurses. I would be surprised if the CFO who is typically not a nurse jumped the chain of command to order the termination or some other similar scenario.

I was more referring to the fact that everywhere I have seen this article nurses are speaking out against her. No one is defending her, none of the professional organizations, and none of the nursing unions. It appears she stands alone.

[itsybitsy]

A perfect example of why people need to be more discreet on social media.

Or just not be racist.

[roser13, ASN, RN]

Scariest thing is that she worked in peds.

I have never been so proud of my profession. Coming off of the Alex Wubbels' fight to protect her patient and the termination of Taiyesha Baker helps to solidify that we are an ethical profession.

Some professions would have surrounded and defended Taiyesha Baker, claiming she had to right to say those things and she should understand where she is coming from. Not nursing, she made inappropriate statements which harms the public's trust in the profession so out she goes.

Law enforcement can learn a thing or two from nursing.

Nursing didn't fire her. Corporate, HR & Risk Management fired her.

[guest416560]

Her comments are indefensible. They are 100% racist. I hope she loses her license. I would be scared to death to have this RN take care of my child .

[klone, MSN, RN]

Nursing didn't fire her. Corporate, HR & Risk Management fired her.

Exactly. She wasn't fired to protect the image of nurses.

[Jules A, MSN]

Not justifying her comments but am I the only one wondering if she has something mental health wise going on?

[klone, MSN, RN]

Not justifying her comments but am I the only one wondering if she has something mental health wise going on?

No more than other people who despise an entire group of people because of their

[Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN]

To answer the question posed in the thread title, it's because neither nursing schools nor the NCLEX evaluate someone's personal beliefs, especially if she had kept her attitude and beliefs to herself.

BONs and employers, on the other hand, are far less forgiving when someone spouts off something that they find offensive or objectionable.

[roser13, ASN, RN]

Or just not be racist.

Sigh. Wish it could be that easy.