need some advise regarding workplace harassment

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I filed a grievance to my Director of Care because she did not approved my off day unreasonable. The next day when I come to work my DOC and administrator called me for a meeting and starts throwing some dirt on me such as drug errors, narcotic count's wrong signature [but my counts are always right] and some other minor issues. They told me that I have so many complaints/ error that they will report me to the Board of Nursing and that I will lose my license. can they do that? will my license revoked because of those errors? isn't that workplace harassment? can my union help me? they transferred me from evening shift to morning shift schedule and to a different ward. I don't trust these people anymore. I am afraid that they are conspiring to get me framed up and lose my license...please I need some advise and some help...these kind of people shouldnt be given this kind of position.:mad:

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From what I could gather from your post, I don't see any harrassment there, so I don't know what you are looking for.

I also see that you are not a native English speaker, but your post is incredibly difficult to read with the tense shifts and subject/predicate disagreement.

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so are they right and I am wrong.....just because I filed a union grievance to them do they have to do this to me...like scaring me?...really is medication errors, counts grounds for license revocation in Canada?..i need your advise...what is the best thing I can do?

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Home Health.

Have you talked to your union rep?

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Specializes in Geriatrics/Sub-Acute.

Sounds like they're trying to punish you for filing that grievance. If I were you, I would DEFINITELY get my union rep involved but I would also start looking for a new job ASAP! There is not much your union would be able to do unless those incidents were fabricated (which you admit they are not), but at least this sends them the message that you will not be bullied.

Anyway, if those incidents are in fact all minor as you say, then probably nothing will come of it from the BON.

Good Luck

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Specializes in Geriatrics/Sub-Acute.

Oh, sorry. I just realized you're from Canada. Not quite sure how things work up there. . .

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It sounds like retribution. Get your union rep involved ASAP. Start a log as well for your own benefit in regards to any convos like this one, writeups, etc.

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I don't know about Canada but in the US employers retaliating by issuing a complaint to the Board of Nursing against an RN who complained is sadly VERY common.

You might need a lawyer. Your license will probably not be revoked for the mistakes you made but in the US this type of complaint and discipline will stay on your record in the national data bank and can hurt your future employment.

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It's not common in Canada. Nursing unions are strong and will go to the wall for their members.

However, having said that if the employee is probationary the union will not stick their necks out.

The OP is talking about med errors, wrong signatures, etc. Most facilities deal with them inhouse and rarely go to the Provincial College (our disciplinary authorities). For the employer to threaten to go to the Provincial College there are serious problems. Changes to shifts/rotations are not unknown. It maybe that the OP was switched to days because there are more staff on the unit to help mentor them.

eta: After looking at the OP's history, it seems as if they are fairly new to nursing in Canada and may be working on a temporary practice permit. Most nurses recruited from overseas are required to take an "Intro to Cdn. Nursing" course and have a skills assessment done before getting the temporary permit. So it really does sound as if there is more going on than the OP is telling us.

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Sorry OP - I'm a little confused here. First you say that you are in Canada but then you say that your employer is threatening to report you to the Board of Nursing - we don't have Boards in Canada, as Fiona said we have Colleges that govern each province.

Secondly - did you make the errors or not? Multiple errors, even minor ones, are not something to take lightly.

Why did they change you from evenings to days? Are they trying to provide with more support/education on day shift?

Finally - why was your time off refused? Could she not get the shift covered? Are you upset because you didn't get a day off you wanted? Sometimes that happens.

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I would get someone to help me if I were you.

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OP, why did they say they'd report you to the 'board of nurses' if Canadian nurses use a different term for their disciplinary board?

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