There's a fellow RN on the job who is suspected of sleeping on the job. NM calls me into the office the other day and says that my name was given as a witness to this incident. I told her yes that it appeared as though he was sleeping. She states that she would like me to write up a report on it. On one hand fine...the guy's eyes were red and puffy and he was sitting there for two hours with his eyes closed. I do believe he does deserve to get fired but she's gang-ho about reporting him to the board.
Then she tells me if I don't write him up then she's going to report me too, and that the BRN would take away my liscence for it. Her reasoning was if I didn't I would be an accomplise(sp?) and that it is the same as if I saw him stealing drugs.
I am not the guys supervisor, so feel as though by reporting to her what I saw was my only responsibility. I am a new graduate with limited experience and this creates various problems with me...having a family to support and various other issues. Quite frankly I don't feel comfortable writing this report, and feel insulted by her threat to report me.
Would the California BRN see it as a reason to take away my liscence, or was reporting what I saw to her enough?
There is no legal basis for her to report to you and it is an empty threat.
I would have absolutely no problem telling that manager that if she filed a false report on me with the BON, that I would be suing HER, not the hospital, for slander.
I was guilty of sleeping on the job ONCE. I didnt mean to. I had worked 5 nightshifts in a row and was sitting and doing my paperwork at the nurses station and accidently let my eyelids shut. I was only dozing for a couple of minutes when I almost fell out of my chair. lol. I then realized that I had to stop working so much that it was affecting me to the point I couldnt stay awake.
Uhm this might not be the thread you want to admit this in...the author may be speaking with your charge nurse
BabyLady, BSN, RN
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There is no legal basis for her to report to you and it is an empty threat.
I would have absolutely no problem telling that manager that if she filed a false report on me with the BON, that I would be suing HER, not the hospital, for slander.