Now is this abandonment?

does a CNA have a legal right to leave if she is being yelled at in front of employees and the residents and being treated unfairly and the DON said in her last mandatory meeting not to call late at night and was asking to work on her night off?.......... Now is this abandonment?

Hello,

Unfortunately...this website is not set up to give legal advice. My advice is to either contact your HR department or check the BON website for information regarding the issue.

does a CNA have a legal right to leave if she is being yelled at in front of employees and the residents and being treated unfairly and the DON said in her last mandatory meeting not to call late at night and was asking to work on her night off?.......... Now is this abandonment?

As others have stated, no one can give legal advice. But, if you are asking if you can quit by giving notification, no one can stop you.

I do not understand the question at all...what exactly are you asking our opinion on?

its really hard when you feel disrespected in front of coworkers and residents. im an agency cna and thankfully I usually have very nice people whereever I go. but I did go to one facility where I was disrespected and basically forced to listen while they stood there for an hour talking about how useless i was, (while I was answering their patients call lights and they sat at the nurse's station) I just tried to have a positive attitude because it wasn't the residents fault and the only thing I could control was my attitude, I later found out throught other agency cna that they have treated every agency person like that and it was nothing 'personal' , i just choose not to go there anymore. I do think its hard but even if its hard and embarrassing it shows more character to stick it out when you are being treated unfairly and address the situation through the protocal set up, and more importantly it is important to stay so that the residents get their quality care they deserve. (((((((((((((((bighug)))))))))))))))))

I do not understand the question at all...what exactly are you asking our opinion on?

Basically The CNA was asked if she wanted to work overtime and went in on the evening to help out. She was then being yelled at in front of the co-workers and the patients.....She felt humiliated because she was not able to talk to the Nurse to explain her situation at that point of time so she quit walked out due to the mental abuse of her co-worker. The DON said not to call her late on the weekends in her last meeting. Do you understand now!

Ya know this will be hard to talk about since abandonment is a legal issue. I have heard of employers threatening nurses with calling the BON if the nurses did not accept the shift.

I can say that from what I was taught…you must accept a shift and then if you were to walk away…that could be bad. Now to swing away from any hint of legal talk, if I were in a similar situation in which a boss was yelling at me… I would not leave. Personally, having someone yell at me would not absolve me of my duty to my patients. Additionally if my boss was yelling at me, I would attempt to talk with him/her or go over his/her head. If still unsatisfied, I would finish the shift and then consider putting a notice in or immediately quitting; depending on the circumstances.

Ya know this will be hard to talk about since abandonment is a legal issue. I have heard of employers threatening nurses with calling the BON if the nurses did not accept the shift.

I can say that from what I was taught...you must accept a shift and then if you were to walk away...that could be bad. Now to swing away from any hint of legal talk, if I were in a similar situation in which a boss was yelling at me... I would not leave. Personally, having someone yell at me would not absolve me of my duty to my patients. Additionally if my boss was yelling at me, I would attempt to talk with him/her or go over his/her head. If still unsatisfied, I would finish the shift and then consider putting a notice in or immediately quitting; depending on the circumstances.

I can agree with all the above thanks for everyones advice and I am definitely not there to hurt anyone or abandon the patients as well...I do know that the shift was covered with other CNAs.

You know,since I have been in this field I have seen abuse through other People on residents and have told a RN about the situation and then got my life threaten this was years ago...Plus, they fired me because they knew I new about this. What in the world is up with that.....I know that here in Colorado they will not tolerate that.

I love caring for others....I have a lot to learn in this field as well...and its nice to chat with all of you that know

wow this is all so interesting...

does a CNA have a legal right to leave if she is being yelled at in front of employees and the residents and being treated unfairly and the DON said in her last mandatory meeting not to call late at night and was asking to work on her night off?.......... Now is this abandonment?

It all depends on the state that you're in but in California, I do know of a person who walked off the floor and they considered that abandonment. I'm not sure if the facility went after the license or not.

But word of advise how to handle a situation like that. First off I just want to point out that we're all human and no matter what, we all deserve to be treated with respect at work.

When you come across a situation like that this is what you say:

"I'm a professional, and since you have an issue with me, lets handle it the way a professional would handle it. Lets go to a place in private where we can talk like adults"

At the end of the sentance, you're walking and that's cuing them to follow you. Not only does that make them look stupid, but it also shows you that you know how to handle a situation....By doing that you're not abandoning your patients....But let a CNA know who's near you, or another nurse where you're going to be if a patient needs you. :) Remember you don't have to take their crap....Handle it the professional way.