My DON is so unprofessional. She called my office which is steps away from hers and started screaming at me with her office door open. I am a MDS-RN, and she told me that I needed to come in and do my part of the patient admission on a Saturday. My part of the admission literally takes 30 seconds because all we do is export the patient from one system we run in our facility to another. We actually have some le-way as to when we do an admission assessment on our patients, we actually have to evaluate which reference date would be better to use if it's a medicare A patient. Anyway, Our admission nurse and my DON are friends and the admission nurse thought that because she had to come in that MDS should have to come in also, even though she is crossed trained to do our part of the admission for this reason. When told to come in, I asked my DON why the admission nurse could not do this and when she started screaming at me about how I should pull my weight and be a team player I explained that gas is 3.50 cent a gallon and that I live 30 minutes away! why should I come in if a nurse who can do my part will be there anyway. Now here's the unprofessional part. She started screaming about how I was not a team player and how I should not be allowed to work part-time b/c she couldn't be part-time b/c of her position. She also said that should have to come in and do the entire admission because our admission nurse had more senority than I did, which a slap in the face because I have been there 2 years longer than her and she didn't even realize it. Not only did other nurses hear her rake me over the coals, but so did CNA'S and residents. She was so loud. I ended up telling her that I would come in and do it, just to get her to stop yelling. I am not sure what to, I realize that I may should have come in with no questions asked, but it didn't make sense. Should I hit the road because of this disrespect?
I hope you know that you do not have to take such mistreatment. LTCFs are so DESPERATE for RNs. In fact the facility in which I work has had an ad in the paper for two months and no one has even bothered to answer it. I know 3 facilities that even need DONs right now.
Please talk with Administrator, let them know that you will not tolerate such treatment and if it happens again you will give them a notice of resignation.
I am sure you could find another part time job in any LTCF as an RN supervisor. Just walk around the building and assure residents and listen to family gripes. No DEADLINES!!
See what I mean when I rant about bad managers. Why couldn't this conversation with you been held behind closed doors and normal tones? Why does stuff like this happen all the time? This is a minor problem and could have been solved in a civil manner.
Understand that she is attempting to get you out of the door. If you ask to meet with the Administrator and this DON, explain what happened, explain how unprofessional the DON was, and state you will expect to be treated professionally in the future, your days are numbered.
A good MDS nurse can go anywhere, so... do you want to give up your seniority?
Start over somewhere else? Or like most DON's, wait until the crap piles up and she is out of the door in a few months.
I would speak to the administrator, explain in clear terms what happened, and that you are more than willing to be a team player, but since this Admissions Nurse is trained for your job, it was pointless, in your opinion, to have the two of you there, getting overtime. Something tells me this Admissions Nurse wanted this Saturday off, if you show up, you will be doing the whole days work. Just a hunch, but I think this is the goal of these nurses.
Is this a one time thing, or are there other problems with this DON? You may have to have witnesses and document every interaction you have with her. Hopefully, the administrator you reported her to can take care of it.
I have seen this kind of treatment EVERYWHERE..unfortunately...many times people feel like their stuck between a wall and a spade..to complain or not to complain...many times reporting can actually make things worse...why?...because the administrator may actually get along with the DON..ESPECIALLY if they have worked together for many years...what i have noticed is this...and mind you i have only worked as an LPN for two years at LTC....and i have seen SOOOOOO much crap go down with DON's administrators etc...its so sad how CORRUPT administration in many places have become...its like HR loves to say "we are here to help you, we have a open door policy,please come to us, etc etc"..Bull S*&T!!"...seriously, nowadays its really hard to find a place where people still have their dignity are proud of what they do and truly represent good working employees...im so sorry this happened to you...im sure your not the only person this has happened to...many of us out here deal with this type of abuse unfortunately..and to be honest its people who are DESPERATE to KEEP their jobs who allow this to happen...I believe if more people who nip things in the bud from the gate face these DON's and administrators, call the State more often things would change...I never understood why so many people are AFRAID to say anything!!...they need us right??...not saying we dont need the money either..but something must be done...good luck with anything you decide to do...pray...XoXo
I have seen this kind of treatment EVERYWHERE..unfortunately...many times people feel like their stuck between a wall and a spade..to complain or not to complain...many times reporting can actually make things worse...why?...because the administrator may actually get along with the DON..ESPECIALLY if they have worked together for many years...what i have noticed is this...and mind you i have only worked as an LPN for two years at LTC....and i have seen SOOOOOO much crap go down with DON's administrators etc...its so sad how CORRUPT administration in many places have become...its like HR loves to say "we are here to help you, we have a open door policy,please come to us, etc etc"..Bull S*&T!!"...seriously, nowadays its really hard to find a place where people still have their dignity are proud of what they do and truly represent good working employees...im so sorry this happened to you...im sure your not the only person this has happened to...many of us out here deal with this type of abuse unfortunately..and to be honest its people who are DESPERATE to KEEP their jobs who allow this to happen...I believe if more people who nip things in the bud from the gate face these DON's and administrators, call the State more often things would change...I never understood why so many people are AFRAID to say anything!!...they need us right??...not saying we dont need the money either..but something must be done...good luck with anything you decide to do...pray...XoXo
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I hope you know that you do not have to take such mistreatment. LTCFs are so DESPERATE for RNs. In fact the facility in which I work has had an ad in the paper for two months and no one has even bothered to answer it. I know 3 facilities that even need DONs right now.
Please talk with Administrator, let them know that you will not tolerate such treatment and if it happens again you will give them a notice of resignation.
I am sure you could find another part time job in any LTCF as an RN supervisor. Just walk around the building and assure residents and listen to family gripes. No DEADLINES!!