Last night a resident slapped me in my face and called me some endearing terms. Think of the "c" word that rhymes with runt and she told me to go "f" myself. She was calm and then she went bananas without any rhyme or reason. She is unpredictable and volatile and this is not the first time she has gotten physical with staff. I am sick of it. In any other arena, the police would have been called and assault charges would have been filed.
Let's be real, in any other situation, if someone had hit me, I would have swung back...hard. I. am. no. saint. I was pretty mad and shocked. I walked out of her room, told the charge nurse, took a break, came back in and filed an event report. A lot of good that will do. She has an obnoxious amount of event reports filed...yeah, a lot of good those do.
Why the heck is this behavior acceptable as a work hazard? Why? Someone tell me. What the heck am I missing? I know there have been numerous posts addressing this issue. I did not get it either until it happened to me. I feel let down and just I don't know, I feel violated. I hate being hit.
I. am. no. saint. I was pretty mad and shocked. I walked out of her room, told the charge nurse, took a break, came back in and filed an event report. A lot of good that will do. She has an obnoxious amount of event reports filed...yeah, a lot of good those do.